Suits is an American legal drama television series created and written by Aaron Korsh. Adams , a college dropout with a photographic memory , as he works as an associate for successful and charismatic attorney Harvey Specter Gabriel Macht. On January 30, , the series was renewed for an eighth season, but Torres, Adams, and Markle left the show. Suits was nominated for numerous awards, including individual attention for Torres and Adams. The show itself was nominated for two People's Choice Awards.
Its success spawned a short-lived spin-off, Pearson , centered on Jessica Pearson's entry into Chicago politics, which premiered alongside the final season of Suits on July 17, The show received an immense surge in popularity after it was added to Netflix and Peacock in , [ 10 ] prompting NBCUniversal to begin development on a new spin-off series, titled Suits LA [ 11 ] starring Stephen Amell.
Mike Ross, a university expellee with a photographic memory , makes money by taking the LSAT and the bar examination for others. He does this to pay for his grandmother's living expenses, as she was his primary caregiver after both his parents died in a car accident when he was In the pilot, Mike agrees to deliver a briefcase of cannabis for his best friend Trevor, a drug dealer, for a large payout. Mike astutely avoids being arrested in a sting , only to stumble into a job interview with Harvey Specter, a supremely self-assured senior partner at the prestigious Pearson Hardman, a law firm specializing in corporate law and one that only hires Harvard graduates.
Harvey is impressed by Mike's tenacity and knowledge of the law and hires him as an associate , despite Mike's not having a license to practice law. Mike meets Rachel Zane, an ambitious paralegal he is immediately attracted to, while trying to impress managing partner Jessica Pearson and avoid the suspicions of junior partner Louis Litt.
Jessica learns Mike's secret, but other issues take precedence when co-founding partner Daniel Hardman, who left the firm in disgrace, returns in a power bid for control of the firm. Tensions rise as Jessica and Harvey find themselves opposed by Louis, who sides with Hardman after being promised a promotion to senior partner. Mike begins a romantic relationship with Rachel but wants to tell her the truth about his lack of qualification.
