Suits followers can breathe a sigh of reduction: season 9 of the authorized drama is lastly coming to Netflix this summer time!
The ninth and closing season of the beloved USA sequence — which had an enormous resurgence in recognition final 12 months after its 2019 finale — can be becoming a member of the primary eight seasons on the platform on July 1, TUDUM confirmed on June 2.
After the sequence was added to Netflix’s catalog in 2023, it set streaming data and garnered much more curiosity from youthful generations than it did throughout its unique run from 2011 to 2019.
The drama, which starred Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Sarah Rafferty and — maybe, most notably — Meghan Markle, hit 3 billion viewing minutes between its two streaming platforms, Peacock and Netflix, for the week of June 26 to July 2, 2023.
It additionally remained in Netflix’s Top 10 Series for a month, in response to Tudum.
As Suits made its method again onto viewers’ radars, new followers have been confused by the absence of season 9, which was solely obtainable to stream on Peacock and Amazon Prime Video — not Netflix through the peak of the present’s renewed recognition.
At the time, the NBC-owned streamer poked enjoyable at this reality. After The Hollywood Reporter introduced that Suits had set a viewing time report for an acquired sequence on each Netflix and Peacock, the latter took to social media for some light-hearted ribbing.
“But I’m the only one exclusively streaming ALL NINE SEASONS of Suits,” Peacock responded to the information on X (previously generally known as Twitter).
Ever-so-cheekily, the streamer added: “This tweet was approved by Legal 😘.”
News of Suits season 9 hitting Netflix comes after two of the authorized drama’s stars — Adams, 42, and Rafferty, 51, — introduced plans to group up for a brand new rewatch podcast of the sequence in April.
Through their new SiriusXM present, the duo, who performed Mike Ross and Donna Paulsen on the present, will break down the sequence one episode at a time, sharing behind-the-scenes tales and, after all, welcoming visitor stars to replicate on the present’s legacy.
“On the heels of the record-breaking Suits resurgence, it feels like the perfect time to rewatch the show that changed our lives,” the actors mentioned in a joint assertion concerning the podcast.
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Netflix’s announcement additionally comes after NBCUniversal revealed that the highly-anticipated Suits spinoff, Suits L.A. — which can be set in the identical universe as the unique authorized drama — is formally getting a pilot, PEOPLE confirmed in February.
Helmed by Suits creator Aaron Korsh, the spinoff will function a model new solid. At this level, it is unclear although if any of the actors from the unique sequence (together with the Duchess of Sussex, who left after season 7) will make an look.
The first eight seasons of Suits are streaming on Netflix now, and the ninth and closing season of the drama will be a part of the streamer on July 1.