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The world ofSuitsremains in session.
While the long-running legal drama — that famously starredMeghan Markleprior to her marryingPrince Harry— wrapped its ninth and final season in September 2019, the show has lived on thanks to its various streaming options.
The series centers on a fictional New York City law firm and follows the exploits ofPatrick J. Adams’ Mike Ross, who manages to talk his way into a job as a lawyer despite having never attended law school. Naturally, Mike spends a number of seasons hoping to keep his big secret to himself, but eventually, it comes out.
Furthermore, theSuitslegacy was carried on withPearson, itsGina Torres-led spinoff series that first premiered in July 2019 and ran for 10 episodes before the USA Network canceled it. The cast also included Simon Kassianides, Bethany Joy Lenz, Chantel Riley, Isabel Arraiza and Eli Goree.
The short-lived spinoff follows Torres' character, Jessica Pearson — the powerhouse co-founder of Pearson Hardman — as she strives to balance her personal life while exploring a political career in her native Chicago after leaving her New York City law firm.
In light ofSuits' recent streaming successes, includingsetting new viewing recordsfor an acquired title, amassing almost 18 billion minutes in July 2023,Pearsonis following its lead, asstreaming for the spinoff was made availableas of Aug. 31.
Read on for where to streamSuits— and its spinoff,Pearson!
What isSuits' spinoffPearsonabout?
Pearsonoriginated on the season 7 finaleofSuits, giving viewers a glimpse of what to expect from the Torres-led spinoff that follows her character, Jessica Pearson. Unlike the main series, the offshoot isn’t a legal drama — rather, it’s set in the world of Chicago politics.
The series chronicles the life of Jessica, the former managing partner of Pearson Specter Litt, as she takes on the role of fixer for the corrupt mayor’s office after relocating from N.Y.C. to her native city. The officialPearsonsynopsis explains, “Pearsoncentres around the world of recently disbarred NYC powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres) as she adjusts to down and dirty Chicago politics.”
Simon Kassianides, who plays the “conflicted” cop Nick D’Amato in the series, previouslytold PEOPLEit’s a “huge privilege” to carry onSuits’ legacy withPearson. “We are very aware of the fanbase and are very excited to show who the true Jessica Pearson is,” he said in July 2019.
Torres' time onSuitswrapped on the midseason finale of season 6, a shocking twist for her character, who had been on the show since the beginning. “My contract was up, so this wasn’t a power play that went terribly wrong,” the actress told theThe New York Timesin 2016.
“It’s not that I don’t love the show and love Jessica, who is my alter ego. But my life is my life, and I need to take care of it,” Torres continued. “My personal life needed to be tended to.”
At the time, she even hinted at a potential reprisal for her character in the future, which is why “they left it open-ended so she doesn’t die.” The actress explained, “What was so beautiful and poetic about how we’ve decided to end it is she’s going to find her bliss.”
Where to streamPearson
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UnlikeSuits, which is available to watch on Netflix among other platforms,Pearsonis exclusively accessible to stream onPeacock. The NBC streamer announced the news on Aug. 31 onInstagram.
“The Suits Cinematic Universe on Peacock is expanding. All 10 episodes of Pearson are now streaming,” the official Peacock page captioned the announcement post.
Where to streamSuits
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Suitsis currently available to stream onNetflix,PeacockandAmazon Prime Video. However,only seasons 1 through 8 are accessible to watchon Netflix — and though the streamer hasn’t explained why season 9 isn’t currently available on the platform, it is offered exclusively on Peacock.
source: people.com
