“Fits LA” forged and character information: All the things to know concerning the West Coast spinoff’s new gamers (and the way a well-known face bought into the fold)

You're goddamn proper Fits is again.

As its title implies, Suits LA transports the favored USA sequence from the Huge Apple to Tinseltown, following a forged of authorized eagles led by Stephen Amell's Ted Black, who has a connection to Fits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who will recur on the spinoff). Josh McDermitt, Lex Scott Davis, and Bryan Greenberg spherical out the primary forged.

"Whereas in some unspecified time in the future we’d do a Fits film and that could possibly be enjoyable, for probably the most half, I completed telling the story of these characters," creator Aaron Korsh instructed Leisure Weekly for our December cowl story. "However I wasn't capable of end saying what I wished to say concerning the Fits universe, so that is assembly an entire new group of characters and exploring their dynamics and their passions and their fears and their hopes and their goals. It's enjoyable going again to the start of one thing once more."

He continued, "The unique Fits was a twin lead present with Harvey and Mike, and it is a single lead with an ensemble."

With that in thoughts, let's meet that ensemble of fast-talking, back-stabbing Angelenos. Learn on for EW's Fits LA forged and character information.

01 of 09

Stephen Amell as Ted Black

Amell is greatest identified for his physicality, having starred as superhero Oliver Queen (a.ok.a. Inexperienced Arrow) on the CW's Arrow (2012–2020) {and professional} wrestler Jack Spade on Starz's Heels (2021–2023). He additionally fought alongside the heroes in a half-shell as Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016). As Fits LA's Ted Black, although, Amell might want to depend on his verbal wordplay slightly than his bodily prowess.

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Ted is a former federal prosecutor who moved from New York Metropolis to LA to kick off his profession as an leisure lawyer representing A-list expertise. When the present begins, his agency is at a breaking level. "He’s struggling as a frontrunner," Amell instructed EW. "Generally he can get so pushed and so centered on what's in entrance of him or the following battle to win that he loses sight of his relationships with the folks closest to him, and that's what actually manifests within the pilot."

He's additionally nursing some darkish secrets and techniques. "Ted Black has a previous — one thing occurred that made him transfer out to LA and turn out to be an leisure lawyer," Korsh instructed EW, noting that the primary season will comprise a number of flashbacks revealing what life was like for Ted earlier than heading west.

02 of 09

Josh McDermitt as Stuart Lane

McDermitt might be greatest identified for his function (and mullet) on The Walking Dead, (2014–2022), during which he performed engineer Eugene for eight seasons. His profession started, nonetheless, on the fact competitors sequence Final Comedian Standing, the place his jokes propelled him to the semi-finals. He additionally appeared on Mad Males, Twin Peaks: The Return, and Shudder's Creepshow anthology.

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McDermitt performs Stuart Lane, Ted's greatest pal and co-founder of the Black Lane agency. "They’re actually extra like brothers," McDermitt mentioned of the pair's relationship. Amell, in the meantime, hinted that their bond might be one of many focuses of the primary season. "Ted doesn't assume that there's something incorrect with their relationship in any respect — I believe Stuart would possibly disagree," Amell teases.

03 of 09

Lex Scott Davis as Erica Rollins

In 2016, Lex Scott Davis unbroke our hearts as R&B icon Toni Braxton in Lifetime's TV film concerning the singer. Since then, she starred in CBS's Coaching Day sequence and Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q whereas showing in movies like Superfly (2018), The First Purge (2018), and Ricky Stanicky (2024).

As considered one of Ted and Stuart's protégés, Erica Rollins is ready on turning into the agency's head of leisure. Talking with EW, Davis described her character as "good, savvy, witty, and constant." She added, "Erica is preventing for the issues that she deserves on this male-dominated area — she's taking part in hardball with the fellows, for positive."

Davis can also be open to Erica having fun with a little bit of romance within the sequence. "It's attainable to see one thing romantic with Erica and nearly all people on this present — she's simply that individual," she instructed us. "I requested our creator, Aaron, and he's like, 'I don't know. We're all going to seek out out collectively.'"

04 of 09

Bryan Greenberg as Rick Dodsen

Greenberg started his profession in a nationwide Cookie Crisp industrial, although you most likely know him as One Tree Hill's Jake Jagielski (2003–2006) or Ben on The Mindy Project (2016–2017). In 2024, he starred in Junction, a thriller he additionally wrote and directed.

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Like Erica, Greenberg's Rick Dodsen is angling to be the agency's head of leisure. This places the 2 at odds with one another, leading to a rivalry that Greenberg instructed EW is "juicy, combative, and playful." He additionally described Rick as "the ethical compass of the present," and that the character is attempting "to maintain his integrity in a city of snakes, and his morality in probably the most immoral enterprise." However he's not wholly involved with himself. "[Rick is] preventing for Ted's soul as properly — as a result of he might go both method."

