TV fans only just discovering the real meaning behind hit Netflix show’s name
They've only uncovered the truth 14 years later.
Suits fans have been left speechless after realising they were wrong about the meaning of the show’s name.
It followed college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J Adams) as he tricked his way into a job at New York law firm Pearson Hardman, working as the associate to cocky lawyer Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) despite not having a law degree.
The acclaimed legal drama, which also starred Meghan Markle, originally ran for nine seasons between 2011 and 2019 on the USA Network before becoming a surprise hit on Netflix in 2023.
However, even though there may be 14 years of Suits – which is still going strong in the form of a recent spin-off – viewers have only just learnt the significance of the show’s name.
The prevailing theory from viewers was that Suits owed its name to the suited and booted characters’ attires. But that is incorrect. It is the shortened version of lawsuit.
On Instagram, @itssuitsquotes remarked: ‘7 seasons in. Just realised it’s called Suits because they’re lawyers and suit is short for lawsuit, not just because they were suits all the time.’
