Suits (TV series)

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Television series
German title Suits
Original title Suits
Suits.svg
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2011-2019
Production
company		 Universal Cable Productions
Hypnotic Films & Television
length 42 minutes
pilot episode: approx. 77 minutes
Episodes 134 in 9 seasons ( List )
genre Dramedy , lawyer series
Theme music Greenback Boogie from Ima Robot
idea Aaron Korsh
production Gene Klein
Gabriel Macht (S3–9)
Patrick J. Adams (S3–7)
music Christopher Tyng
First broadcast June 23, 2011 (USA) on USA Network
German-language
first broadcast		 January 7, 2013 on FOX
occupation
synchronization
Aaron Korsh , creator, screenwriter and showrunner and executive producer of the series since the second season

Suits (English suits ; also English (law) suits for lawsuits, lawsuits ) is an American lawyer series with Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams (seasons 1–7) in the lead roles. It was first broadcast in the USA on June 23, 2011 on the US cable station USA Network and on January 7, 2013 on FOX in Germany.

In January 2019, the series was extended by a ten-part ninth and last season. It began broadcasting on July 17, 2019.

action

season 1

Mike Ross is a gifted college dropout. His childhood dream was to become a lawyer. However, when Mike was caught selling math exam results to the dean's daughter , he was expelled from university and his dream was destroyed. Highly intelligent and with a photographic memory , Mike makes a living taking exams for other people - especially LSATs ( Law School Admission Tests ). Needing extra money to put his grandmother in a private nursing home, Mike agrees to deliver a suitcase filled with marijuana for his best friend Trevor.

Harvey Specter is one of New York City's top attorneys (a so-called closer who closes particularly difficult cases). In his law firm he is promoted to senior partner, which means that from now on, due to company policy, he is forced to employ a young lawyer as an employee. When Mike happens to come to Harvey for a job interview while on the run from drug enforcement agents, he impresses him with his quick wit, encyclopedic legal knowledge, and sincere desire to become a lawyer. Harvey hires him right away, even though Mike doesn't have a law degree. Since the firm is hiring only Harvard University graduates , they decide to pretend Mike is a former Harvard student. Only Harvey's secretary and confidante Donna Paulsen knows about Mike's secret from the start.

At the firm, Mike is watched and pressured by junior partner Louis Litt, Harvey's envious rival. Mike and Harvey often get into conflict over Mike's naivete and ethical scruples, as well as Harvey's aggressive and apparently reckless behavior. Despite everything, both overcome their differences and form a close partnership. Meanwhile, Mike struggles to distance himself from Trevor, who cannot escape his past. When Trevor leaves town, Mike begins a relationship with Trevor's ex-girlfriend, Jenny. Mike also becomes friends with paralegal Rachel Zane, who is being kept from law school by exam anxiety. The two are drawn to each other, which complicates Mike's relationship with Jenny and ultimately makes it fail. Trevor returns to New York where he learns that Mike is with Jenny. In revenge, he tells Jessica Pearson the truth about Mike.

season 2

In season two, Daniel Hardman, the firm's second founding partner, returns after the death of his wife. Hardman had had to leave the firm several years earlier because he had misappropriated client funds. Jessica and Harvey fear that Hardman wants to return to his old position as managing partner and therefore try to prevent his return by all means - but in vain. Jessica demands that Harvey fire Mike because he is not a Harvard graduate. When Harvey threatens to quit if Mike is released, Jessica finally gives in.

Harvey is charged with withholding evidence in an old case. In the course of this, he is threatened with the withdrawal of his license. Donna finds and destroys the document in question, whereupon Jessica fires her. Hardman and Jessica are at odds over how to settle the case, which eventually leads to a vote between the partners on the position of managing partner. Hardman becomes a managing partner with the help of Louis - but only for a short time. Mike and Harvey discover that Hardman forged the document and foisted on Donna. This is finally relieved, but was discontinued shortly beforehand at Harvey's express request.

Mike's grandmother dies in the meantime, which troubles him very much. Mike starts an affair with his now married first love Tess. Rachel sees the two of them together, leading to a break in their friendship. Hardman has to leave the firm after his new fraud for good, which means Jessica is re-elected as managing partner.

The law firm Pearson Hardman emerged from this power struggle weakened, which other law firms want to exploit - above all that of Rachel's father Robert Zane. Daniel Hardman now works as a contract attorney for his firm and is returning to fight his old firm in several cases of gender discrimination. Jessica agrees to merge with the British law firm Darby International to defeat Hardman with joint funds. Harvey tries in vain to stop the merger. Harvey's competitor and old friend Dana Scott, known as Scottie, also work for Edward Darby.

