8 Suits Characters We Think Should Return In A Spinoff Show

Suits season 9 brilliantly wrapped the stories of protagonists Harvey Specter, Mike Ross, and Donna Paulson, but that doesn’t mean a spinoff couldn’t bring back some of the characters that made the legal drama iconic, whether central or secondary. While Suits’ first spinoff Pearson wasn’t as successful as the parent series, being canceled after only one season, the spinoff possibilities are endless based on the many characters and the worldbuilding the legal drama brought forth. The release of Suits seasons 1 to 8 on Netflix in June 2023 only reinvigorated talks of a spinoff, as the legal drama’s season 1 spent 11 weeks on the Top 10 most-watched series.

Suits overtaking Wednesday and Stranger Things on Netflix, coupled with its Nielsen Rating Top 10 record throughout summer 2023, likely contributed to a new Suits spinoff being in early development. While it’s unknown on whom the Suits spinoff will focus or when it will be released, Aaron Korsh and NBCUniversal are both reportedly involved in the new Suits spinoff, as announced in October 2023. With no more information yet available about the Suits spinoff except for it being based in LA and having “the same energy the original did,” as Universal executive Beatrice Springhorn revealed, some Suits characters’ potential return is all speculation. However, some characters could virtually be more deserving of a comeback than others.

Louis Litt As A One-Off Appearance

It would provide continuity & let the spinoff retain Suits’ heart

Appearing in all 134 episodes of Suits, Rick Hoffman’s Louis Litt was at the heart of Suits and the firm earlier known as Pearson Hardman as much as Harvey or Donna. While his journey throughout Suits’ nine seasons concluded as it transformed him from an exceptional albeit unable to work in groups lawyer to his being fully part of the group and name partner, his one-off appearance could guarantee a Suits spinoff would retain the original show’s heart. With plenty of mergers and acquisitions throughout Suits, Litt’s appearance in LA could be justified by yet another change in Litt Wheeler Williams Bennett’s structure and update audiences on Suits’ original characters.

Dana Scott As A Focal Character At Her New Firm

Focusing on Scottie would paint her as more than Harvey’s love interest

Although Dana “Scottie” Scott was last shown at a law firm in Manhattan in Suits season 8, a spinoff focusing on her work as a lawyer could easily mirror Suits’ energy. The spinoff could have its characters face similar moral quandaries as those explored on Suits, especially with Dana’s shadier practices making her similar to Harvey. Moreover, focusing on Scottie could finally let her shine as the fierce fighter Suits already showed she was, without having to be relegated to Harvey’s love interest. Donna’s help guaranteeing Dana wouldn’t return to the firm or in Harvey’s life definitely separated the two, making a potential Scottie spinoff do justice to the character.

A Younger Harvey Specter As A Focal Character In His Teens

It could show Harvey’s reverse journey making him what he was in Suits S1

Being one-half of the dynamic duo with Mike, Harvey was indubitably at the center of Suits. His journey through Suits’s nine seasons effectively made him better. By telling the story of a clever and successful lawyer who tended to be alone turning into someone who took one for the team and left the firm so that it could be saved and finally embraced love, the story of Harvey as audiences met him in Suits season 1 is complete. However, Harvey’s complicated past could potentially make an interesting prequel spinoff, as it would show what transformed him into the gray area Harvey who could have easily been disbarred, providing enthralling entertainment.

Younger Gordon, Schmidt & Van Dyke In Focal Roles To Detail The Firm’s Past

It could retell the first time the firm passed hands from founder Arthur Reeves

The firm at the center of Suits was known as Pearson Hardman at the beginning of season 1 but it changed name multiple times throughout the legal drama’s nine seasons, as its managing partners changed repeatedly. Through mergers and divorces, it eventually became Litt Wheeler Williams Bennett, but its story before Suits was littered with coups and attempted ones. A Suits prequel spinoff focusing on how Stanley Gordon, Schmidt, and Charles Van Dyke ousted founder Arthur Reeves from his own law firm could easily mirror Suits’ energy because of the backstabbing that already happened before the legal drama started while introducing new characters within an already known setting.

Katrina Bennett As A One-Off Appearance

Having Katrina appear could establish cohesion between Suits & the spinoff

Katrina rose through the ranks in Suits seasons 2 through 9, eventually becoming part of the legal drama’s fabric as Louis, Harvey, and Donna. While her character development was also in Suits, a one-off appearance in a spinoff could still expand her story. After all, Katrina’s peculiarities and ambitions were often as odd or strong as Louis’, making her potential return work because she could have easily wanted more in her future than just stay forever as a name partner at Litt Wheeler Williams Bennett. Her appearance in a Suits spinoff could immediately make it channel the cutthroat ambition and peculiarities that made Suits stand out as a legal drama.

Harold Gunderson In The Years Away From Pearson Hardman

It could examine the journey bringing him to how he was in Suits’ series finale

Suits season 9 eventually let Harold Gunderson return to the firm, even if as an associate he was fired by Louis Litt in Suits season 2. However, what happened to Harold when he was at Bratton Gould was entirely ignored by Suits, and a potential spinoff about him could happen in the world established by the parent series, but focusing on a rival law firm. Moreover, Harold’s connection to Mike because of their time as associates at Pearson Hardman could let such a Suits spinoff also focus on the bullpen, delivering a rivalry-filled story about young lawyers trying to outdo their opponents and rise through the ranks, mirroring Suits’ ruthlessness.

Gary Lipsky & Those Working In The Mail Room As Focal Characters

The spinoff would still be on the firm but focus on another department

Gary Lipsky only appeared in the Suits series premiere as a way for Louis to remind Mike to work hard and was quickly revealed as someone working in the mail room. While a Suits spinoff about the mail room of Litt Wheeler Williams Bennett or another law firm would make it very different from the parent series, it could still work and show another side of the law firm’s work. Moreover, Harvey’s own past had him working in the mail room before being discovered by Jessica and sent to law school by her, so focusing on another area of the law firm altogether could still be tightly linked to Suits.

Nigel Nesbitt As A One-Off Appearance To Introduce Darby International

It could set up a whole new legal drama on the other side of the pond

Nigel Nesbitt only appeared in five episodes of Suits seasons 2 and 3, but he quickly became known as the British Louis Litt, both for their fierce fighting methods and quirks. His one-off return in a Suits spinoff could provide continuity with the parent series because of Nigel’s similarities to Louis and could focus on Pearson Hardman’s rival Darby International. This could potentially set up a Suits spinoff legal drama on the other side of the pond, or even anywhere else in the States, given Nigel’s connection to the US having also studied at Harvard.