‘Suits’ Cast Talk Landing Roles In USA Network Legal Drama & More Revelations From ATX Panel
deadline.comWho could imagine Suits without Donna? Well, believe it or not, Sarah Rafferty‘s character — who arguably completes the dynamic between Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and Mike (Patrick J.
Adams) and is a part of the fabric of the USA Network legal drama — was not expected to be a series regular when they shot the pilot episode. “Gabriel called and said, ‘Look, there’s this unbelievable actress that I know, and I know we’re casting Donna and she’s not a regular but it’s the person who’s going to be my assistant.
I would love you to read her,” remembered Jeff Wachtel, the former President of USA Network who was largely responsible for developing Suits as well as much of the network’s “Blue Sky” programming.
Wachtel reminisced about the moment during ATX‘s Suits retrospective on Sunday, saying that the moment in the pilot where Rafferty’s Donna was looking back and forth between Mike and Harvey while they had a conversation was the moment they knew she would be indispensable to the show. “They’re talking and she just is looking from one to the other and you just feel the glue,” he said. “Like I just want to hang out with these people.
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