In the season finale, Hardman is finally defeated. After Rachel is not admitted to Harvard law school, Mike reveals his secret to her.

season 3

The merger of Pearson and Darby International has been completed. Due to Jessica's refusal to make Harvey a namesake, he teams up with Darby to overthrow her. Harvey faces his old mentor and archenemy Attorney General Cameron Dennis in defense of Ava Hessington, an old friend of Edward Darby. Ava Hessington is arrested for corruption and commissioning multiple murders. Darby sends his "problem solver" Stephen Huntley to New York to help Harvey with the case and to take over Jessica's office. Realizing the merger was a mistake, Jessica names Harvey a new namesake for the law firm Pearson Darby Specter . Ava is about to be convicted when Mike discovers that Stephen Huntley was actually responsible for the murders. Darby agrees to testify against Huntley to save Ava from a long jail sentence. Jessica and Harvey use this opportunity to obtain the dissolution of the joint law firm. Louis takes over the dissolution negotiations, which leads to complications with his British counterpart Nigel Nesbitt. Darby hands over negotiations to Dana Scott and promises her a naming partnership if she wins.

Ava is suing the firm for having to relinquish running the company during the trial. She is represented by Travis Tanner; However, Harvey is able to convince them to withdraw the lawsuit. Harvey begins a relationship with Scottie. Rachel is accepted for her law degree at Stanford University, California, but decides to move to Columbia, New York City, to move in with Mike. Mike's secret is almost discovered by Louis, who is ultimately convinced that Mike only failed one course and then graded himself for it.

Mike realizes that he will never be able to advance any further in the law firm as his fraud could be discovered at any time. He is therefore thinking about a career change. In the season finale, Mike is arrested for making an illegal arrangement with Harold Gunderson in the Ava Hessington case. Harvey and Louis manage to get him and Harold free. Mike realizes the problems his situation is creating for the firm and decides to accept a job offer as an investment banker. This new job will make Mike a future client of Pearson Specter.

Season 4

Mike had only recently started working as an investment banker for Jonathan Sidwell when he got into an uncomfortable situation: A takeover battle for the company Gillis Industries between Mike and the Pearson Specter client Logan Sanders, who is also Rachel's ex-boyfriend. This leads to a fight between Mike and Harvey, who due to their previous work together are soon accused of collusion by the US Securities and Exchange Commission . Jeff Malone, a securities commissioner, is hired by Pearson Specter to help direct the impending investigation. Also, it turns out that he has a relationship with Jessica. The investigation against Pearson Specter is now being carried out by Sean Cahill under the orders of Eric Woodall, who is now working for the stock exchange regulator.

After several unsuccessful takeover attempts from both sides, Mike turns in desperation to Charles Forstman, a manipulative billionaire and investor. He agrees to invest in Gillis Industries on the condition that Mike excludes Sidwell from the profits of the takeover. Mike reluctantly agrees. A short time later, however, he learns that Forstman has informed Sidwell about the agreement, whereupon Mike is fired. When Forstman is about to invest in Gillis Industries , Louis offers him a deal. It soon turns out that this deal is not legal as Louis is forced to divert Forstman's money through international banks to avoid US taxes. He also received an unwanted bribe for this. With his good work in the firm and the seemingly neat deal with Forstman, Jessica is very pleased with Louis' work and offers him a reward. He wishes to become a name partner, which Jessica immediately rejects. Shortly thereafter, Louis decides to hire Mike back instead to prevent him from taking a job at Forstman.

Rachel and Logan get closer at work and kiss. Rachel tells Donna about the kiss and, on her advice, decides not to tell Mike about it. A few days after Mike was fired, she can't stand the lie anymore and confesses to Mike that she and Logan kissed. Mike fights with Logan and moves out of the shared apartment. The new start in the law firm is also difficult. After a while, Mike forgives Rachel and moves back into the apartment.

Jessica learns Louis' secret about his deal with Forstman. After the Securities and Exchange Commission investigation was closed, Louis quits Pearson Specter to forestall his dismissal. He is assisted by Mike and Harvey in his efforts to find a job with another law firm. Katrina, who has always been loyal to Louis, tries to help him too. However, Jessica discovered that Katrina had known about the deal with Forstman for a long time, after which Katrina was fired. Louis discovers Mike's secret because he does not recognize a Harvard award that he should have received because of his final grade. Knowing this, Louis confronts Jessica and blackmailed her into naming him (Pearson Specter Litt). This leads to some tension in the firm, including between Jessica and Jeff Malone, who split up again. After some time and a physical altercation, Louis can finally forgive Mike.

At the end of the season, the threat posed by the Forstman deal and the investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission can finally be fended off. Harvey confesses his love to Donna, which complicates the relationship between the two. Finally, Donna announces that she will work as Louis' secretary in the future. Mike proposes marriage to Rachel using his grandmother's ring.

Season 5

Harvey is badly affected by Donna's move to Louis and experiences severe panic attacks. Then he looks for the therapist Dr. Paula Agard, who is ready to help if he talks about his mother. At first he refuses, but then decides to come to terms with his past.

