Around this time last year, Stephen Amell returned to network TV to play Ted Black in Suits LA, which NBC greenlighted after the original Suits crushed on Netflix. Unlike its parent series, however, the spinoff failed to generate positive buzz and was cancelled after just one season. Now Amell has chimed in with his thoughts on why Suits LA didn’t work.
Amell is no stranger to the TV business, not only for his eight-season run as Oliver Queen on Arrow, but also from working on Heels for two seasons, amidst various recurring and guest roles. So when he was asked on Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum about what happened with Suits LA, he admitted that it “wasn’t good enough” and “ultimately, it was a failure.” However Amell caveated that it wasn’t a “complete failure” because it still ended up being ordered to series, whereas there are many TV pitches that never even make it to the pilot stage. He then continued:
