What Happened to Robert Zane on 'Suits'? The personality, performed by way of Wendell Pierce, took the fall for Harvey.
Just one season after Suits fans lost Meghan Markle to the British monarchy, we had been compelled to say goodbye to Wendell Pierce, who played her persona’s father, Robert Zane, on the display.
When Season 9 of the legal drama premiered on July 17, it briefly turned into clear that the gifted attorney would, in fact, be missing in motion after shedding his license on the finish of Season 8.
We’re still hoping that Robert will make a triumphant return in one of the crucial series’ ultimate episodes, however until then, here’s what you need to know about the managing spouse’s go out from Zane Specter Litt Wheeler Williams.
What happened to Robert Zane on Suits?
In the Season Eight finale, which aired on Feb. 27, Robert took the fall for Harvey at his ethics listening to. Everyone’s favorite closer was at risk of being disbarred for breaking attorney-client privilege, however Robert claimed accountability instead.
As it seems, the attorney’s movements stemmed from a desire to clear his conscience for a decision he made years ago. After Samantha was once mugged, Robert manufactured evidence to put her attacker at the back of bars, but the man was later killed in his prison mobile.
"Zane has been feeling guilty about it ever since," Suits author Aaron Korsh explained shortly after the episode aired. "It just reignites these things for him, and then he uses it as an opportunity to redeem himself and take the bullet for Harvey."
But his departure will continue to weigh heavily on Samantha, who seen him as a surrogate father. "It’s very upsetting to lose someone in your life that close, and it’s going to throw her off kilter a little bit," Aaron instructed EW in a separate interview.
"At the same time, there’s going to be some things happening at the firm that are gonna make her be protective of his name and his legacy, because these people all know that he got run out of the bar for something Harvey and Donna did."
Why did Wendell Pierce depart Suits?
Neither the actor nor the manufacturers sought after Robert to cross, but it all got here down to scheduling conflicts. The 55-year-old was too busy enjoying Willy Loman in the West End manufacturing of "Death of a Salesman" and shooting the second one season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan to make it work.
"Part of the problem is when you have amazing actors who are not series regulars on your show, they're often series regulars — or in high demand — on other shows," Aaron revealed in a talk with USA Network.
In his interview with EW, the manufacturer added, "I thought, 'Look, [Robert’s] gotta go.' But he doesn’t leave the world of our firm and [his return] will be somewhat dependent on [Wendell’s] availability and what stories we come up with… I really hope we have not seen the last of Robert Zane."
Thankfully, we haven’t. Wendell was once noticed filming for the sequence in Toronto on July 19. We can’t wait to see how his storyline wraps up.
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