Summary

• Josh McDermitt reportedly shines as a comedic breakout in Suits: L.A., reminiscent of the original show's humor.
• Suits: L.A. maintaining the humor from the original show is a good sign of the spinoff.
• Suits successfully balanced comedy, drama, and legal procedural tropes.

The first reactions to Suits: L.A.’s pilot has wrapped filming and will continue to be worked on until June. The report includes some reactions to the dailies of the pilot, with Josh McDermitt’s performance pointed as a standout. The anticipation for Suits: L.A. couldn’t be higher considering how massive Suits has been on Netflix since it arrived on the streaming platform in mid-2023.

Suits broke all sorts of streaming records in 2023, making it easy to predict that the franchise was going to return in some form. A Suits revival does not seem to be in the cards as of now, but a spinoff centered on different characters does sound exciting. Suits actors will be in Suits: L.A. is difficult to say, but the spinoff seems to be recapturing what made the original show so good.

Suits: L.A.’s First Reactions Indicate It Will Be A Funny Show

McDermitt is being described as Suits: L.A.’s comedic breakout star

Per Deadline, Josh McDermitt’s Suits: L.A. character, Stuart Lane, is the show’s comedic breakout lead. While the positive reception to who plays Ted Black in Suits: L.A., had previously praised the writing on the spinoff’s pilot, stating it had “more words per page” than anything he had ever done.

The TV landscape is now very different from when Suits premiered, with more prestige, big-budget shows coming from all studios. Suits: L.A. could have made the mistake of trying to be a more serious, dramatic show compared to Suits, which doesn’t seem like it will be the case based on the first reactions to the spinoff’s pilot. It’s too soon to say what Suits: L.A.’s tone will be, but the reception to McDermitt’s character is good news. The balance between legal procedural tropes, drama, and comedy was the key to Suits’ success after all.

Suits’ Comedy Was One Of The Best Things About The Show

Suits was a funny show even during serious moments

Suits was a standout among other legal dramas because it went beyond the tropes of the genre. Although the series nailed the procedural formula and delivered engaging cases of the week combined with high-stakes overarching storylines, Suits also made viewers care about the characters. The relationship dramas involving characters like Mike, Rachel, Harvey, and Donna were as important in Suits as the cases the firm had to deal with. The average Suits episode included both serious scenes and funny moments, the latter of which could include pranks, movie references, and even dream sequences.

Perhaps the best example of how Suits could shift from seriousness to comedy is Louis Litt’s character, who could be either an antagonist or a comic relief depending on the episode. Even the most intense Suits episodes dedicated a couple of scenes to lighten up the mood, not to mention how the show’s dialogue was inherently entertaining and often fun on its own. Hopefully, this is something that will be carried onto Suits: L.A.

Sources: Deadline

Suits is streaming on Peacock and Netflix.