Update, 11/28: It's official: Meghan Markle is leaving Suits at the end of Season 7, which returns in early 2018. The day after Kensington Palace announced her engagement to Prince Harry, USA Network confirmed the actress' departure from its hit legal drama. The company said in a statement:
"From all of us at USA Network and Universal Cable Productions, we want to send our most heartfelt congratulations to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on their engagement. Meghan has been a member of our family for seven years and it has been a joy to work with her. We want to thank her for her undeniable passion and dedication to Suits, and we wish her the very best."
Original story, 11/13: Brace yourselves for this, Suits fans. If the USA drama returns for an eighth season, it may be without two of its core cast members. Per a new report from Deadline, Meghan Markle and Patrick J. Adams are both likely to leave the show after Season 7.
Rumors have been brewing about Markle's future on the show ever since she started dating Prince Harry, and both she and Adams are reportedly not expected to return as series regulars. Though this leaves them open to come come back in recurring or guest roles, the loss of Mike and Rachel is a pretty huge blow for the show. The show will return for the second half of its seventh season next year.
So... can Harvey, Donna and Louis go it alone in Season 8? Do they move to Chicago to join Gina Torres's Jessica in her spinoff series? Who is Harvey without his bromance with Mike? And finally, will Rachel and Mike marry before departing the show?
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