Suits Season 8: The show returns without Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle; Katherine Heigl Joins as Samantha Wheeler

The American legal drama Suits is all set to make a come back for its eighth season this week's Wednesday.

It will not be the same as the main leading characters Mike Ross played by Patrick J. Adams and Rachel Zane played by Meghan Markle, is the new royal bride who was Mike's girlfriend and later turned-wife has left the show and won't be returning.

It will be weird and so different not to see them as they both were the essential part of this show since the show started.

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Gina Torres (Jessica Pearson) also won’t be returning to the show.

Gabriel Macht (Harvey Specter), Rick Hoffman (Louis Litt), Sarah Rafferty (Donna Paulson) along with Wendell Pierce (Robert Zane) are the only regulars from season 1 to appear in season 8.

The show will now explore how Mike absence affects the remaining characters, specifically for the kickass lawyer Harvey Specter played by Gabriel Macht as Mike Ross and Harvey Specter worked together on each case. 

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The recurring characters Alex Williams played by Dule Hill and Katrina Bennett Amanda Schull are now series regulars and there is a new surprise which is added, a disruptive lawyer Samantha Wheeler which is played by beautiful Katherine Heigl takes the firm by storm.

Aaron Korsh, the creator of the show said: "I'm going to miss Meghan and Patrick, but I think there are still interesting stories to tell. And then on the other side of it, you have a rejuvenation with new energy, on screen and off."

"About a year ago, Patrick called me and let me know he wanted to move on," Korsh said. "So we had that amount of time to figure it out."

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Now, the show is not trying to replace the ones who left but it is working to move on with new stories and dramatic challenges.

Suits will release on USA Network in the United States on Wednesday, July 18 and Netflix UK will premiere the new first episode of season 8 the following day on July 19.

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