Stephen Amell on Reviving ‘Suits’ for LA Spinoff, Overcoming His ‘Short Fuse’ on ‘Arrow’ and Learning From His Controversial Strike Remarks
variety.comSuits LA” creator Aaron Korsh was on the hunt for his next leading man, Ted Black. Casting Amell would be Korsh’s starting point in creating the next installment in the “Suits” universe, which unexpectedly became a matter of urgency after summer 2023.
It was then that Korsh’s campy legal drama “Suits” — which aired on USA Network from 2011 to 2019 — was acquired by Netflix and immediately exploded on the streamer.
Whether the show was newly popular because of its charming ensemble cast, which included a before-she-was-royalty Meghan Markle, or because it offered the kind of uncomplicated pleasures that have been missing during the streaming wars, the series went megaviral.
It topped Nielsen’s charts for a record 12 weeks and became the most-streamed show of the year, with more than 50 billion minutes watched.
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