Suits The TV Series Update: Seasons 1,2,3,4 and 5 Summary
Suits is a USA Network television drama series created by Aaron Korsh, starring Patrick J. Adams as Michael "Mike" Ross and Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter. The series is set at the fictional law firm Pearson Hardman (Pearson Darby since Season 2) in New York City, follows Ross after he stumbles into a job interview with Specter, who is searching for an associate. Ross is undoubtedly the best candidate for the position, a position he obtains without having a law degree.
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Suits: First Season
At the firm, junior partner Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), Harvey's jealous rival and direct supervisor of the associates, is suspicious of Mike's Harvard credentials. Meanwhile, Mike struggles to distance himself from Trevor, who has stopped dealing drugs but cannot escape his past. When Trevor leaves the state, Mike begins dating Trevor's ex-girlfriend Jenny Griffith (Vanessa Ray). Mike befriendsparalegal Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle) at the office, and the two soon develop a mutual attraction, complicating his relationship with Jenny. Trevor returns to New York, only to learn that Mike is dating Jenny. In retaliation, he tells the firm's managing partner Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres) about Mike's lack of a degree.
Suits: Second Season
Founder Daniel Hardman (David Costabile) returns to the firm, and Jessica and Harvey fear he wishes to return to his former position as managing partner. Because of this, Jessica allows Mike to continue working, despite discovering his secret. Meanwhile, Jenny confronts Mike about his feelings for Rachel, and when Mike hesitates in his response, Jenny breaks up with him. At the firm, Travis Tanner (Eric Close) accuses Harvey of burying evidence and is determined to have Harvey disbarred. Donna finds the missing document and realizes she had signed in the document and then lost it; she panics and destroys the document. She is fired by Jessica shortly after. Hardman is able to blackmail Tanner into dropping Harvey's disbarment from the settlement, and Hardman's decision to settle or Jessica's decision to go to trial is put to vote. With the partners' evenly split, Harvey, who has the deciding vote, and realizing the trial will jeopardize everyone at the firm, votes to settle, unwittingly siding with Hardman over Jessica so the firm can move past the lawsuit. This causes Hardman to call a partner vote and challenge Jessica for the position as managing partner. Soon after, Hardman promotes Louis to senior partner, and both Harvey and Jessica fail to definitively win Louis' support. Hardman becomes managing partner, but it is short lived as Mike and Harvey discover that Hardman forged and planted the document that Harvey and Donna supposedly buried. He is voted out of the firm, and Jessica regains the managing partner position. Immediately after his grandmother's death, Mike tries to start a relationship with Rachel, but she is reluctant. Mike then begins a romantic entanglement with his, now married, first love and childhood friend Tess (Elisabeth Hower) who was in town for the funeral. Rachel, who has now decided that she was willing to have a relationship with Mike, discovers them together. Mike ends the entanglement.
A week after the dust settles from the Hardman incident, Mike tries to repair his relationship with Rachel, and a new case arises that hits home for Mike. He has to deal with the struggles of defending a hit and run case similar to his childhood experience of losing his own parents. Louis Litt, relishing his new Senior Partner title, takes it upon himself to hire his own first year associate, who just may poke some holes in Mike's story about his time at Harvard. Harvey realizing this, goes to Jessica, who stops Louis from hiring the associate, giving the excuse of a "hiring freeze". Hardman returns to battle with his old firm, working as a contract lawyer for Rachel's father, the famous trial attorney Robert Zane. Rachel, at this point, is applying for admission to Harvard Law. Hardman strains Jessica's already low resources even further as she and Harvey are forced to try multiple gender discrimination suits, against Folsom Foods, in different locations. Scottie returns after stealing some of the firm's discrimination lawsuits. Eventually, Harvey convinces Jessica and Scottie that both firms should jointly fight the 45 discriminating cases. Jessica is also offered a possible merger deal with another NY firm managed by Robert Zane, famous trial attorney and father of Rachel; who, later, takes back the offer after discovering from Jessica that Daniel seems to hold all the cards to crush her firm with the Folsom Foods rocket docket cases. In the end, Jessica begins accepting a second possible merge offer with Scottie's U.K. firm. Agreeing to such a merger would allow Jessica to finally end Daniel's attack. By law, Jessica is required to hand over the firm's financial documents to possible merger partners. This would allow the British partner to threaten to reveal Daniel's past without Jessica breaching her confidentiality contract with Daniel. This stops Daniel in his tracks. Harvey, whose goal is to earn the title of named partner on merit rather than be given it by extenuating circumstances, becomes angry at this impending merger news and his and Jessica's plans for the future clash. In the end a deal to merge goes through with Harvey learning his place as a senior partner for now in order to be shown he can be controlled. Rachel, after having been informed of her denial of admission, forces Mike to reveal that he did not attend Harvard Law.