Harvey is forced to find a replacement for Donna. However, he does not opt ​​for a young, good-looking assistant, but for the somewhat older Gretchen, who quickly turns out to be very capable. Meanwhile, Louis is constantly afraid of losing Donna and worries even more when he learns what salary Harvey was paying Donna. He then decides to work with up-and-coming partner Jack Soloff to change the firm's salary structures. That would affect Harvey the most. First he tries to ingratiate himself with Harvey by strengthening Harvey's back in front of his partner. However, he is gradually drawn into Soloff's intrigue and, to make matters worse, reveals Harvey's payroll to the entire firm. A big argument arises between the two colleagues.

When Louis' sister Esther suddenly appears and asks about Harvey, Louis is forced to jump over his shadow and ask Harvey for help. Despite the dispute, he accepts the case. To Harvey's surprise, Esther looks very attractive and sleeps with her, despite promising Louis not to. After Louis finds out, the argument escalates and Harvey beats Louis. The latter then reports a charge of bodily harm. When Harvey apologizes and reveals that he is seeing a therapist, Louis seems to calm down. Louis suspects that Harvey is being manipulated and decides to continue to intrigue against Harvey and to suspend him. Jessica can finally prevent this.

Meanwhile, Mike is forced to work with Soloff. However, the two are beginning to respect each other. Soloff suggests Mike as a junior partner. Gretchen then published an article in honor of Harvey, with dire consequences.

Up-and-coming partner Soloff fights with Daniel Hardman, who blackmailed him. Finally, he is forced to take action against Jessica and replace her as managing partner. Harvey's nemesis, Forstman, supports Hardman and thus Soloff with money. Forstman offers Harvey a deal: if he resigns, the attacks on the firm will stop. After a session with Dr. Agard decides that Harvey will sacrifice himself for his law firm and accepts the deal.

Mike is also faced with a difficult choice. After meeting an old friend on a case who knows his secret, and Trevor also warns him of the consequences of his crime, he decides to visit Pastor Walker. He has known this since he was little. Walker is able to convince Mike to stop cheating. After showing Mike old books that Mike's grandmother gave to the Church, Mike experiences an emotional breakdown and decides to quit for good. When he was leaving his office, however, he was arrested by two officers for fraud.

In the second half of the season it turns out that prosecutor Anita Gibbs got an anonymous tip that Mike wasn't a real lawyer. Upon seeing this notice, Louis realizes that Sheila Sazs must have written it after reading an article about Mike Ross's junior partnership. Louis tries to convince her, with the help of Harvey, to leave the country before a possible trial. When she realizes that Harvey could actually cost her the job after a misstep, she leaves the country.

The process is still pending. Mike first tries to convince Trevor not to incriminate him. However, he agrees to a deal and testifies against Mike in court. Harvey can quickly declare him untrustworthy. Mike finally wants to see Clifford Danner, whom he got out of jail with Harvey at the end of the first season. However, Clifford's mother reveals to him that her son was shot. Gloria Danner decides to testify for Mike herself, as he was the only person who was interested in her son.

While the jury deliberates, Mike and Co. are put to a tough test. Gibbs offers him two deals: Either he goes to prison for two years or he delivers a name partner. Mike eventually signs the first deal and sacrifices himself for Harvey. Harvey tries to prevent this project, which he does not succeed. He then visits the jury chairman and asks him what the verdict would have been. The judge says everyone knew Mike was a cheater, but the verdict was "not guilty". Harvey initially lies to Mike, claiming he was found guilty to influence his decision. After an argument, however, Harvey tells him the truth: If he hadn't signed the deal, he'd be a free man.

Before Mike goes to jail, he wants to marry Rachel. Shortly before the wedding, however, he decides not to do this - he wants to enable Rachel to have a dream wedding after the two years. With the support of Harvey, Mike begins the difficult journey to prison. Jessica and Louis meanwhile find the office completely empty, as the competition clause of the employees was lifted due to a rescue attempt by Harvey.

Season 6

Mike is serving a two-year prison sentence with fellow inmate Frank Gallo, who has a thirst for revenge against Harvey for arranging for his detention. Rachel is working on the Innocence Project case for her law professor and Jessica is helping on it pro bono, but is distracted by the business problems and ultimately decides to leave the firm and focus more on her private life. Kevin Miller, Mike's cellmate, can help secure a deal for Mike that will allow Mike and Kevin's freedom. Mike initially struggles to reintegrate professionally after his scam became public, but then gets a job with a legal counsel. There he has to watch as a lawyer fails in court and a client then loses her apartment. Mike then accepts a deal to be accepted into the bar. Unfortunately for Mike, Anita Gibbs was appointed to the commission at the last minute and she wants to prevent a unanimous election. Ultimately, Mike is inducted into the bar. Harvey supports Mike and Rachel and ultimately persuades Mike to come back to the firm.

