Suits: LA release date, cast and latest news on spin-off

The new spin-off will star Arrow and Heels actor Stephen Amell as Ted Black, a lawyer attempting to keep his struggling practice afloat in the so-called City of Angels, which is actually anything but – if his caseload is any indication.

The series will introduce us to a raft of new characters, who "can't help but mix their personal and professional lives", according to the show's synopsis.

The new trailer for the upcoming series (scroll down to watch) is set to the same version of the Suits theme song, Greenback Boogie by Ima Robot, and gives fans a first look at stars Josh McDermitt, Lex Scott Davis and Stephen Amell.

Alongside McDermitt, Davis and Amell, Maggie Grace (Fear the Walking Dead), Sofia Pernas (Tracker) and Carson A. Egan have all joined the upcoming show, according to Variety.

So, when could we expect it to land on NBC? Read on for everything we know so far about Suits: LA.

Suits: LA release date

It was previously announced that Suits: LA will premiere on Sunday 23rd February 2025 at 9pm (ET/PT) on US broadcaster NBC.

However, the show is among those which have paused filming amid the ongoing wildfires in LA, according to The Hollywood Reporter, meaning the release date could well be pushed back.

Those hoping to tune in from the UK will have to stand by for further updates, as the show does not yet have a confirmed home over here, but if early buzz is positive then one can imagine quite the bidding war taking place.

The original Suits previously took off on Netflix in the UK (where it also enjoyed a belated surge in popularity across the pond), prompting our very own BBC to later host the series on iPlayer.

Suits: LA cast – new and returning

Stephen Amell leads the cast of Suits: LA as lawyer Ted Black. The actor is best known for playing DC Comics superhero Oliver Queen (aka Green Arrow) in The CW's eight-season epic Arrow. He went on lead wrestling drama Heels.

Here, he plays former federal prosecutor Ted, who left his earlier job in New York to start a practice representing powerful clients in Los Angeles – for reasons to be revealed over the course of the season.

The regular cast of Suits: LA also includes Josh McDermitt (The Walking Dead) as Stuart Lane, Lex Scott Davis (Ricky Stanicky) as Erica Rollins, and Bryan Greenberg (The Mindy Project) as Rick Dodsen.

Deadline reported back in November that Rachelle Goulding (Firefly Lane) and Azita Ghanizada (United States of Al) had joined the series as Ted's ex-girlfriend Samantha and his long-serving secretary Roslyn.

Variety then reported the following month that Maggie Grace (Fear the Walking Dead), Matt Letscher (Narcos), Sofia Pernas (Tracker) and Carson A Egan will also be appearing in the new series.

Grace will play Amanda Stevens, Letscher will portray Ted's father, Pernas will star as Elisabeth Smith, and Egan will play Eddie Black, Ted's brother, according to the publication.

Meanwhile, The Wilds star Troy Winbush and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist alum Alice Lee take recurring roles, while the late veteran actor John Amos (The West Wing, Coming to America) will appear posthumously as a version of himself.

Excitingly for fans of the original series, it has also been confirmed that Suits star Gabriel Macht will reprise the role of Harvey Specter in the spin-off, but Deadline reports he is only a "guest" in the series and not a full-timer.

No other original Suits cast members have been announced for Suits: LA just yet, but in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, several of them – including Macht's co-star Patrick J Adams – expressed interest in the possibility.

Suits: LA plot – What is the spin-off about?

The official plot synopsis, courtesy of NBC, reads: "Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles.

"His firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive, he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other, while they can't help but mix their personal and professional lives."

It concludes: "All of this is going on while we slowly unravel the events that years ago led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved."

Is there a Suits: LA trailer?

Yes, NBC released the first trailer back in December, and it shows the cast heading into the office as the original Suits theme song, Greenback Boogie by Ima Robot, plays in the background. Watch below:

Suits: LA is coming soon to NBC.

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