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Everything Suits cast has said about Meghan Markle return as spin-off releases first episode

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Published 16:02 24 Feb 2025 GMT

Everything Suits cast has said about Meghan Markle return as spin-off releases first episode

Suits: LA has released the first episode, and many are wondering if Markle will return

Michael Slavin

Michael Slavin

Suits has officially lived three lives now; the first in its initial successful on the USA network, the second on Netflix, where it became one of the most streamed shows ever, and now a third in Suits: LA, the spin-off of the legal drama.

With Gabriel Macht returning as Harvey Specter for the LA-based spin-off which aired its first episode Sunday, talk has already turned to which other characters from the hit show are set to come back.

Two of the show’s main characters, Michael Ross (Patrick J Adams) and Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle), left the series at the end of season seven after getting married to one another.

While Adams returned for a few appearances after this, that was Markle’s last time acting. With the series set in LA, where Markle is from, many will be wondering if she is set to return to the Suits universe.

Why did Meghan Markle leave Suits?

Meghan Markle was on the show for seven seasons as Rachel Zane (USA Network)
Meghan Markle was on the show for seven seasons as Rachel Zane (USA Network)

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Markle and the show’s creator Aaron Korsh have both been very open about the fact that she left the show due to her engagement to Prince Harry.

She said in an interview after leaving the show: “I don’t see it as giving anything up. I just see it as a change. It’s a new chapter, right?

“Keep in mind, I’ve been working on [Suits] for seven years. We were very, very fortunate to have that sort of longevity on a series. I’ve ticked this box, and I feel very proud of the work I’ve done there, and now it’s time to work with [Harry] as a team.”

What has Suits creator Aaron Korsh said about Markle returning?

The show's creator is also helming the spin-off (Alberto E Rodriguez via Getty Images)
The show's creator is also helming the spin-off (Alberto E Rodriguez via Getty Images)

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Korsh was honest in saying that Markle had been written out of the show a year prior to her announcement she was leaving, with the writers banking on the success of her relationship with Prince Harry.

Korsh said in an interview with People magazine: “We have thought about whether it be Meghan or any of the other cast members coming on and playing themselves as an actor.

“I think, for me, that's a little ... my brain blows up at the thought of that.

“Obviously, if Meghan wants to come back under any circumstances, Meghan can come back.”

He went on to say that, if she came back, it would be together with Adams’ Mike Ross.

Have Meghan Markle's Suits co-stars said anything?

She left the show after her character's season 7 wedding, shortly before her actual wedding (USA Network)
She left the show after her character's season 7 wedding, shortly before her actual wedding (USA Network)

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The new show is led by Stephen Amell, who plays former prosecutor Ted Black.

While Amell never shared the screen with Markle on Suits, he did say of the possibility of her appearing: “You never say never—people come back—you never know.

“She’s always welcome, of course she’s always welcome.”

Macht meanwhile was similarly open to it, saying: “I see any of the characters in the original show having an opportunity for doing what they do best to share their talents.”

Patrick J Adams was also not against it, saying: “I think Meghan is a fantastic actress. We'd be lucky to have her back in the industry.

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"Sure. Mike and Rachel in Seattle. They gotta come down to LA, they gotta fix some stuff.

"If we got the phone call, if I got the phone call, I’m ready to suit up again. I love the show, I love the character and I loved working with all these people."

What has Meghan Markle said about returning to Suits?

Meghan and Prince Harry (Mike Coppola via Getty Images)
Meghan and Prince Harry (Mike Coppola via Getty Images)

The last Markle spoke about returning to acting at all, let alone Suits, was in 2022 in an interview with Vanity Fair.

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Though the actor said you can never say never, she did state that there were no plans for her to return.

She said: “I left Suits right after the 100th episode, in 2018. I didn’t think I’d ever be in the entertainment industry again.

"But the entire culture has changed; streamers have changed things. The ability to create zeitgeist moments like we had in the ‘90s – where everyone would tune in at the same time for a show or gather for one moment – that doesn’t happen anymore.”

Featured Image Credit: USA Network

Topics: Meghan Markle, TV, TV and Film, Netflix

Michael Slavin
Michael Slavin

Michael Slavin is LADbible's dedicated specialist Film and TV writer. Following his completion of a Masters in International Journalism at Salford University, he began working for the Warrington Guardian as a reporter. Throughout this he did freelance work about Entertainment for publications such as DiscussingFilm, where he was the Film and TV editor. Now, he is LAD's go to voice on all things Netflix, True Crime, and UK TV, as well as interviewing huge global stars such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Daisy Ridley, and Ben Stiller.

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