‘Suits: L.A.’ Casts Lex Scott Davis To Star Alongside Stephen Amell In NBC Pilot

Lex Scott Davis has been cast as the female lead opposite Stephen Amell in the NBC drama pilot Suits L.A., a new extension of the Suits universe from Aaron Korsh, creator and writer of the original series. In addition to Amell, Davis also joins series regular Josh McDermitt in the pilot, whose production is scheduled to start in late March in Vancouver. She landed the role after an extensive search.

Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, who has reinvented himself representing the most powerful clients in Los Angeles after joining forces with his old buddy, Stuart Lane (McDermitt), to build Black Lane Law, which specializes in criminal and entertainment law.

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The firm is at a crisis point, and in order to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. Ted is surrounded by a group of characters who test their loyalties to both Ted and each other while they can’t help but mix their personal and professional lives. All of this is going on while events from years ago slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.

Davis will play Erica Rollins. A savvy and strong-willed rising star, Erica works for Ted Black (Amell). She’s shrewd enough to test the loyalty of her associates only to admire some of them for not having any.

Suits: L.A. is not a reboot or revival but a brand extension in the vein of the CSI and NCIS franchises featuring new characters in a new location.

Korsh executive produces alongside David Bartis, Doug Liman and Gene Klein, who were EPs with him on the original series. Victoria Mahoney directs and executive produces the pilot. UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio. The team also includes original Suits casting director Bonnie Zane.

Davis, known for starring in Universal’s The First Purge, the prequel feature for the Purge franchise, recently appeared in Netflix’s Florida Man, opposite Edgar Ramirez and co-starred in ABC’s Rebel opposite Katey Sagal and Andy Garcia. On the feature side, she’ll next be seen in Amazon feature Ricky Stanicky, alongside John Cena and Zac Efron. Davis is repped by CAA, Entertainment 360 and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.

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