Meghan Markle's Suits replacement has been announced (2024)

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Meghan Markle has retired from acting

One of the biggest reasons Meghan won't reprise her role as Rachel Zane? She retired from acting. The season 7 finale of Suits, which aired before her royal wedding to Prince Harry, marked her final acting credit. “I don't see it as giving anything up.

While the original was predominantly shot in Toronto, the new show will be filmed in Vancouver, with production slated to begin in late March 2024. It will be helmed by original Suits creator Aaron Korsh.

The royal biographer who spent considerable personal time with Prince Harry, detailed her experiences in the book 'Harry: Conversations with the Prince'. He has changed since meeting and marrying Meghan Markle, the author revealed, adding that he no longer resembles the man she once spoke with.

Suits, which ended in 2019 after nine seasons, is now streaming on Netflix (the final season is streaming only on Peaco*ck). In early 2024, it was revealed that Suits spinoff was called Suits: LA.

Stephen Amell will star in Suits: LA, a companion series to the former USA Network legal drama turned streaming phenomenon. Should it go to series, the project would mark Amell's return to the broadcast world, where he played the title character in The CW's Arrow for eight seasons.

While there will still be no Suits season 10, the success of the series on streaming since it ended has allowed for another spinoff to emerge. Five years after Suits ended, a new Suits spinoff set in Los Angeles is coming together.

Why Was 'Suits' Canceled? The Suits showrunners faced a few casting changes that led them to decide that Suits would conclude after season 9.

Despite his success in Suits, Macht had a varied acting career prior to the show, with roles in films and appearances in popular TV shows. Macht has expressed a desire to focus on his family and take a break from acting, so there are currently no announced projects for him in the future.

From Suits creator Aaron Korsh, the spin-off series presently titled Suits: LA will be set in L.A. and will feature new characters, but it will maintain the legal drama workplace setting and energy that Suits had.

August 2023: A source gives a rare update on Meghan and Harry's “happy” life together in California. The pair are “really happy together” in California, according to a source speaking with People. “They seemed really happy together,” the family insider said.

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Meghan says that she and Harry are 'in love'

We're in love.” “I'm sure there will be a time when we will have to come forward and present ourselves and have stories to tell, but I hope what people will understand is that this is our time,” Meghan added. “This is for us.

Prince Harry 'unconsciously holds Meghan Markle's hand back', an expert has claimed. It has previously been revealed that the royal couple's hand-holding is a genuine display of affection, and not for the cameras, with experts saying that this is "clearly an important gesture for Meghan".

But what about these relationships in real life, especially as the show has been off the air for years? Well, the good news is many of them do still keep in touch! "Suits" fans likely already know Macht and Rafferty have been close friends for decades after meeting in drama school.

She told The New York Times, "My contract was up, so this wasn't a power play that went terribly wrong. My personal life needed to be tended to." The actress explained that she needed a break from the "rigors" of filming.

Given that all the main storylines were properly resolved, it's fair to say the show never ended abruptly. If anything, it probably received a far more gracious send-off than most shows are lucky enough to have.

The legal drama beat the record previously held by another long-running series: NBC sitcom The Office. In 2020, the daily lives of Dundler Mifflin employees were watched for a combined 57.1 billion minutes. Last year, Suits accumulated 57.7 billion minutes watched by streaming subscribers.

Suits, despite being set in New York City, was primarily filmed in Toronto, Ontario due to its cost-effectiveness and resemblance to the Big Apple. Toronto's diverse architecture and urban landscape provided a convincing setting for the show, allowing it to maintain visual authenticity without added expenses.