Suits TV Show: Third Season
Things become very, very bad between Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and Mike (Patrick J. Adams). Their disagreement from the Season 2 finale doesn't go away -- it only escalates. "Harvey lets Mike go. He's done with him," Macht said. "Mike asks for forgiveness but Harvey doesn't want any of it."
Harvey is so over Mike, in fact, that he is willing to let the oft-hated Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman) steal Mike away after two seasons of failed efforts.
Fortunately, Mike will have other things to distract him from his broken relationship with Harvey. Namely, Mike will have Rachel (Meghan Markle). At the end of Season 2, these two flirts finally gave in to their mutual interest -- and then Mike divulged his big "I'm not really a legal lawyer" secret to her.
"Rachel knows his secret now, all the cards are on the table," Markle explained. "It's about deciding if they want to do this -- and if so, how."
Power is shifting and lines are crossed in the gripping third season of "Suits." Following the firm’s merger with a prestigious British business, loyalties are tested between high-powered counsel Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht), legal prodigy Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), and their boss, managing partner Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres).
At end of this season Mike realizes he will never be able to make a name for himself in law with the threat of his fraud being discovered, and considers a career change. In the season three finale, Mike is arrested, which may expose him, and Harvey and Louis try to free him. Mike realizes the problems his situation causes for the firm, however, and decides to take a job offer as an investment banker to resolve things. This new job makes Mike a client of the firm, and he jokes with Harvey, telling him that Harvey now technically works for him.
Suits TV Show: Fourth Season Summary
Suits Season 4 picks up with Mike in his new role as an investment banker and client of the law firm he just left. Mike's not the only one who will be in a new position when the Suits returns. Rachel's (Meghan Markle) attending law school while working for Harvey as his associate. That will certainly create some intriguing complications for their romance.
In the season premiere, "One-Two-Three Go...," Mike and Harvey struggle to adjust to their new business relationship when they don't see eye-to-eye on a deal Mike wants to pursue. Their game play will put their attorney-client status at risk.
Harvey is accused of colluding by the SEC. A team led by Sean Cahill (Neal McDonough), who is determined to defeat Pearson Specter, investigates the claim under direct orders from Eric Woodall (Željko Ivanek). Jeff Malone (D. B. Woodside) is hired by the firm after revealing the impending investigation against Pearson Specter to Jessica and Harvey.
Following back and forth takeover attempts from both Mike and Logan, Mike turns to Charles Forstman (Eric Roberts), a shady billionaire investor who agrees to invest to save Gillis Industries, under the condition that Mike cut Sidwell out, giving Sidwell nothing from the Gillis Industries case. Mike reluctantly agrees to the deal, but Forstman informs Sidwell about the secret condition, and Mike is fired.
Louis prevents Forstman from investing in Gillis, but is forced to embezzle Forstman's money through international banks to avoid United States taxes. Jessica offers Louis a reward, and when she once again refuses his request to be name partner, he asks that Mike be rehired at the firm. Following the SEC investigation and Jessica finding out about Louis' wrongdoings, Louis resigns from Pearson Specter. He tries to take clients with him but is stonewalled by his non-compete clause. Mike gets Louis an interview with Robert Zane, but Zane adds the condition that Louis must poach one of Harvey's clients, which Mike prevents him from doing. When Mike visits Louis and doesn't recognize the Order of the Coif key that the top 10% of graduates receive at Harvard, Louis realizes Mike's secret and uses it to blackmail Jessica into rehiring him as a name partner. His pride in this victory leads to severe tension and problems with the firm. Louis and Mike have a physical altercation, after which Louis forgives Mike and manages to get the SEC to drop the case against Pearson Specter.
Rachel hands Mike an ultimatum, and Mike moves back into his apartment with her. At the end of the season, Mike proposes to Rachel by giving her the ring Mike's grandmother had when she got married.
When Mike was struggling with a case, Donna illegally obtained evidence for him. When this is discovered, Harvey, Rachel, and Mike rush to prove the company's guilt so that the charges against Donna will be dropped. Harvey tells Donna that he loves her, but remains non-committal, leaving her confused. She helps Louis get over the death of his abrasive but loyal secretary Norma, and decides to leave Harvey to work for Louis, devastating Harvey.
Season 6 will air on Wednesday, July 13, 2016.Check out the first look at Suits Season 6 in the clip below
In the season premiere, "One-Two-Three Go...," Mike and Harvey struggle to adjust to their new business relationship when they don't see eye-to-eye on a deal Mike wants to pursue. Their game play will put their attorney-client status at risk.
