‘Suits’ Spin-Off Starring Gina Torres Gets Series Order
Suits is officially a franchise. USA Network has handed out a series order to the as-yet untitled Suits spin-off that will center around Gina Torres' character Jessica Pearson. The network did not reveal the size of the order for the spin-off. The untitled series follows powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson (Torres) as she adjusts to the dirty world of Chicago politics. Pearson was the Managing Partner of Pearson Specter Litt for the first six seasons of Suits. It was piloted through a planted episode (aka backdoor pilot), which is set to air next month as the seventh season finale of Suits. 
Hulu has renewed comedy series Difficult People for a third season, the streaming service announced on Monday. Ten episodes have been ordered for the show's third season, which is set to premiere in 2017. 
Mere days before the season one finale is set to air, USA Network has handed out a second season renewal to their newest drama series Queen Of The South. Alongside the season two pick-up, USA Network has announced that showrunner Scott Rosenbaum is stepping down and will be replaced on the show's second season by Natalie Chaidez, who most recently created and ran the short-lived Syfy series Hunters. 
Syfy has put an adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World - from Universal Cable Productions, Grant Morrison and Brian Taylor - into development, TVWise has learned. Additionally, under this development deal, Syfy and Universal Cable Productions are also developing of Morrison's graphic novel Happy! 
Universal Cable Productions is promoting two of their own. The NBCU owned studio, which produces both scripted and unscripted shows for cable networks, has upped development executives Kate Fenske and Elise Henderson to Senior Vice-President, TVWise has learned. 
Universal Cable Productions has acquired the rights to Spin, with plans to develop an event series adaptation of the Robert Charles Wilson penned sci-fi novel.