Gabriel Macht
Patrick J. Adams
Meghan Markle
Rick Hoffman
Sarah Rafferty
Gina Torres

Created by:
Aaron Korsh

Drama, Legal
2011-
USA

TV-14

USA Network’s “Suits,” created by Aaron Korsh, is a legal drama with adequate style and pace. It’s also light on the drama. That mix results in a diverting watch. (It’s definitely better than watching “Law & Order” reruns.) The premise – a hotshot, newly minted senior partner at a major New York law firm takes an aimless yet hyper-smart young man, who happened to pass the bar without finishing law school, under his wing – is interesting enough to make this show worth watching. It’s not exceptional, but it is pleasantly entertaining. Most transformation stories are. This is the kind of show that you watch when you want something that’s not too challenging yet not too stupid either. The writing can be a bit wonky at times, but that can be forgiven. The overall product is good. …

Update (6/30/15): And it gets better as it goes along. The fourth season was the strongest of the series, so far. While the fifth season has started in a more subdued manner, I’m sure that things will rev up in no time.

Verdict: Good

About: (Source: suits)

Pilot Description

Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) is the best closer in New York City. He’s at the top of his game closing mergers, acquisitions and even divorces; it’s in his blood. As a result of his success, Harvey is offered a promotion to senior partner at his firm, Pearson Harden. With that promotion, however, Harvey will need a little help. His boss, Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres), has enlisted him in a hunt for a new associate.

Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) isn’t your average Harvard Law School student… he’s not even enrolled there. But that doesn’t stop him from taking the bar exam for Harvard graduates as a way to make money on the side. Mike is a prodigy; simply put, he’s brilliant. He also has a photographic memory: if he reads something, he remembers it for life.

But Mike’s grandmother is sick, and in order to help her, he needs to raise a lot of money. That’s where his pot-dealing best friend comes into play. In a botched drug deal, Mike must escape drug-buying thugs. He serendipitously flees the scene and falls into a round of Harvey Specter’s associate interviews. While Mike’s in hiding, it doesn’t take long for him to impress Harvey. And with that, the finest law duo in the toughest law town is born.

Mike gets situated at his new job at Pearson Harden, acquainting himself with those who will help him and those who will stand in his way. Harvey throws Mike his first case, a ”pro bono” sexual harassment suit involving a CEO. But will Mike’s need to raise twenty-five thousand dollars and his ”bad influence” best friend get in his way? If Harvey is going to stay on top of his game, he’ll have to keep Mike motivated and honest.

(Also starring Rick Hoffman as Louis Litt, Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen, and Meghan Markle as Rachel Zane.)