How the canceled legal drama "Suits" was resurrected to become a favorite summer show

The internet is hyper-fixating on one show and one show only right now, and it's the unlikely underdog "Suits." Surprisingly, "Suits" is having a moment right now. No, seriously the humble USA Network legal drama that was canceled in 2019, but also spawned a literal American Duchess aka the ever-gracious Meghan Markle, has been holding steady in the Netflix Top 10 Charts for the last two months since it debuted in June on the streaming platform. Nielsen has even reported that the series has hit over 3 billion viewing minutes so far in one week.

The legal drama focuses on one of New York City's best corporate attorneys Harvey Spector (Gabriel Machet) bringing in a whipsmart, college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) into the corporate law world. Think of it as Harvey and Mike's Adventures plus their hot girl love interests, receptionist Donna (Sarah Rafferty) and paralegal Rachel (Markle). So why does this seemingly unremarkable 2010s procedural have such an impact now?

Here are a few reasons why "Suits" is drawing in an enthusiastic new and, according to NBC Universal, a younger audience compared to the series' original run:

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