Season 7

Since Jessica left the firm, the partners have struggled to get back to normal business operations. For her many years of good work, Donna is promoted to COO . A friend of Harvey's Alex joins the firm and Harvey begins a relationship with his former therapist Paula. Mike and Harvey have an agreement that Mike can handle a fixed number of cases pro bono, even if he is now back at Pearson Specter Litt. However, one of the cases Mike handles pro bono for legal advice creates a conflict of interest with the firm. Louis and Sheila meet again, although Sheila is now engaged, but the affair becomes a steadfast relationship as she leaves her fiancé for Louis. Mike and Rachel are rescheduling their wedding and want to accept a job offer in Seattle that will enable them to partner with a class-action law firm, despite Harvey offering Mike to partner with his law firm.

Season 8

This is the first season that the main cast changes after Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle left the series.

Specter Litt law firm merges with Robert Zane's law firm. The merger brings a new lawyer, Samantha Wheeler, to the firm. Samantha has her own goal: she wants to be a namesake partner by the end of the year, come what may. Robert is appointed managing partner; thus Louis and Harvey are equal partners, which leads to some conflict.

Season 9

The ninth and final season was ordered on January 23, 2019. It was announced that this would be the final season and all of the leading actors from the previous season would be shown again. Patrick J. Adams had a guest appearance as Mike Ross in the fifth and last episode. In this episode, Mike faces Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and Samantha (Katherine Heigl) in one case. In contrast to the second to eighth season, the ninth season consists of ten instead of sixteen episodes. The first broadcast of the ninth season has been on the US cable channel USA Network since July 17, 2019, and the German-language first broadcast has been on Universal TV since April 28, 2020 .

characters

Harvey Reginald Specter

He is considered New York's best arbitrator in legal disputes. He is a senior partner with the Pearson Hardman law firm and a former assistant district attorney in Manhattan. Due to his strong nerves and the ability to always gain the upper hand in negotiations, he usually manages to resolve disputes for the benefit of his clients outside the courtroom with the help of a settlement .

He leads a luxurious lifestyle and has loose relationships with various women. Although he follows a few rules, he often does not care about the respective client or his guilt or innocence. In the law firm he repeatedly comes into conflict with his former mentor Jessica. In the third season he is named the firm's namesake partner (Pearson Specter, later Pearson Specter Litt).

Michael James "Mike" Ross

Mike is a lawyer with no degree in law . However, his photographic memory allows him to absorb and reproduce legal knowledge better than most graduated lawyers can. Since he once passed on the tasks of a math exam to the daughter of the lecturer at his previous school and was caught doing it, he was denied access to the university. Before being recruited by Harvey, he used his photographic memory to illegally take bar exams for students. With Harvey's knowledge and help, he pretends to be a Harvard graduate and is hired by him as a personal assistant.

Since Mike, as a lawyer, often takes an interest in the fate of his clients, conflicts with Harvey arise. Mike has only one relative left, his grandmother, who always wanted him to make something of his talents. When his grandmother dies at the end of season two, Mike is devastated. In the third season, Mike starts a relationship with Rachel. At the end of season three, he quits Pearson Specter and starts working as an investment banker with Sidwell Investment Group , but comes back later. Rachel and Mike want to get married, but Mike is arrested and enters into a deal that puts him in prison for two years - he postpones the wedding. In prison he uses a trick to put the father-in-law of his cellmate behind bars, whereupon he and his cellmate are released early.

Louis Marlowe Litt

A senior partner of Pearson Hardman looking after the young salaried attorneys. He envies Harvey, who previously became a senior partner, and has rivalries with him. Louis is often insecure and is mercilessly paraded by Harvey. Still, Louis is an excellent attorney who later also becomes a senior partner. Louis seeks friendship with Mike, Harvey and Donna. His specialty is finance.

Rachel Elizabeth Zane

A paralegal who becomes friends with Mike and aspires to be a lawyer, but has exam anxiety. In the third season Rachel starts a relationship with Mike, later they want to get married. She is also applying for law degrees at several universities and is accepted at Columbia .

Donna Roberta Paulsen

Harvey's assistant and close confidante who has worked for him since he was assistant district attorney.

Jessica Lourdes Pearson

Harvey's supervisor, co-founder and managing partner of the law firm Pearson Hardman and later Pearson Darby Specter and Pearson Specter Litt . In the sixth season she leaves the office.

Katrina Amanda Bennett

Before joining Pearson Hardman, she worked for the District Attorney's Office. After a few arguments, she befriends Louis and becomes his right-hand man. During the fourth season she is fired, but with Rachel's help she can get a job at Rand, Kaldor & Zane.

production

Emergence

Suits was developed by Aaron Korsh during the 2007 writers' strike . The series was originally intended to be in a half-hour format and set on Wall Street , which Korsh had worked on for several years, but then moved to the legal world. In the development phase in April 2010, the series was known under the title A Legal Mind . In May 2010, USA Network ordered a pilot episode of the series. The lead role of Mike Ross was cast in July 2010 with Patrick J. Adams . In late July, Gabriel Macht followed as Harvey Specter. Rick Hoffman joined in mid-August. Meghan Markle and Gina Torres joined the main cast in late August. Sarah Rafferty completed the main cast. The pilot was filmed in New York City in the fall of 2010 .

