Turns Out, Suits’ Mike Ross Was Based on the Showrunner’s Own Life Story

So many details have come to light since Suits was given a second chance to impress audiences on Netflix. Production secrets, original plans for the characters, and more have been revealed.

In an interview with Collider, the show's creator Aaron Korsh unveiled that he never intended for Suits to be such a big deal in the industry. He didn't even want to be a writer! Yet he managed to create this whole legal drama universe, full of complicated storylines that intertwine and explore what goes on at the heart of a high-powered law firm.

The core storyline of the first season was really an autobiography of sorts. The thing is, Korsh ended up writing Mike based on his personal experiences, and that helped shape the story of Patrick J. Adams' character and his unlikely journey into the legal world.

Mike never thought he would end up in a law firm, but he was recruited by the best in the business, Harvey Specter. And that's despite the fact that Mike never actually went to law school. The Suits showrunner used his own life as a template to create the show's most compelling character.

It turns out that both Korsh and Mike Ross originally planned very different lifestyles, but the paths they chose instead helped them realize what they really wanted to do and find the careers they were truly meant for.

At first, Suits wasn't even intended to be a legal drama. Korsh had a finance background, and he wanted the series to explore the life of investment bankers. But then after some time he felt like he needed to go in a different direction.

Focusing on law instead of banking gave him so many more layers to explore human nature and the industry itself. So the genre switch turned out to be for the best, giving us nine seasons of perfectly balanced legal drama.

If you never watched Suits or have a feeling that another binge would be great, the show is streaming on Netflix.

Source: Collider