Patrick J. Adams is giving some well-deserved credit to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry!
Over the weekend, the 42-year-old alum quietly gave props to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for the recent resurgence of the legal drama on Netflix.
The actor changed his Instagram bio to “The guy from that show you’re watching on that app because that girl married that prince.”
Adams and Markle, 42, played love interests, Michael Ross and Rachel Zane, respectively for nine seasons from 2011 and 2019 and became great friends on set. When the Duchess of Sussex married Prince Harry in May 2018, he attended their wedding.
Following the festivities, the pair eventually grew out of touch. In October 2020, Adams told the Radio Times that “pure fear” was preventing him from calling his former costar back.
“Quite frankly, I think I’m intimidated,” he admitted at the time. “I have no doubt I could pick up the phone and call her at any moment, but I don’t know what I would say.”
Adams revealed he was in touch with Markle around the time the royals welcomed their son Archie and he had his daughter with his wife Troian Bellisario.
“After our children were born, there were some texts sent and gifts sent, but I guess I’m a little scared,” he explained. “I think it’s pure fear. I guess I’m scared about the idea of breaking through whatever walls exist to have that conversation.”
In July, Nielsen reported that the drama, which originally aired on the USA Network, set a new record as the most-viewed acquired streaming title nearly four years after its series finale.
The show starring Gabriel Macht, Sarah Rafferty, Adams and Markle hit 3 billion viewing minutes between its two streaming platforms Peacock and Netflix for the week of June 26 to July 2.
On Netflix, Suits ‘ first season accumulated more than 26 million hours viewed during that week alone, according to Netflix’s Top Ten list. The show remained in Netflix’s Top 10 Series for at least 4 weeks.
Nielsen also noted that the series is garnering interest from younger generations as the median viewing age for the series is trending younger than the series’ first run.
Suits followed the character of Mike Ross (Adams), who finds himself working at a law firm alongside some of New York City’s best lawyers including Harvey Specter (Macht), Donna Paulson (Rafferty) and Rachel Zane (Markle).
Shortly after Markle and Prince Harry announced their engagement in November 2017, the cable channel announced that the actress — who ended up stepping away from show business entirely — was leaving the show after season 7.
Despite Markle and her costar Adams both leaving their roles after the series’ seventh season, Suits carried on for two more seasons, concluding in 2019.
All nine seasons of Suits can be streamed in full on Netflix.