On January 19, 2011 USA Network ordered a first season with twelve episodes. This was filmed between April 25, 2011 and August 12, 2011 in Toronto , Ontario . At the end of the first season, the previous show runner Sean Jablonski was replaced by Aaron Korsh , the series creator. Jablonski was a show runner in the first season, as Korsh had no previous production experience.

The series was renewed on August 11, 2011 for another season with 16 episodes. In October 2012 the broadcaster extended Suits by a third season, also with 16 episodes. On October 24, 2013 USA Network announced the extension for a fourth season with 16 episodes. In August 2014, the series was extended for a fifth season, which also spanned 16 episodes. A 16-part sixth season was ordered in July 2015, after only one episode of the fifth season had been broadcast. On August 3, 2016, it was announced that the series had been extended for a seventh season. As usual, this should consist of 16 episodes. In November 2017, USA Network announced Meghan Markle's exit from the series after the seventh season. The reason given was Markle's engagement to Prince Harry .

On the cable station USA Network, the series is one of the most successful formats in terms of audience ratings. In the first season the series had an average of 6.31 million viewers, of which 2.95 million were in the main target group. The second season had an average reach of 6 million viewers in 2012 with 2.66 million in the main target group. In the third season, an average of 5.28 million viewers tuned in, of which 2.31 million were in the main target group.

Locations

Bay Adelaide Center in Toronto, home of the fictional law firm Pearson Specter Litt

The pilot episode was filmed entirely in New York City . Citigroup Center (601 Lexington Avenue ) serves as the office building for the law firm , as can be seen in some of the exterior shots. The interior shots of the office and the interior of the offices differ significantly from the set that was used later.

From the second episode, most of the footage will be shot in Toronto , but the series continues to take place in New York. Not only is the studio set for the Pearson Hardman law firm in Toronto, most of the outdoor shots are also from the city. The fictional law firm now has its offices in the Bay Adelaide Center , the lobby and outdoor area of ​​which can be seen in many episodes. The outdoor and indoor shots of the streets, hotels, parks and restaurants are supplemented with some shots from New York (outdoor shots, aerial shots) to give the impression that all scenes were shot in New York. In the first two seasons, the main cast also traveled to New York for a few days of shooting in the spring.

Cast and dubbing

The television series was dubbed in Berlin by Interopa Film . The dialogue books were written by Sven Hasper , Boris Tessmann (season 1) and Florian Krüger-Shantin (from season 3), who are also responsible for directing the dialogue . In the seventh season Thomas Maria Lehmann wrote the dialogue books for some episodes.

Main cast

role actor Main role
(episodes) 		Supporting role
(episodes) 		Voice actor
Harvey Specter Gabriel Macht 1.01-9.10 Patrick Winczewski
Mike Ross Patrick J. Adams 1.01-7.16 9.05, 9.09-9.10 Ozan Unal
Rachel Zane Meghan Markle 1.01-7.16 Tanya Kahana
Louis Litt Rick hoffman 1.01-9.10 Florian Krüger-Shantin
Donna Paulsen Sarah Rafferty 1.01-9.10 Ulrike Stürzbecher
Jessica Pearson Gina Torres 1.01–6.10, 6.16–7.16 1 Alexandra Wilcke
Katrina Bennett Amanda Schull 8.01-9.10 2.11–7.14 2 Maria Koschny (season 2–5, 7–9) ,
Anita Hopt (season 6)
Alex Williams Dulé Hill 8.01-9.10 7.02-7.16 Tobias Nath
Samantha Wheeler Katherine Heigl 8.01-9.10 Antje von der Ahe
1 Irregular appearances, but is listed as the main actress in the intro for all of her appearances
2 Irregular appearances

