“Fits LA” is getting a customer from New York Metropolis. Gabriel Macht, who portrayed profitable and charismatic lawyer Harvey Specter within the unique “Fits” is in talks to seem within the NBC spinoff in a recurring position throughout three episodes, Selection has discovered from sources.
When “Fits” wrapped up in 2019, Harvey and his spouse, Donna (Sarah Rafferty), moved to Seattle, working alongside Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) and Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle). Whereas Adams and Markle exited the present early, Macht appeared in all 134 episodes of the nine-season drama.
Reps for NBC didn’t instantly reply to requests for touch upon Macht becoming a member of the spinoff.
Whereas the spinoff, created by Aaron Korsh, will happen in the identical universe as the unique, it’s going to comply with a brand new regulation agency in Los Angeles led by Ted Black (Stephen Amell). Ted, nevertheless, is a former New York prosecutor, so it’s doable he has a connection to one of the best nearer in New York Metropolis.
“Fits,” produced by UCP, initially aired on USA Community. In 2023, when it landed on Netflix, it topped the charts for a number of weeks and in the end surpassed 45 billion minutes on Netflix and Peacock mixed. The large resurgence led to Macht showing together with his costars Adams, Rafferty and Gina Torres to current on the Golden Globe Awards in January.
“It’s a tremendous factor,” Macht stated on the time. “We had some nice success when the present was on. Everywhere in the world, there have been individuals downloading it, pirating, downloading it. At a sure level, Netflix got here in and stated, ‘Why don’t we put this on the market.’ And it’s simply gotten unbelievable eyes. And we’re very grateful for it.”
In June, a number of members of the “Fits” solid reunited on the ATX TV Pageant and Adams agreed he’d be as much as get the unique solid again collectively. “I’m an individual of no energy or authority, however clearly, there’s a ‘Fits: LA‘ present that’s being made. That’s the focus of Aaron, I feel he would agree,” he stated. “Nevertheless it’s undoubtedly one thing he’s thinking about doing, in attempting to get the band again collectively. So it is determined by 1,000,000 issues if that may occur, however is it doable? I feel it’s doable.”
At the moment, Adams and Rafferty are internet hosting a “Fits” rewatch podcast.
“Fits LA,” which stars Josh McDermitt, Lex Scott Davis and Bryan Greenberg, premieres on NBC on Feb. 23.
Deadline first reported that Macht can be becoming a member of “Fits: LA.”
