News feed
Meghan Markle’s Suits replacement has been announced.
After Markle quit the show to marry Prince Harry and become a Royal, it’s been revealed that Katherine Heigl is joining the show as the female lead.
Heigl will play Samantha Wheeler, a new partner at law firm Pearson Specter Litt, according to Variety.
She joins series regulars Gabriel Macht, Sarah Rafferty, Rick Hoffman, and new star Dulé Hill.
Patrick J. Adams recently announced he would be leaving the show, with he and Meghan’s last episode together as Mike Ross and Rachel Zane set to air in April.
“Joining Suits was the perfect organic way to not only collaborate with an EP I admire deeply, but to also become part of a show and cast that I am an immense fan of,” Heigl said in a statement.
“I have watched Suits from the very beginning and feel incredibly lucky to be the newest member of the Pearson Specter Litt family.”
The news is somewhat of a comeback for Heigl, whose career has been a little quiet in recent years. But she is a Golden Globe and Emmy winner, starring in movies 27 Dresses and Knocked Up, and on the small-screen in several roles including Grey’s Anatomy.
Suits won’t be the same without Rachel and Mike, but at least it’s not ending, right?
