Meghan Markle as Rachel Zane and Wendell Pierce as Robert Zane in ‘Suits.’ Ben Mark Holzberg/USA Network
Meghan Markle might not be making her return to acting just yet, but there’s a “hope” for her to join Suits LA.
Wendell Pierce, who played Markle’s dad on Suits, told Us Weekly exclusively that it “would be a real coup to get her on board” for the spinoff series.
“Hopefully, I get to cameo on it one day or something like that — they bring Robert Zane back,” he said at the Zero Day premiere in New York City. “I’m really looking forward to seeing the new characters and whether Aaron Korsh, the creator, has [brought] it to the West Coast.”
Korsh himself weighed in on bringing back Markle, who played Rachel Zane on seven seasons of the original show, while celebrating the Suits LA premiere on Thursday, February 20.
“We have thought about whether it be Meghan or any of the other cast members coming on and playing themselves as an actor,” Korsh, 58, told People at the event in Los Angeles. “I think for me that’s a little … my brain blows up at the thought of that.”
According to Korsh, a twist of that nature “blows up the world too much.”
Suits aired on USA Network for nine seasons from 2011 to 2019. Suits LA — set to premiere on Sunday, February 23 — is set in the same universe, so the logical way to get some old stars involved is to bring back their characters.
Meghan Markle as Rachel Zane in ‘Suits.’ Ian Watson/USA Network/Courtesy Everett Collection
“Obviously, if Meghan wants to come back under any circumstances, Meghan can come back,” Korsh continued, noting that she “always” has an open invitation. “I think realistically, it would be too much of an explosion of the fourth wall to do that.”
Years after it first aired, Suits had a major resurgence in 2023 when it was added to multiple streaming services.
“Isn’t that wild?” Markle said in a 2023 interview about the show’s newfound success, noting that she had “no idea” what led to the resurgence.
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“It’s hard to find a show you can binge-watch that many episodes of these days, so that could have something to do with it. But good shows are everlasting,” she continued. “It was great to work on, such a great cast and crew. We had a really fun time.”
Suits’ comeback led to the Suits LA spinoff series, along with a rewatch podcast hosted by original stars Patrick J. Adams and Sarah Rafferty. While the duo have gotten some of their past Suits costars to appear on the podcast, Markle has yet to be featured as a guest.
“We are not really in touch. She leads a very different life now for obvious and important reasons,” Adams, 43, said during an October 2024 Q&A. “[But] upon hearing about the [Suits rewatch] podcast, I got a lovely text, saying how excited she was for us and asking how she could help in anyway [sic].”