A new Suits spin-off is reportedly in development following the legal drama's renewed success on Netflix. Meghan Markle's hugely popular legal drama recently became the first TV show to attract 3 billion minutes viewed for seven weeks straight on Netflix. The show racked up 26.5 billion minutes watched in the two months since returning to screens earlier this summer.
With nine seasons to its name, Suits has stayed around 3 billion minutes for longer than any programme since Nielsen streaming records began in 2020. Set at a fictional New York City corporate law firm, the series originally premiered on USA Network between 2011 and 2019, and also aired on Dave in the UK.
Deadline reports that series creator Aaron Korsh is working on a new offshoot for NBCUniversal. Sources described the new series as being set in a 'Suits universe', in the vein of the CSI and NCIS franchises featuring new characters in a new location. Los Angeles is being considered as the backdrop, rather than the original's New York.
Eight seasons, comprising more than 100 total episodes of Suits, returned to Netflix on June 17. The record for the highest viewing total in eight weeks – 35.5 billion minutes – still belongs to last year's season four of sci-fi favourite Stranger Things.