Harvey is accused of colluding by the SEC. A team led by Sean Cahill (Neal McDonough), who is determined to defeat Pearson Specter, investigates the claim under direct orders from Eric Woodall (Željko Ivanek). Jeff Malone (D. B. Woodside) is hired by the firm after revealing the impending investigation against Pearson Specter to Jessica and Harvey.
Following back and forth takeover attempts from both Mike and Logan, Mike turns to Charles Forstman (Eric Roberts), a shady billionaire investor who agrees to invest to save Gillis Industries, under the condition that Mike cut Sidwell out, giving Sidwell nothing from the Gillis Industries case. Mike reluctantly agrees to the deal, but Forstman informs Sidwell about the secret condition, and Mike is fired.
Louis prevents Forstman from investing in Gillis, but is forced to embezzle Forstman's money through international banks to avoid United States taxes. Jessica offers Louis a reward, and when she once again refuses his request to be name partner, he asks that Mike be rehired at the firm. Following the SEC investigation and Jessica finding out about Louis' wrongdoings, Louis resigns from Pearson Specter. He tries to take clients with him but is stonewalled by his non-compete clause. Mike gets Louis an interview with Robert Zane, but Zane adds the condition that Louis must poach one of Harvey's clients, which Mike prevents him from doing. When Mike visits Louis and doesn't recognize the Order of the Coif key that the top 10% of graduates receive at Harvard, Louis realizes Mike's secret and uses it to blackmail Jessica into rehiring him as a name partner. His pride in this victory leads to severe tension and problems with the firm. Louis and Mike have a physical altercation, after which Louis forgives Mike and manages to get the SEC to drop the case against Pearson Specter.
Rachel hands Mike an ultimatum, and Mike moves back into his apartment with her. At the end of the season, Mike proposes to Rachel by giving her the ring Mike's grandmother had when she got married.
When Mike was struggling with a case, Donna illegally obtained evidence for him. When this is discovered, Harvey, Rachel, and Mike rush to prove the company's guilt so that the charges against Donna will be dropped. Harvey tells Donna that he loves her, but remains non-committal, leaving her confused. She helps Louis get over the death of his abrasive but loyal secretary Norma, and decides to leave Harvey to work for Louis, devastating Harvey.
Suits TV Show: Fifth Season Summary
Harvey hires a new secretary who appears the opposite of Donna, but proves herself capable. However, he still struggles with losing Donna.
Louis conspires with partner Jack Soloff (John Pyper-Ferguson) to change the firm's compensation structure and undermine Harvey, which gets him in trouble with Jessica as Soloff makes a power play. Jessica finds out that Soloff got advice from Daniel Hardman, and gives him one last chance at the firm. When Soloff tries to break ties with Hardman, though, the former managing partner finds ways to keep manipulating him.
Although jubilant about their engagement, Mike and Rachel keep quiet about it as they work to help Harvey deal with Donna's departure. Mike works a case with Robert Zane; Rachel decides not to sign a prenup suggested by her father. When Soloff proposes working a case with Mike, he initially refuses, not trusting the man who nearly got one of Louis's clients dropped. Mike and Soloff come to a mutual respect through the case, but this only causes more problems for Mike when Soloff recommends him for junior partner. The opposing counsel on Mike's first case is a former girlfriend who knows his secret, and Rachel is forced to handle the situation. Rachel is hurt by friction with her mother when Mike's secret forces her to give up her dream of a huge wedding.
Hardman threatens a hostile takeover of Pearson Specter Litt, with Soloff as his involuntary right-hand man. Louis fails to discover what Hardman is holding over Soloff. Harvey realizes Charles Forstman, now in jail, is funding Hardman as an act of revenge, and Forstman demands Harvey's resignation. When Hardman makes another move, Harvey agrees to resign and reveals the whole situation to the partners, leading them to vote to keep Jessica as managing partner. Mike also resigns after a difficult decision to protect his new family with Rachel, but is arrested before he can leave the office by two agents who accuse him of conspiracy to commit fraud.
Harvey and Mike find themselves facing the tenacity of Anita Gibbs as they fight to keep Mike out of jail. Donna returns to Harvey's desk to support them. Although Harvey decides to represent Mike in court, Mike argues that he needs to prove to the jury that he is a real lawyer by representing himself. As more and more people involved realize that the allegations are true, the risk of someone turning Mike in for a deal rises. Even though Rachel begs Mike to have faith in himself, he chooses at the final hour to turn himself in for a two-year prison sentence so that no one else will go to jail for his mistake. Harvey discovers that the jury verdict would have been not guilty, devastating everyone. Mike decides to marry Rachel before he leaves, but seeing that her parents felt forced to come to the wedding, he leaves the church to start his prison sentence. With Mike's confession, Pearson Specter Litt's non-compete clause is rendered invalid, and Louis, Jessica, and Donna return to the firm to find it completely empty of employees.