Supporting cast

role actor Role description Supporting role
(episodes) 		Voice actor
Trevor Evans Tom Lipinski Mike's best friend, who got him into trouble several times (including his work as a drug dealer ). 1.01, 1.03, 1.05, 1.12, 2.01, 2.08, 3.06, 4.13, 5.09, 5.11, 5.14 Ricardo Richter
Jenny Griffith Vanessa Ray Trevor's girlfriend, later Mike's girlfriend, ultimately ex-girlfriend of both of them. 1.01, 1.03, 1.06, 1.07, 1.10-1.12, 2.01, 2.08 Magdalena Turba
Edith Ross Rebecca Schull Mike's grandmother, who raised him after his parents passed away. She dies in the course of the second season. 1.01, 1.03, 2.01, 2.03, 2.08, 2.09, 2.11, 3.06, 4.13, 5.10 Sonja German
Harold Gunderson Max Topplin A young lawyer at Pearson Hardman who was led by Louis Litt and will be fired during the course of the second season. Mike then gets him a job at the Bratton Gould law firm . 1.06-1.09, 2.01, 2.03-2.06, 2.09, 2.12, 3.07-3.08, 3.16, 5.02, 5.14, 9.07 Julian Tennstedt
Dana "Scottie" Scott Abigail Spencer Attorney at Darby International and later briefly senior partner at Pearson Specter . Studied at Harvard with Harvey and is in a relationship with him at times. 1.07, 2.15-2.16, 3.01, 3.09-3.11, 3.13, 3.15-3.16, 4.11, 5.11, 5.13, 7.15, 8.14 Melanie Hinze
Travis Tanner Eric Close Senior partner in a Boston law firm who wages a fierce battle against Harvey. 1.09, 2.04, 2.07, 2.10, 3.10, 4.13, 5.05 Johannes Berenz
Benjamin David Reale IT technician at Pearson Specter Litt . 1.09, 3.01, 3.13, 05.09, 5.14, 6.01, 6.05, 6.13–6.16, 7.07, 9.02, 9.05 Felix Spit
Cameron Dennis Gary Cole Attorney General and former mentor of Harvey. 1.11, 3.01-3.03, 3.05-3.08, 6.09, 8.16 Jörg Hengstler
Daniel Hardman David Costabile Co-founder and former managing partner of Pearson Hardman . He returns to the office after the death of his wife whom he was caring for. Soon after, he tries to regain management of the firm - later he tries a second time. 2.01, 2.03-2.05, 2.07-2.10, 2.14-2.15, 4.13, 5.07, 5.09-5.10, 8.15-8.16 Till Hagen
Sheila Amanda Sazs Rachael Harris Works for Harvard Law School and is later in a relationship with Louis, who proposes marriage to her. Shortly afterwards they break off the engagement. Sheila later reports Mike as a cheater. 2.03, 2.11, 2.15, 3.10–3.11, 3.14, 4.10, 5.12–5.14, 7.08, 7.12–7.14, 7.16, 8.02, 8.04–8.05, 8.07–8.08, 8.10, 8.13, 8.15, 9.01, 9.03, 9.05, 9.08, 9.10 Almut Zydra
Zoe Lawford Jacinda Barrett Former senior partner at Pearson Hardman and ex-girlfriend of Harvey Specter who ended her relationship with him to be for her orphaned niece 2.07-2.08, 2.11 Cathlen Gawlich
Robert Zane Wendell Pierce Rachel's father. Successful lawyer and name partner of the law firm Rand, Kaldor & Zane . 2.13–2.14, 3.05, 3.09, 4.10–4.11, 5.02–5.04, 5.11, 5.16, 6.02, 6.07, 6.10, 6.11, 7.04, 7.08–7.10, 7.15–7.16, 8.01–8.04, 8.07, 8.09–8.13, 8.15– 8.16, 9.06, 9.09-9.10 Tilo Schmitz
Edward Darby Conleth Hill Internationally known lawyer from London, initially with Darby International , after the merger with Pearson Hardman with Pearson Darby . 2.15-2.16, 3.01, 3.04, 3.07-3.08 Frank Röth
Nigel Nesbitt Adam Godley Louis' British "counterpart", also with a preference for cats and mud baths, later responsible for the young lawyers at Pearson Darby for a short time . 2.16, 3.01, 3.05, 3.07, 3.09 Hans-Jürgen Dittberner
Ava Hessington Michelle Fairley Managing Director at Hessington Oil . She is a friend of Edward Darby and is charged with bribery and murder in building a pipeline in season three. 3.01-3.05, 3.07-3.08, 3.10 Arianne Borbach
Stephen Huntley Max Beesley Harvey's British "counterpart," senior partner at Pearson Darby and Edward Darby's right-hand man. Has an affair with Donna Paulsen. 3.03-3.08, 3.10 Sven Hasper
