EXCLUSIVE: NBC’s Suits LA will welcome Rick Hoffman later this season, reprising the role of Louis Lit he originated in the mothership series, USA Network’s Suits. Sources close to production confirm that he will appear in one episode this season with the potential to return for more if NBC picks up the Aaron Korsh-created legal drama for a second season.
Hoffman is the second actor from Suits to return to the universe following Gabriel Macht who will appear in three episodes this season. Litt and Macht’s Harvey Spector will not coincide in any episodes, we hear.
Louis Litt is an attorney specializing in corporate finance who provides the series with comedy relief. He’s the character you love to hate because he has a tough outer core but he is actually a sensitive softie on the inside. Louis is famous for using the catchphrase “You Just Got Litt Up,” which means you just got owned by Louis Litt.
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Suits LA is centered on Ted Black (Stephen Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself by representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles. His firm is at a crisis point, and to survive, he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career.
The series also stars Lex Scott Davis, Josh McDermitt, Bryan Greenberg, Troy Winbush, Rachelle Goulding, Azita Ghanizada, Maggie Grace and Alice Lee.
New episodes air on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. This Sunday, the episode is titled “He Knew” and will follow Ted and Kevin (Winbush) deal with a bombshell about Lester’s (Kevin Weisman) motive for killing his producing partner. Erica (Davis) and Leah (Lee) try to fulfill an unorthodox request for a celebrity client. In the past, Ted drags his old friend Stuart (McDermitt) into his mob case. Brian Baumgartner and Patton Oswalt guest star.
On NBC and across Peacock, Suits LA and Grosse Pointe Garden Society saw gains vs. their linear telecasts during their second week. Both shows jumped nearly 2X in total viewers (+87%/+90%) and more than 3X in the 18-49 demo (+213%/+216%), according to NBC.
Aaron Korsh is the creator and executive producer of Suits and Suits LA. David Bartis, Doug Liman, Gene Klein, Anton Cropper, Genevieve Sparling, Rick Muirragui and Jon Cowan also executive produce. The series is produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Hoffman is an actor best known for his fan-favorite role as eccentric and endearing lawyer Louis Litt on all nine seasons of USA’s popular legal drama Suits. He was recently seen starring in Showtime’s award-winning series Billions opposite Paul Giamatti and Damien Lewis. On the big screen, he starred in Eli Roth’s hit film Thanksgiving alongside Patrick Dempsey.
Hoffman’s other notable film credits include Hostel, also directed by Roth; Blood Work directed by Clint Eastwood; and Battleship directed by Peter Berg. Additional TV credits include HBO’s Ballers, ABC’s Samantha Who?, FOX’s The Bernie Mac Show, and ABC’s Philly.
He is repped by Paradigm Talent Agency and Impression Entertainment.