Summary
- Stephen Amell hinted that Suits L.A. will have great dialogue like the original show.
- Suits L.A. will focus on entertainment law and follow new characters like Ted Black
- Suits L.A. is expected to maintain the essence of Suits while bringing something new at the same time.
Stephen Amell, who will star in Suits L.A. pilot has yet to be filmed, but some details on the cast and the characters have already been revealed.
Amell’s Ted Black is described as a powerful lawyer who used to be a federal prosecutor on the East Coast before building his own law firm in Los Angeles. Unlike Suits, which focuses on corporate law, Suits L.A. will explore the world of entertainment law. ing Amell in the cast of Suits L.A. are names such as Josh McDermitt, Lex Scott Davis, and Bryan Greenberg. Whether any Suits L.A. remains to be seen, but at least one major aspect of the original series seems to be returning.
Stephen Amell Revealed Suits L.A.’s Pilots Has A Lot Of Words
Suits L.A. is expected to have great dialogue like Suits
During an interview with Deadline, actor Stephen Amell revealed that the Suits L.A. pilot has “more words per page” than he has ever said in his entire career “by a factor of five.” While Amell did not get into detail about the plot or the characters from Suits L.A., his comments on the pilot’s script suggest that the spinoff series will have plenty of dialogue. The length of any script depends on the style of the writer, but given how Suits L.A. will be a legal drama, it is safe to say much of the script will consist of dialogue.
I went into it without a ton of expectations because you never know what they’re going to be looking for. But the script is great. The cast, most of which has been announced on your website, is really excellent. Both Lex [Scott Davis] and Josh [McDermitt], who I got a chance to do chemistry reads with, are sensational. The pilot has more words per page than I have said in my entire career, by a factor of five. I’m just going to be a bit of a nervous wreck until we actually get on set and start shooting, which is in just about 27 days. Whatever, who’s counting? No, I’m really excited, and I’ve also really been enjoying the show. I hadn’t seen the original, and I’m familiarizing myself because I think certain shows, they’ll have a syntax to them.
Interestingly, Suits’ pilot was 72 minutes long, with the Netflix version being even longer at 81 minutes. Suits’ feature-length pilot, which essentially consisted of two episodes combined into one, was a great way of kickstarting the series and setting it apart from other procedurals that were airing at the time. It is unclear whether Suits L.A.’s pilot will be as long as that of the original show, or if it will have the standard 44-minute runtime of a regular TV episode. Regardless, Suits was defined by solid scripts with great dialogue, which Suits L.A. will surely try to accomplish too.
Suits’ Clever Dialogue Was The Best Thing About The Legal Drama
Suits’ dialogue was witty and fun
There are a lot of reasons why Suits has become so popular recently, arguably even more so than when it originally aired. While the streaming era can help boost an old show’s popularity, there has to be something special about the series in question for it to compete with newer releases. Suits’ clever dialogue, which never limited itself to generic legal vocabulary and prioritized the dynamics between the characters, is perhaps the biggest reason why the series worked so well. There have been plenty of legal dramas before and after Suits, but not many of them could be as compelling.
Suits: LA Confirmed Cast |
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Actor |
Character |
Stephen Amell |
Ted Black |
Josh McDermitt |
Stuart Lane |
Lex Scott Davis |
Erica Rollins |
Bryan Greenberg |
Rick Dodsen |
Suits’ dialogue was witty, and fun, and kept viewers engaged during every episode's case of the week. Even the Suits cast, from the leads to the ing characters, made those lines even better and made sure the series would always feel fresh.
Suits ran from 2011 to 2019.
Suits L.A. Must Have Great Dialogue If It Wants To Be As Good As Suits
Suits L.A. needs to capture the essence of the original show
Aaron Korsh, who created Suits, is also behind Suits L.A., which itself is promising news for the new series. That said, it can be difficult for spinoff series to match the quality or the success of their parental shows, as seen with Suits’ failed Pearson spinoff. Even though Suits L.A. will be set in Los Angeles rather than New York and will follow a brand new set of characters, the show is bound to be compared to Suits. Therefore, Suits L.A. will deal with a level of anticipation that Suits’ first couple of seasons did not.
There’s 1 Thing About Suits That The L.A. Spinoff Shouldn’t Try To Copy
Suits L.A. must try to recapture the magic of Suits, but there is one thing about the original show that the spinoff should not copy.
In other words, the bar will be higher for Suits L.A. than it was for Suits when the latter premiered in 2011. For Suits L.A. to be as good as its predecessor, it needs to have equally great dialogue and characters with whom viewers can connect. Suits’ legal cases could be very entertaining even if not always very accurate, but the heart of the show was its characters and the way they were written. Hopefully, Suits L.A. will recapture the magic of Suits while also bringing something new to the franchise.
Sources: Deadline
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Suits LA follows Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor who now represents influential clients in Los Angeles. As his law firm faces a critical juncture, Ted must navigate the challenges of a role he once disdained, balancing moral dilemmas with the demands of high-stakes legal battles.
- Creator(s)
- Aaron Korsh
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Suits is a legal drama series that premiered in 2011, centering on Mike Ross, a college dropout with a photographic memory who lands a job at a top New York law firm despite lacking a law degree. Partnering with one of the city's best legal closers, Harvey Specter, they navigate the challenges of high-stakes cases and firm dynamics.
- Creator(s)
- Aaron Korsh
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