Jonathan Sidwell Brandon Firla Investment banker, initially as assistant to Tony Gionopoulos, later as head of the Sidwell Investment Group . Offers Mike a job as an investment banker at the end of season three. 3.04, 3.09, 3.14-3.15, 4.01-4.02, 4.04-4.07, 5.02, 5.09 Kim Hasper
Gordon Specter James McCaffrey Father of Harvey, who was often betrayed by his wife what Harvey knew but kept secret from him for years. He died 7 years before the series began, which is why he only appears in Harvey's memories. 3.06, 5.10, 7.12 Stefan Gossler
Prof. Henry Gerard Stephen power Professor of Legal Ethics at Harvard, former seminar leader of Louis and Harvey, who is forced by Harvey not to expose Mike Ross as a cheater. 3.12, 4.12, 4.14, 5.12, 6.11, 9.01 Christian Rode (season 3–6)
Dieter Memel (season 9)
Jeff Malone DB Woodside Former employee of the US Securities and Exchange Commission . Meanwhile, takes a job as a Senior Partner at Pearson Specter and is in a relationship with Jessica Pearson. 4.01-4.07, 4.09, 4.11-4.12, 4.14-4.15, 5.12, 6.08, 6.10, 7.16 Oliver Field
Walter Gillis Michael Gross Managing Director of Gillis Industries, a client of Mike Ross in a lawsuit against Logan Sanders 4.01-4.03, 4.10 Reinhard Kuhnert
Logan Sanders Brendan Hines Managing Director of Sanders International, a client of Harvey Specter in a lawsuit against Walter Gillis, a past affair with Rachel Zane 4.01-4.07, 7.14 Karlo Hackenberger
Sean Cahill Neal McDonough Employee of the US Securities and Exchange Commission investigating the proceedings surrounding the Gillis takeover. 4.04–4.09, 4.16, 6.02–6.09 Matti Klemm
Charles Forstman Eric Roberts Financially strong investor who owes his success to windy deals and therefore ends up in jail later. Becomes involved in the Gillis takeover when Mike asks him for money. 4.04-4.09, 4.16, 5.09, 9.08 Joachim Tennstedt
Dr. Paula Agard Christina Cole Harvey's psychiatrist. 5.01, 5.03, 5.05-5.08, 5.10, 7.01-7.03, 7.05-7.06, 7.08, 7.10-7.13 Natascha Schaff
Jack Soloff John Pyper-Ferguson Senior Partner at Pearson Specter Litt . 5.02-5.03, 5.05-5.11, 5.13, 5.16, 6.02, 7.15 Thomas Nero Wolff
Gretchen Bodinski Aloma Wright Harvey's assistant, later Louis' assistant. 5.02–5.03, 5.05–5.07, 5.10, 5.12, 5.15, 6.02–6.04, 6.07, 6.11, 6.16, 7.01–7.02, 7.08–7.09, 7.12–7.13, 8.02, 8.04–8.05, 8.07–8.08, 8.11–8.12, 8.14, 9.02–9.04, 9.06, 9.09–9.10 Isabella Grothe
Esther Edelstein Amy Acker Sister of Louis Litt, client of Harvey Specter in two legal disputes, with whom she also begins an affair 5.04, 5.07, 8.07 Schaukje Könning
Anita Gibbs Leslie Hope District attorney who gets Mike to jail for cheating. 5.11-5.16, 6.11, 6.16, 7.07 Sabine Arnhold
Frank Gallo Paul Schulze Fellow inmate and cellmate of Mike, who has been in prison for 13 years for Harvey and wants to get revenge on him. 6.01–6.05, 6.07–6.09, 7.05–7.08 Viktor Neumann
Kevin Miller Erik Palladino Fellow inmate of Mike. 6.02–6.09 Sven Gerhardt
Stu Buzzini Ian Reed Kesler Stock trader and head of a company who rents the empty space at Pearson Specter Litt and often provokes Louis Litt in the process. 6.03–6.05, 6.07, 6.10, 6.15–6.16, 7.13, 8.13 Fabian Oscar Vienna
Tara knife Carly Pope Interior designer and Louis girlfriend, who becomes engaged to him during the sixth season. 6.04, 6.06-6.11, 6.13-6.16 Victoria Storm
Oliver Grady Jordan Johnson-Hinds Attorney at Eastside Legal Clinic , friend of Mike and his former colleague 6.11–7.01, 7.03–7.06, 7.12, 7.15, 7.16 David Turba
Dr. Stan Lipschitz Ray Proscia Louis' therapist. 7.02, 7.03, 7.05, 7.07, 7.09-7.10, 7.12, 7.14, 8.02, 8.06-8.08, 8.14, 9.03, 9.05, 9.10 Andreas Conrad
Rosalie Williams Tamberla Perry Wife of Alex 8.12, 9.03–9.04 Uschi Hugo
Faye Richardson Denise Crosby Lawyer 9.01-9.10 Heike Schroetter

