Simply days after Fits creator Aaron Korsh teased that Gabriel Macht’s Harvey Specter wouldn’t be the one authentic collection star to affix the brand new Fits LA
spinoff, Deadline has revealed one other OG character is returning to the franchise. Beforehand, Korsh teased, “There might be at the very least one different authentic Fits character. I am not going to say at what stage.”
In keeping with the brand new particulars revealed as we speak, that one character seems to be Louis Litt, who will as soon as once more be performed by Rick Hoffman. Whereas evidently Hoffman will solely seem in a single episode of Season 1, and won’t seem in any of the three episodes that can star Macht, sources have claimed that he may effectively return for extra episodes ought to the collection get a Season 2 renewal.
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How ‘Fits LA’ Connects to the Unique Sequence
‘Fits LA’ feels a lot totally different from ‘Fits,’ and there is a purpose. Nevertheless, the return of Harvey Specter retains the 2 reveals tied collectively.
Litt was a preferred character within the authentic collection of Fits, turning into a type of characters that’s as irritating as they’re entertaining. Let’s not neglect his catchphrase of “You simply bought Litt up” each time he owned somebody, which is able to absolutely be making the journey to LA with him for his one-off look.
Cameo appearances are at all times anticipated in any spinoff of a preferred present, so the information of Hoffman following Macht into the forged isn’t precisely a shock. Nevertheless, whereas there may very well be extra to comply with – particularly if the collection is renewed for a second season – Korsch mentioned that he wouldn’t wish to throw characters in for the sake of it. Chatting with TVLine, he mentioned:
“I do know that is what followers need, however I really feel like if it is only a parade of previous Fits characters, it might type of hurt the brand new franchise, and I do not suppose it might do lots of favors to the previous franchise both.”
‘Fits LA’ Has Not Lived As much as Its Predecessor…But
Fits LA facilities on a recent forged of characters making an attempt to duplicate the success of Pearson Specter Litt on the west coast, however that doesn’t imply there are usually not loads of callbacks and Easter eggs for long-term followers to hunt out. It appears that evidently, regardless of the hype across the collection, its opening episodes didn’t fairly reside as much as the expectations put upon it. Whereas the present has elevated its preliminary 33% Tomatometer rating to 39% – a rating replicated within the viewers approval price – it’s going to most likely take quite a lot of OG character appearances to make up for the present’s failings.
The synopsis for the brand new collection reads, “Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor from New York, has reinvented himself representing essentially the most highly effective purchasers in Los Angeles. However his agency is at a disaster level, and with the intention to survive, he should embrace a job he held in contempt his whole profession. Ted is surrounded by a stellar group of attorneys who check their loyalties to each Ted and one another whereas they can not assist however combine their private {and professional} lives. On prime of all of it, Ted should come to phrases with the occasions that years in the past led him to depart behind every little thing and everybody he liked.”
Viewership will finally determine whether or not Fits LA is granted a renewal or is distributed to one-and-done jail. Fits LA premieres new episodes on Sundays, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, and streams on Peacock the next day.
Supply: Deadline/TVLine
Fits LA
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February 23, 2025
- Community
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NBC
- Writers
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Aaron Korsh