Amell mentioned of Rick, "Ted's very a lot seeking to win in any respect prices, and Rick is seeking to win, however possibly by no means prices. That comes again to chunk [Ted], within the case of Rick."

05 of 09

Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter

After guesting on numerous beloved sequence (Beverly Hills 90210, Intercourse and the Metropolis, Spin Metropolis) and showing in a number of movies (The Object of My Affection, Behind Enemy Traces, The Recruit), Macht nabbed the function of Harvey Specter on Fits.

He led all 9 seasons of the sequence, then took a break from appearing to deal with his household (and model partnerships). "I wished to place my deal with a few of this different stuff," Macht not too long ago instructed EW. "Let's see how this entrepreneurship factor goes and the way I will be inventive and collaborate with others differently that doesn't take me away from the youngsters."

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He was hesitant to return to the Fits universe. "I completed up on Fits and felt like we spent sufficient time with Harvey: 9 years, 134 episodes," Macht instructed EW. "We actually created such a well-rounded character, and the ensemble was terrific. Look, I’m so appreciative and blessed to have been part of this present, and it's created quite a lot of alternatives for me. And once I say goodbye, I used to be actually burying the character in lots of, some ways, metaphorically for myself."

He later signed up for a recurring function on Fits LA after a little bit of cajoling by Korsh. Finally, Macht determined he'd prefer to "assist and cross the metaphorical baton over to Stephen and the remainder of the forged." He added, "Actually, it's my method of stepping into there and actually supporting this new enterprise — that's why I mentioned okay."

Within the new sequence, we study Harvey and Ted have a previous collectively that informs the problems impacting Ted's agency within the current. "This man, Ted, is in a bind," Macht says. "There appear to be components of Ted which might be similar to Harvey. And there may be some self-referential wordplay that resembles some outdated patterns which might be actually playful and watchable. I believe that there's a fantastic dynamic between these guys and there's a robust, sturdy love for one another that’s good to see, two guys which have one another's backs."

06 of 09

Victoria Justice as Dylan Pryor

A Nickelodeon veteran, Victoria Justice helped lead two of the community's hottest reveals of the aughts, Zoey 101 (2005–2008) and Victorious (2010–2013). Since then, she's appeared in Netflix movies A Excellent Pairing (2022) and Afterlife of the Occasion (2021), in addition to sequence like MTV's Eye Sweet and Quibi's 50 States of Fright.

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Justice's Dylan Pryor is a film star unimpressed with what Ted and his agency have to supply. "I want somebody with confidence," she says within the Fits LA trailer. "You appear a little bit sheepish to me."

07 of 09

Alice Lee as Leah

Alice Lee is greatest identified for taking part in lawyer Emily Kang on NBC's musical comedy Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (2020–2021), although she's appeared in quite a lot of movies (Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, Brittany Runs a Marathon) and TV sequence (The Mindy Challenge, 2 Broke Women). She additionally voices Lois Lane on Grownup Swim's My Adventures With Superman.

According to TVLine, Lee performs "a younger affiliate lawyer at Black Lane Legislation who has been assigned to work with (or, because it seems, for) leisure lawyer Erica Rollins." Maybe she additionally needs to be head of leisure?

08 of 09

Troy Winbush as Kevin

Troy Winbush's profession dates again to the late '80s, when he recurred as Denny, a pal of Theo Huxtable, on The Cosby Show (1987–1991). He's appeared on dozens of well-liked reveals since then, together with recurring roles on Scandal (2012–2014), The Goldbergs (2013–2022), and Chicago Hearth (2022).

Winbush performs a former FBI agent and outdated pal of Ted's who now works as a personal detective, according to Variety. Within the trailer, he remarks on a photograph of Fits' Harvey Specter whereas chatting with Ted. "I by no means preferred him," he says. "The one individual I knew cockier than you.'

09 of 09

Azita Ghanizada as Roslyn

Azita Ghanizada beforehand starred within the Syfy superhero sequence Alphas (2011–2012) and the CBS sitcom United States of Al (2021–2022). Her prolonged resume additionally consists of visitor spots on The Mentalist (2013), 9-1-1 (2018), and Elementary (2018), in addition to a number one function within the Broadway musical adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's 2003 novel The Kite Runner.

According to Deadline, Ghanizada's Roslyn is "Ted’s loyal and straight-shooting secretary" who "serves as a gradual hand and sounding board as Ted navigates a brand new set {of professional} circumstances."

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