by Thinus Ferreira
America's NBC network has given a series order to a Suits spinoff entitled Suits: LA starring Stephen Amell which means it's extremely likely that the series will be seen on M-Net (DStv 101) as well.
Suits: LA is created by the Suits creator Aaron Korsh and was developed after Netflix added Suits, which was set in New York, as a library title to its streaming service where it became highly watched.
In Suits: LA, Stephen Amell from Arrow portrays Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York who now lives in Los Angeles and is the head of a law firm there.
NBC issued a summary of Suits: LA: "His firm is at a crisis point, and to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can't help but mix their personal and professional lives."
"All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved."
The Suits: LA cast includes Josh McDermitt, Lex Scott Davis and Bryan Greenberg.
Josh McDermitt is Stuart Lane who joined Ted Black to start a new Los Angeles law firm. Lex Scott Davis portrays Erica Rollins, a "savvy and strong-willed rising star at the firm", while Bryan Greenberg is Rick Dodsen, Ted's protege in the firm's entertainment division.
The executive producers are Aaron Korsh, Doug, David Bartis, Doug Liman and Gene Klein who were all also executive producers of Suits.
