Cast members from the TV show Suits gathered on stage at the Golden Globes on Sunday night — but there was one star missing.
Patrick Adams and Gabriel Macht, who played lawyers Mike Ross and Harvey Specter in the US legal drama, presented the award for best TV drama, before being joined by stars Gina Torres and Sarah Rafferty.
But Meghan Markle, 42, did not attend the star-studded 81st annual bash in Los Angeles alongside her former co-stars.
Speaking to Variety at the Golden Globes, Torres seemingly revealed why the Duchess of Sussex didn’t show up.
We don’t have her number. We don’t do that. You will see. You will see. “She will be happy to have us here,” said the 54-year-old American actress, who attended the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan in 2018.
Torres – who played Jessica Pearson on the hit Netflix show – was asked about the Suits reunion on Sunday, with the interviewer asking: “Did you plan this? Are you all texting each other?
“When it was over, we were all texting each other. Yeah, our text thread is crazy now. So it’s very exciting,” she explained.
The Suits cast gathered on stage at the Golden Globes and poked fun at the series’ new success on Netflix.
“There’s nothing more dramatic or unsettling than waiting all night to hear that our category has finally arrived,” Macht said, poking fun at how the show has recently gained popularity since launching on the streaming giant.
“It’s hard to imagine having to wait that long to see your show get that kind of recognition,” Adams, who exited the show at the end of Season 7 alongside his on-screen wife Meghan after her real-life engagement to Prince Harry, joked. .’
The four stars of Suits took home the Succession Award for Outstanding Drama Series.
Suits originally aired on USA Network for nine seasons from 2011 to 2019, and saw genius college dropout Mike Ross (Adams) join a high-profile law firm alongside Harvey Specter (Masht), Jessica Pierson (Torres), and Luis Let (Rick Hoffman). , while Rafferty played Harvey’s no-nonsense assistant Donna Paulsen.
The Duchess played Rachel Zane, a paralegal who became a brilliant lawyer and eventually married Mike Ross.
Earlier in the night, while walking the red carpet, Macht discussed the show’s renewed popularity.
“It’s amazing.” “We had some huge success when the show started…and then at a certain point, Netflix came along. We had amazing eyeballs and we’re so grateful for that,” he shared according to EW.
Adams and Walker happily posed on the red carpet together, both looking dapper in sleek black tuxedos.
Patrick was also joined by his wife, Troian Bellisario, who stunned in a sparkling silver dress.
Meanwhile, Torres dazzled in an oversized black silk shirt and monochromatic maxi skirt, while Rafferty dazzled in a light blue halter-neck dress finished with ruffles.
The cast members’ appearance came after Suits spent a surprising 12 consecutive weeks as the most-streamed title in the United States, according to Nielsen data, which calculates total minutes watched across all streaming platforms.
Aside from Netflix, Suits is also available on NBC’s streaming platform Peacock. Between Netflix and Peacock, Suits has been watched for 2.359 billion minutes.
Suits was added to Netflix in June, and quickly won viewers over with a series catalog of 134 episodes spanning nine seasons.