Suits is experiencing a second spring on Netflix. The lawyer series originally ran from 2011 to 2019 on the US broadcaster USA Network. A few weeks ago, Netflix took all seasons in the program and thus provided an unexpected boost in popularity. Suits is more popular than ever and is breaking streaming records.
Series creator Aaron Korsh noticed that too. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter looks back on the origins of Suits and also comes up with a very specific name: Meghan Markle. Prince Harry’s current wife was named Attorney Rachel Zane famous in suits.
When the Queen shuts up: British royal family didn’t want Meghan Markle to say Poppycock in Suits
Markle’s relationship with Prince Harry also impacted production on the series, which she left after Season 7. As Korsh reveals, he has regularly Feedback from the British Royal Family receive. In order not to tarnish Markle’s image, various details in the scripts had to be changed.
You can watch the trailer for Suits here:
Suits – S01 Trailer (English)
When asked, Korsh specifically names one of these details in the interview. Markle was allowed the sentence “It’s poppycock” don’t tell of yourself “That’s nonsense” or “Papperlapapp” translate.
[…] My wife’s family uses the word ‘Poppycock’ when they have a topic to discuss that might be sensitive. Let’s say you wanted to do something that you know your husband doesn’t want to do, but you at least want to discuss it. Since you are only discussing it, it is not binding, so you would say: ‘It’s poppycock.’
However, the royal family was vehemently opposed, as Korsh further explains.
[…] The royal family didn’t want that [Meghan Markle] that says. They didn’t want her to say the word ‘Poppycock’. I think they were afraid that people would cut scenes together in which they ‘cock’ [zu Deutsch: ‘Schwanz’] says. So we had to change ‘Poppycock’ to ‘Bullshit’. I didn’t like that at all because I told my in-laws that [Poppycock] appears in the series.
Korsh hints that there were one or two other instances where the royal family intervened and the Suits scripts had to be changed. But he can’t remember exactly what it was about.
Now on Netflix: Stream all seasons of Suits with a subscription
All nine seasons of Suits (134 episodes total) are currently available to stream on Netflix. The steadily growing popularity of the series even led to speculation that the series revived with a revival could become. So far, however, there are no official plans in this direction.
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