Billed as a spinoff of the beloved USA Network dramedy, the series centers on a former federal prosecutor from New York who's pivoted to practicing entertainment law in California.

The actor tells PEOPLE he ended up watching episodes of the original series during downtime in his trailer while shooting the 'Suits LA' pilot

Characters from the original series will be making appearances on the spinoff, including original series star Gabriel Macht – set for a three-episode stint as Harvey Specter. Macht has not yet filmed his scenes, so will appear later in the season, and it took some convincing to bring him on board.

"I would love to have them all on," Aaron Korsh said of his 'Suits' alum, but "I don't want to have them all on one after the other because I think it harms the original and the new show to do that."

Harvey Specter, the witty, cocky yet self-assured, ambitious and highly skilled attorney played by Gabriel Macht, is back on screen. Aaron Korsh, the creator of the Suits, asked the actor to