‘Disastrous’ Suits LA spin-off is cancelled after just one season
The series was impacted by poor reviews and low viewing figures.
Spin-off series Suits LA has been cancelled after the first season following poor reviews and low viewing figures.
The legal drama series stars the likes of Stephen Amell, Lex Scott Davis, Josh McDermitt, Bryan Greenberg and even boasts Gabriel Macht’s Harvey Specter for a three-episode arc.
However, after the last of its 13 episodes will air on May 18, the new series will be no more.
This comes after fans branded the NBC series a ‘trainwreck’ after it premiered in February.
The season charts the story of Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself on the West Coast.
Working at Black Lane, the law firm he and his criminal defense attorney friend launched more than 10 years ago, Ted has to navigate some of the most influential clients in Los Angeles.
Suits LA has been cancelled after just one season (Picture: CraSH/REX/Shutterstock) The series was axed ahead of the last of its 13 episodes airing on May 18 (Picture: NBC)Airing on Sunday nights, the first season averaged a 0.17 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.49 million viewers, making it the network’s second-lowest-rated series of the season.
After the original Suits series starring Meghan Markle and Patrick J. Adams found popularity on Netflix during the pandemic, NBCUniversal attempted to jump on the back of this success with a new spin-off.
However, with the show currently boasting a 39% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 5.4 on IMDb, the series was not a hit with fans.
Responding to the news on X, @BestFrameFrwd said: ‘Problem was, it felt like they wanted a show full of “Harveys”.
‘You need contrasts like Mike and Donna, and big character swings like Louis, to add depth to the roster and more potential for storylines.’
@YoungbloodJoe added: ‘Love Stehpen Amell but Episode 1 was a disaster and made me extremely uninterested in the rest. Original was brilliant for 2 seasons.’
@michael_esq1 also commented: ‘You can’t have a spinoff without the main characters. It doesn’t work.’
The all-new spinoff of the beloved legal drama struggled to engage audiences (Picture: NBC) The original Suits series was a smash hit with fans (Picture: NBCUniversal)After the pilot episode was released, fans were also less than happy.
Ryan Q commented: ‘What an absolute train wreck. As a massive Suits fan I cant believe how tragic this pilot was.
‘Just ridiculous. Mr Korsh that was an embarrassment to your credibility and will stain your legacy. I can’t believe how let down I am after that. I can’t say even as an avid Suits fan I will bother to watch the 2nd episode [sic].’
Flocking to Reddit, Salgatorium fumed: ‘They are trying to be exactly like the original Suits and it is awful. The plot is already all over the place 15 minutes in.
‘The music is cheesy. The character building is cheesy. This show is dead in the water.’
Dadonred said: ‘This is like a parody of a low budget spoof of the original. Horrible! Bad writing, bad acting, boring scenes. Ugh.’
Suits LA is available to watch on Peacock.
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