Peacock announced on Friday that Pearson, the spin-off of the incredibly popular legal drama Suits, is now available to watch exclusively on the streaming platform.
What is Pearson about?
Pearson originally premiered in 2019 and ran for just one season consisting of 10 episodes. With the addition of the spin-off series, Peacock now houses the entire Suits franchise on its platform.
“Looking to atone for her past, disbarred powerhouse attorney Jessica Pearson leaves her New York City law firm for the down-and-dirty politics of the Windy City,” reads the official synopsis for the show.
The spin-off series was centered on powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres) as she adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics. The cast includes Morgan Spector (Homeland) as Mayor Bobby Golec, Simon Kassianides (Agents of Shields), Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill) as Keri Allen, Chantel Riley (Wynnona Earp) as Angela, Isabel Arraiza (The Oath) as Yoli and Eli Goree (Ballers) as Derrick.
Pearson was executive produced and written by Suits creator and executive producer Aaron Korsh with Universal Cable Productions (UCP) producing the show. Daniel Arkin served as its executive producer and showrunner. Doug Liman, David Bartis, and Gene Klein of Hypnotic (Suits) and Torres were also executive producers.
