>>> IT IS THE SHOW YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO BINGE WATCH THIS
SUMMER.
SUMMER. THE LEGAL DRAMA "SUITS" IS BACK.
>> THE ALL-STAR CAST NOW
INCLUDES EMMY WINNER KATHERINE
HEIGL.
HEIGL. SHE JOINS THE SERIES AFTER THE
ON-SCREEN AND OFF-SCREEN WEDDING
OF THEIR ROYAL FORMER CO-STAR,
MEGHAN MARKLE.
MEGHAN MARKLE. >> "SUITS" IS BACK TO SEASON 8.
>> SIGNED, SEALED AND
DELIVEREDED,DELIVERED
DELIVEREDED,DELIVERED ED
ED MY MAN.
MY MAN. >> IT FOCUSES ON A NEW YORK CITY
LAW FIRM THAT’S RESTAFFING AFTER
THE DEPARTURES OF SOME TOP
TALENT.
TALENT. >> ENGLAND’S NEWEST MEMBER OF
THE ROYAL FAMILY, MEGHAN MARKLE,
MADE A SPLASHY EXIT OF THE SHOW
ALONGSIDE PATRICK J. ADAMS WITH,
WHAT ELSE, A WEDDING.
>> IS IT HARD TO SAY GOOD-BYE
WHEN YOU WERE DONE FILMING LAST
SEASON?
SEASON? >> IT WAS DEFINITELY HARD TO SAY
GOOD-BYE, BUT WE’RE A FAMILY AND
STILL HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
THESE PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF WORK,
WHICH IS GREAT.
>> SEASON 7 ENDS.
YOU GUYS WATCHING RACHEL AND
MIKE WALKING DOWN THE AISLE AND,
BAM, THIS WHOLE THING CALLED A
ROYAL WEDDING AND YOU’RE NOW
WATCHING MEGHAN WALKING DOWN THE
AISLE.
AISLE. IS IT CRAZY?
>> IT WAS ABSOLUTELY SURREAL.
IT’S BEEN MIND-BLOWING IN SO
MANY WAYS BUT IT WAS A
REMARKABLE DAY.
REMARKABLE DAY. JUST TO BE PART OF SUCH AN
UPLIFTING MOMENT IN HISTORY WAS
JUST SORT OF INCREDIBLE.
>> AND THE PICTURES YOU GUYS
POSTED WERE SO FUN.
WAS IT AS AMAZING IN PERSON AS
IT WAS FOR US WATCHING ON TV?
>> WE GOT TO SING "GOD SAVE THE
QUEEN" TO THE QUEEN.
>> TO THE QUEEN.
DID SHE LIKE YOUR PERFORMANCE?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
SHE SPECIFICALLY REACHED OUT
AFTERWARDS TO THANK US FOR OUR
PERFORMANCE.
PERFORMANCE. >> A FEW MORE PERFORMANCES SURE
TO PLEASE.
TO PLEASE. AMANDA AND DULE HAVE STEPPED IN
AS SERIES REGULARS.
ANOTHER NEW CHARACTER TO LOOK
OUT FOR, SAMANTHA WHEELER,
PLAYED BY "GREY’S ANATOMY" ALUM,
KATHERINE HEIGL.
KATHERINE HEIGL. >> SO EXPLAIN SAMANTHA.
WHAT’S HER ROLE IN THE SHOW AND
DOES SHE MESS THINGS UP A BIT?
>> SHE DOES.
SHE’S GOT THIS HIDDEN PAST, BUT
SHE’S FIERCE AND STRONG-WILLED
AND SMART AND A BIT CONNIVING
AND DEFINITELY HAS AN AGENDA.
>> AND FOR YOU TO COME IN ON THE
EIGHTH SEASON, IT’S BEEN SUCH AN
ESTABLISHED SHOW, WAS IT NERVE
WE’LL BE RIGHT BACKING? -- NERVE
RACKING?
RACKING? >> YOU ARE THE NEW KID AND YOU
DON’T KNOW IF EVERYBODY WILL
INVITE YOU TO JOIN THEM AT
LUNCH.
LUNCH. EVERYONE WAS SO INCREDIBLY
EMBRACING AND JUST WONDERFUL AND
KIND RIGHT FROM THE START, WHICH
MAKES IT A LOT EASIER.
>> YOUR CHARACTER, ALEX, VERY
SERIOUS ALL THE TIME.
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? >> ALEX --
>> I DON’T BELIEVE IT.
>> DO YOU EVER HAVE TO GO HOME
AND SHAKE IT OFF AND LOOSEN UP A
LITTLE?
LITTLE? >> NO, THE GOOD THING ABOUT ME
IS I’M A PRETTY LIGHT-HEARTED
DUDE.
DUDE. AS SOON AS THEY SAY CUT --
>> HE’S TAP DANCING BETWEEN
TAKES.
TAKES. >> SO COOL.
>> YEAH, I DANCE ALL THE TIME.
ESPECIALLY BEHIND THE SCENES,
WE’RE ALWAYS HAVING A GOOD TIME,
LAFRING
LAFRING LAUGHING AND JOKING.
>> THEY REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
>> CAN YOU TAP DANCE TOO?
>> NO, I CANNOT.
I’VE GIVEN IT A SHOT.
I DIDN’T THINK I WAS TERRIBLE.
>> SO CLEARLY THERE’S A LOT OF
FUN ON SET.
>> YEAH, WE HAVE A GOOD TIME.
>> YEAH, YOU HAVE TO.
>> AND NO VISIT TO THE SET OF
"SUITS" IS COMPLETE WITHOUT
ATTEMPTING THE LEGENDARY LAWYER
ENTRANCE, OR IN THIS CASE EXIT.
>> I THINK BECAUSE IT’S USUALLY
SO FAST AND TALKING AT THE SAME
TIME, YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR ARMS
TO GET THE SPEED.
>> I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WALKING
BECAUSE I TEND TO WALK LIKE A
BOY.
BOY. >> WE ALL WALK AND NOBODY PUTS A
CAMERA ON US, RIGHT?