Suits Season 7: Is this the last season with Meghan Markle as Rachel in the show?
SUITS season 7 is finally back on screens this week with Meghan Markle back in the spotlight. But is this the future royal’s last time on television?
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Teaser for Suits season 7 episode 7: 'Full Disclosure'
When is Suits season 7 released on Netflix?
The second half of the seventh season of Suits finally came back last week.
The highly anticipated legal series, which stars Meghan Markle, was shown on the USA Network in America on March 28.
The episode, which is the 11th in the season overall, was then be available on Netflix UK the next day.
So UK fans will be able to tuen into new epsidoes every Thursday morning at 9am.
Is Suits season 7 the last season with Meghan Markle?
Yes - the remaining season seven episodes will be the last time that Markle appears in the long-running drama.
Plot details have been kept tightly under wraps so far but a teaser trailer hints that Markle’s character Rachel Zane is about to embark on a big journey with long time partner Mike Ross (played by Patrick J. Adams).
The couple are set to tie the knot in the upcoming season before possibly leaving their jobs and lives in New York.
The trailer shows Rachel telling Mike: “It will be the adventure of a lifetime.”
This suggests that the two are going to be written out of the series by the end of season seven, with what is anticipated to be a happy ending.
Meghan Markle is leaving Suits
Will Meghan Markle be in Suits season 8?
The actress is set to marry Prince Harry later this year and has confirmed that she will no longer be acting, but instead focusing on her humanitarian work and royal duties.
Season eight will be the first season without both Markle and Adams, who have portrayed two of the show’s major characters since the very beginning.
Grey’s Anatomy actress Katherine Heigl has been cast as a major character in season 8.
While Heigl won’t be replacing Markle, her new character, Samantha Wheeler, is set to fill the void left by the departure of the duo.
This will be the last time Rachel Zane and Mike Ross star in Suits
Will Rachel Zane still be in Suits?
The now iconic character of Rachel Zane will no longer be in Suits after season seven ends.
The character will not be portrayed by a new actress and will be written out of the series entirely.
Meghan Markle is marrying Prince Harry in May
Show bosses are expected to take the show in a new direction for later seasons, with Heigl’s character set to become a major player at Pearson Specter Litt.
Actress Amanda Schull who plays Katrina Bennett, has been promoted to series regular and will also have a much larger role in future seasons.
Suits season 7, episode 11 will drop on Netflix UK on March 29.