‘Suits’ Is Officially Moving On Without Meghan Markle
When Meghan Markle announced her engagement to Prince Harry in November, many wondered if this meant the end for her hit television show, Suits. After all, the soon-to-be duchess is now too busy with royal engagements, plans for a wedding the whole world will be watching, and a move to England to continue filming the series in Toronto. But fear not, fans of cable legal dramas: The show will go on, despite the fact that Markle and her costar Patrick J. Adams are leaving. Today the USA Network announced that the show will indeed be back on the air for its eighth season.
“After seven seasons, Suits remains one of USA Network’s most beloved and popular series,” Chris McCumber, president, entertainment networks, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, said in a statement. “While we’re excited for season eight, everyone at USA will deeply miss Patrick and Meghan, and are grateful for the talent and commitment they brought to Suits season after season. We wish each of them nothing but the very best.”
The onscreen couple will say goodbye in the two-hour season seven finale, which airs Wednesday, April 25. Needless to say, Adams and Markle will be missed by their former castmates and bosses. “Not only have they been outstanding in their roles as Mike and Rachel, they are also superb human beings who will always be beloved members of the Suits family, and we wish them well in their days to come,” Aaron Kursh, the show’s creator and executive producer, also said in a statement.
So what can people expect from the show next season, sans Markle and Adams? Basically, everything it’s become well-known for—including “shifting alliances and internal power plays, to secrets, betrayals and fiery relationships”—and, according to the network, there may be a new, darker adversarial character to come.
As for Adams and Markle, their plates will certainly still remain full. As Patrick told The Hollywood Reporter, he plans to spend time with his wife, Pretty Little Liars star Troian Bellisario, and Markle, well, you know what she’s up to this spring. At least this way their characters can live happily ever after.
“It just so happens that the timing of how I was feeling and what was going on in Meghan’s life created an opportunity where there was no need to force some conflict or tear Mike and Rachel apart,” Adams said. “It allowed us to go onto whatever happens next for Mike and Rachel together.”
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