Suits LA spinoff called ‘joyless’ and ‘unsexy’ by critics in brutal reviews

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Stephen Amell leads 'Suits LA' as former prosecutor-turned-entertainment lawyer Ted Black “Suits LA is flat and joyless,” New York Times critic Margaret Lyons wrote, adding that it felt more like a “seance” than a sequel. Variety’s Aramide Tinubu concurred, joking that Suits LA “should be held in contempt.” Tinubu was left particularly dismayed by a “lumpy and confounding pilot episode” that she said included “grating dialogue, jarring camera angles and a bizarre twist.” USA Today’s Kelly Lawler put her opinion plainly, declaring: “Suits LA is the dollar-store spinoff we didn't need. She added that it was “a big tonal jump from the original series, which was campy and lighthearted.” Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter criticized Amell’s performance, saying he “flounders in NBC’s tonally confused, narratively jumbled legal drama.” “The actual premiere is so awful, and in such baffling ways, that it’s hard to imagine a lot of would-be fans sticking around to find out if it gets better,” she said. Lastly, The Guardian’s Adrian Horton found the reboot to be “an unsexy disappointment.” Speaking to People last month about his forthcoming appearance, Macht confirmed that he won’t be the only Suits actor returning.