The Season 5 finale of the American legal drama TV series “Suits” has aired on the USA Network on March 2 ending with Mike Ross, played by Patrick J. Adams, making a plea agreement with the court to serve a two-year sentence for fraud on the condition that his colleagues in the law firm Pearson Specter Litt shall be spared from persecution.
That was more than two months ago and now reports coming out has confirmed that Season 6 of “Suits” would already premiere in about two months time.
Specifically, “Suits” Season 6 would premiere on July 13 on the USA Network and it will pick up where the Season 5 finale left off, with Mike Ross about to start his two-year jail time, reports TV.com.
While Mike checks in at Danbury Prison and begins to adjust to his new life behind bars, Pearson Specter Litt has to deal with the fallout of the Mike situation.
After partners of the firm left, the rebuilding of the legal entity shall be left in the hands of Harvey Specter, played by Gabriel Macht, Jessica, played by Gina Torres, Louis, played by Rick Hoffman, Donna, played by Sarah Rafferty, and Rachel, played by Meghan Markle.
While picking up the pieces of whatever is left in the law firm, the remnants will find that the company’s troubles are far from over, where the other major storyline of “Suits” Season 6 shall revolve, cites Deadline.
Excited about all the possibilities
Showrunner Aaron Korsh is very excited with all the possibilities in Season 6 of the TV series following the Season 5 finale when Mike left the rest of the Pearson Specter Litt law firm in complete disarray.
However, as a legal drama, it is also expected that Harvey and company shall be able to find a way to rebuild the law firm in the absence of Mike Ross.
But they will surely find it difficult considering that it was Mike and his innate capabilities who have gotten them all out in tricky situations in the past.
It is likely that Season 6 of “Suits” shall focus on Mike’s life behind bars and how his photographic memory and analytic skills will help him survive his two-year imprisonment.
Making Mike’s life behind bars interesting
As expected, there will be new characters that will be introduced to make Mike’s new life more interesting.
According to reports, actors Erik Palladino, Paul Schulze, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner were already contracted to play recurring roles as inmates in Danbury Prison for Season 6 of “Suits.”
Palladino, who is best remembered for his roles in other hit TV series “ER” and “NCIS: Los Angeles,” will portray the role of Kevin Miller. Miller may become the closest thing he has to a friend while he is behind bars.
Schulze will take on the role of Frank Gallo, a hardened inmate for the significant length of time he has served in prison. He will be the first to introduce Mike to the life in jail. Fans would recall that Schulze also played the role of Eddie Walzer on the TV series “Nurse Jackie” from 2009 to 2015.
Warner, meanwhile, will play the role of Danbury Prison counselor. He is tasked to help the inmates survive their time in prison and guide them toward rehabilitation. He last appeared on the TV series “American Crime Story” on FX.
The Season 5 finale might not have been what the loyal fans and viewers of “Suits” expected but they eventually realized that it was the right thing to do and executive producer Aaron Korsh also thinks that the show took the right path in dealing with Mike’s case.