Meghan Markle Says ‘Suits’ Becoming Hugely Popular On Streaming Services Is ‘Wild’
Meghan Markle appears to be somewhat stunned about “Suits” having a resurgence in popularity, especially after the long-running USA Network legal drama, which aired from 2011 to 2019, was revived on Netflix in June.
The Duchess of Sussex, who played Rachel Zane in the first seven seasons of the show, called the recent boom in popularity “wild” as she gave a red carpet interview Thursday at Variety’s Power of Women event in Los Angeles.
When Variety’s senior entertainment writer, Angelique Jackson, told Meghan that the show had accrued more than 45 billion minutes viewed, according to Nielsen streaming charts, the Duchess of Sussex appeared to be taken aback.
“Is that right?” she asked, before jokingly adding, “But who’s counting?”
Jackson then asked Meghan, the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, why she thinks the show has seen such a surge in popularity in recent months.
“I have no idea,” she replied. “It was great to work on, such a great cast and crew, we had a really fun time. I was on it for seven seasons so, quite a bit.”
She continued, “It’s hard to find a show you can binge watch that many episodes of these days, so that could have something to do with. But good shows are everlasting.”