Why Did ‘Suits’ Creators Write Off Meghan Markle From the Series?

Published 09/30/2022, 2:04 PM EDT

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Meghan Markle may be famously known as the Duchess of Sussex now, but she is a critically acclaimed actress first. With her name constantly being published alongside her Royal husband, her time as an actress gets pushed to the back of the closet.

Apart from being an ex-Royal and an actress, Meghan Markle also has a clothing line called The Tig. Furthermore, Markle used to play a pivotal role in Aaron Kosh’s hit American legal drama titled Suits. Meghan Markle’s exit from the show was expected after she married the Prince. It is interesting how Aaron Korsh knew that he had to write Meghan Markle off long before the actress did.

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Aaron Korsh wrote Meghan Markle out a year ago

The thrilling legal drama Suits became everyone’s favorite when it aired in 2011. The intriguing characters set up in the highly competitive legal world, that too in the bustling city of New York, were a delight to watch. One such character was of Meghan Markle. Additionally, she played the role of Rachel Zane in the television drama. If the girl boss had a definitive definition, then it would be Rachel Zane.

Her character was poised, competitive, caring, and ever hard-working. And when such a character leaves a drama, the fans and makers of the show are bound to be upset. However, this was not the case for Meghan Markle. Aaron Korsh told Radio 4 that he had written her character out a year ago before it actually happened.

 

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He said, “I knew from a year ago that this relationship was burgeoning. And I had a decision to make because I didn’t want to intrude and ask her, ‘hey what’s going on and what are you going to do?” Therefore the creators collectively took the bait that Meghan and Harry were going to work out and wrote a natural exit for her character.

Rachel Zane got married to Mike Ross, played by Patrick J Adams, in Season 7 of the Suits. The two of them moved to Seattle to open a legal clinic. Furthermore, her co-star and close friend, Patrick J Adams, also left the series with Meghan.

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The two of them got married to their respective partners following their exit from Suits. Patrick J Adams made a cameo in the final season of Suits and mentioned Meghan Markle.

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Meet Aliza Siddiqui, a Hollywood News reporter at Netflix Junkie. Her love affair with Hollywood began with Anne Hathaway and The Princess Diaries, but it was the thrilling climax of Don’t Look Up that cemented her infatuation with the industry and its filmmaking. Aliza's journey into entertainment reporting began with her time at Otakukart, where she wrote over a thousand articles.

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