Trivia

  • Gabriel Macht's wife Jacinda Barrett (as Zoe Lawford), his father Stephen Macht (as Professor Henry Gerard), and Patrick J. Adam's wife Troian Bellisario (as Claire Bowden) have guest appearances in minor supporting roles .
  • Leading actress Meghan Markle left the series and ended her acting career at the end of the seventh season in spring 2018 in order to be able to devote more time to her new duties at the British royal family as the wife of the English Prince Harry of Wales .

Episode list

Season Number of episodes First broadcast in the USA First publication in German
Season premiere Season finale Season premiere Season finale
1 12 June 23, 2011 September 8, 2011 January 7, 2013 February 18, 2013
2 16 June 14, 2012 February 21, 2013 April 15, 2013 3rd June 2013
3 16 July 16, 2013 April 10, 2014 May 5, 2014 June 23, 2014
4th 16 June 11, 2014 4th March 2015 April 21, 2015 June 9, 2015
5 16 June 24, 2015 March 2, 2016 5th April 2016 May 24, 2016
6th 16 July 13, 2016 1st March 2017 March 28, 2017 May 16, 2017
7th 16 July 12, 2017 April 25, 2018 20th December 2018
8th 16 18th July 2018 February 27, 2019 7th November 2019
9 10 17th July 2019 18th September 2019 April 28, 2020 May 14, 2020

Charisma

United States

It was first broadcast in the United States on June 23, 2011 on the USA Network cable channel with an approximately 77-minute pilot episode . The twelve-part first season was shown until August 8, 2011 following Burn Notice . An average of 6.31 million viewers followed the first season. Since the second season, Suits has been broadcast in two parts. While the first ten episodes were broadcast from June 14 to August 23, 2012 again with Burn Notice as lead-in , the remaining six episodes followed from January 17 to February 21, 2013 following various repetitions. The first ten episodes of the third season were broadcast from July 16 to September 17, 2013 following Covert Affairs . The station broadcast the remaining six episodes from March 6 to April 10, 2014. Season four began on USA Network on June 11, 2014.

The fifth season began airing on June 24, 2015. The sixth season began airing on July 13, 2016.

The first part of the seventh season was broadcast from July 12 to September 13, 2017. The second part of the seventh season aired from March 28 to April 25, 2018 and ended in a two-hour finale to mark the departure of actors Meghan Markle and Patrick J. Adams . The first half of the eighth season was broadcast from July 18, 2018 to September 19, 2018. The second half has been broadcast since January 23, 2019.

Germany

In Germany, the premiere took place the first season in the Pay TV transmitter FOX Channel from January 7 to February 18, 2013. The broadcast of the second season began on April 15 and ended on June 3, 2013. The third season was the May 5, 2014 to June 23, 2014 also broadcast on FOX. The fourth season began broadcasting on April 21, 2015 and ended on June 9, 2015. The fifth season will be broadcast from April 5, 2016 to May 24, 2016 on FOX. From March 28 to May 16, 2017, the 6th season was broadcast there and then the 7th season. Seasons 8 and 9 have not yet been broadcast in Germany.

VOX has secured the rights for German free TV . The first season aired from February 7th to March 24th, 2014. The broadcast of the second season began immediately after the first season on March 31, but ended prematurely due to poor audience ratings after the sixth episode on April 14, 2014.

On November 16, 2015, VOX broadcast the first season again. Afterwards, from December 28, 2015 to February 15, 2016, VOX showed the second season. The third season has been broadcast on VOX since February 22, 2016. Due to poor audience ratings, VOX moved the series to night programming on April 19, 2016 and decided not to broadcast the fourth season.

On April 5, 2017, Netflix released the 5th season. On March 28, 2018, the announced launch of the second part of the seventh season in the United States, Netflix began airing the sixth season. From July 12, 2019, the first ten episodes of the seventh season in Germany were available for viewing on Netflix. The remaining six episodes were added on April 12, 2020. On July 18, 2020, the first ten episodes of the eighth season were released on Netflix.

International

country Channel First broadcast
Australia Seven Network August 15, 2011
Canada Bravo! October 3, 2011
Russia Pervy canal [Первый канал] September 26, 2011
Portugal TV Séries October 2011
Slovenia POP TV February 6, 2012
Trinidad United States August 2011
United Kingdom Dave 17th January 2012
Asia Diva Universal March 26, 2012
Philippines JackTV February 26, 2012
Spain 13th Street Universal February 2012
Italy Mediaset Premium March 10, 2012
Sweden Sveriges Television March 17, 2012
Poland Canal + February 23, 2012
Norway TV 2 17th May 2012
Iceland Stöð 2 June 11, 2012
Cyprus Universal Channel June 25, 2012
Colombia Space 4th July 2012
Brazil Space 4th July 2012
Argentina Space July 6, 2012
Costa Rica Space July 6, 2012

DVD and Blu-ray releases

United States
  • Season 1 was released on May 1, 2012
  • Season 2 was released on May 28, 2013
  • Season 3 was released on May 27, 2014
  • Season 4 was released on April 28, 2015
  • Season 5 was released on May 31, 2016
  • Season 6 was released on May 29, 2017
  • Season 7 was released on June 12, 2018
Germany
  • Season 1 was released on April 10, 2014
  • Season 2 was released on June 26, 2014
  • Season 3 was released on October 9, 2014
  • Season 4 was released on August 20, 2015
  • Season 5 was released on August 18, 2016
  • Season 6 was released on August 17, 2017
  • Season 7 was released on December 20, 2018
  • Season 8 was released on November 7, 2019
  • Season 9 was released on May 15, 2020

Spin-off

On February 22, 2017, it was announced that USA Network was developing a Suits spin-off series featuring the character Jessica Pearson , played by Gina Torres . In March 2017 it was announced that Gina Torres had signed the contract and would produce the series with Aaron Korsh and Daniel Arkin.

The final episode of the seventh season of Suits serves as the backdoor pilot for the spin-off series. The series' official title is Pearson .

Web links

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