With Fits LA premiering on NBC subsequent month, the promotional practice is leaving the station, and the primary footage was unveiled over the weekend.
Stephen Amell is the present’s main man within the function of Ted Black, a high-powered former federal prosecutor from New York “who has reinvented himself representing essentially the most highly effective purchasers in Los Angeles,” based on the synopsis.
“His agency is at a disaster level, and to be able to survive, he should embrace a task he held in contempt for his whole profession,” the outline continues.
“Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of characters who take a look at their loyalties to each Ted and one another whereas they’ll’t assist however combine their private {and professional} lives.”
“All of this is occurring whereas occasions from years in the past slowly unravel that led Ted to depart behind the whole lot and everybody he cherished.”
The teaser showcases Ted and people in his orbit as we’re launched to the franchise’s tackle Los Angeles regulation.
Nonetheless, it’s already proving tough to tell apart the main character from a task Stephen performed so effortlessly for eight seasons.
Fits LA Might Already Have Sealed Its Destiny
Sure, we’re speaking about Oliver Queen and Arrow. Stephen went for one thing fully totally different with Heels, and it was an effective way to point out off totally different nuances of his appearing capability.
However we’re undecided Fits LA was the precise subsequent step for him. The Fits franchise is alive and nicely due to the resurgence of the previous USA Community hit on Netflix.
Though the sequence soared to astronomical viewing figures, NBC has gotten Fits LA off the bottom years after its ending.
If the community needed to capitalize on the success of the unique sequence, the brand new offshoot ought to have had a splashy debut final yr.
The hope is that Ted is a whole departure from Stephen’s function on Arrow, as it will be extremely unsatisfying for each him as an actor and viewers tuning into Fits LA when it hits the air.
The primary footage exhibits that Ted is cocky and keen to go so far as he can for his purchasers, which may be very harking back to Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht), who will seem for a visitor arc on the spinoff.
Fits LA Ought to Focus On New Characters Earlier than Franchise Alums
The primary promo with precise footage from the present lasted simply 30 seconds
But it’s a little bit of a slap within the face that NBC is utilizing it as a possibility to showcase that, sure, Harvey Specter will return in some capability.
The main target ought to have been on establishing Fits LA as its personal present throughout the universe, and character crossovers ought to have been an afterthought as a result of the present has set itself up for catastrophe.
Harvey will seemingly be a significantly better character than many of the new additions to the Fits universe on Fits LA, so viewers will need far more of him than they’re getting.
The one attention-grabbing side of Harvey’s point out is that it teases a historical past between him and Ted.
Ted speaks about Harvey up to now tense, suggesting that one thing occurred to derail their friendship, which implies there ought to be fireworks once they do cross paths in LA.
Lex Scott Davis (The L Phrase: Technology Q), Josh McDermitt (The Strolling Useless), and Bryan Greenberg (One Tree Hill) spherical out the solid of Fits LA. Victoria Justice (Eye Sweet) can be current within the trailer, however NBC lists her solely as a visitor star.
What do you consider the primary take a look at Fits LA?
Ought to the sequence deal with its characters first earlier than teasing appearances from franchise alums?
Fits LA premieres on NBC on Sunday, February 23, at 9/8c.