Suits Recap Season 5 Episode 1. Mike Goes to Prison in Season 6. Warning The following contains spoilers for Wednesdays finale of Suits. The day of reckoning has finally come for Suits Mike is trading in his designer duds for an orange jumpsuit. Update Gridview With Stored Procedure Parameters. RELATEDSuits Renewed for Season 6. During Wednesdays Season 5 finale, the faux lawyer took responsibility for his crimes and entered a white collar prison. FYI The jury would have come back with a Not Guilty verdict. Regrets Even Harveys last ditch efforts to save his protg were unsuccessful. Before heading off to the clink, Mike made another difficult choice At the last minute, he aborted his plan to marry Rachel so that she could fulfill her dream of one day becoming a lawyer. With Mikes past catching up to him in the final six episodes, Everybody said, This is the only way it could end. Breitbart TV is the home of the hottest video on politics, world events, culture, and media. Toggle navigation. It is inevitable. Its going to happen, executive producer Aaron Korsh says of the frauds trip behind bars. In not skirting the consequences of Mikes actions, the stage is set for a big change in Season 6. Theres going to be new characters, a return to some humor and a new setting, the EP previews. Let The Dead Sleep Cafferty Patrick' title='Let The Dead Sleep Cafferty Patrick' />Our hope is that new life has been breathed into the show. Below, Korsh describes next seasons uncharted territory and weighs in on when the long running drama will end. RELATEDSuits Patrick J. Adams Talks Finale Game ChangerTVLINE There was some speculation that Harvey and the firm would find a way around Mike going to jail. Why did you decide not to go that route First of all, he did it. Once he got arrested and they were caught, its pretty tough to get out of it. Most people would think once he was caught, he really would likely be found guilty. The reason I think people thought we would get him out of it is because were a TV show, and thats what TV shows do. The only way you can surprise your audience is if you can surprise them in the big things and deliver a message that, You dont know whats going to happen. We just decided this is likely what would happen if the situation was real and, Lets just do it. Lets just see if it brings new life into the show and invigorates it. We took a chance. TVLINE When Harvey was trying to get Mike out of his plea deal, he went to Anita Gibbs and she really laid out some truths that I dont think hes ever heard in that way before. Did he learn any lessons from that experience that he will take into next season I doubt it. Laughs A lot of people wondered why Anita Gibbs was so hellbent on getting Harvey. Part of it was that they had a fake lawyer, and shes a lawyer, so it was personal for her in that regard. But in addition to that, if you have access to corporate murders and you kept it to yourself, what else did you do to cover up this fraud When you do something like this, it leaves you incredibly vulnerable to a lot of other much worse choices because youre worried about self preservation. Thats why its important for her to prosecute them. Thats an interesting lesson, but whether that lesson will really land on Harvey remains to be seen in the next six episodes. Hopefully, he wont do something like hire a fraud again. But at the end of the episode, Mike says he would do it all again. The truth is, Mike wouldnt have met Rachel. We dont know what Mikes life would be had he not gone through all this, and when he gets out of prison, he might be better off than if hed never done this in the first place. RELATEDSatisfaction Cancelled at USA Network. TVLINE How does this ending shake up the foundation of the show What does next season look likeThe original premise of the show is gone. Its gone in two ways. Obviously, the biggest and most important way is Mike no longer has a secret and he is going to be in prison. The other way that everythings changed is, everybody from the firm was gone. So moving forward, we decided, Lets pick something thats incredibly impactful. Lets shatter everything and see how we, as writers, and our characters can pick up the pieces. Thats what Season 6 is going to be about. TVLINE There wont be a time jump at the start of Season 6Nope. As a matter of fact, we actually pick up that very night, and the entire episode, as it currently stands, takes place that night. Its sort of a back and forth between Mikes first night in prison and our first night dealing with coming back to an empty firm. RELATEDJulianne Nicholson to Star in USA Network Thriller Eyewitness. TVLINE I know Harvey seemed a little bit relieved after their fight, but does Mike have what it takes to survive in prison Were going to find out. Laughs The good news is, Im pretty sure he wont die in prison. TVLINE How is the firm adjusting to having lost all its employees Is there now a need to repopulate with new characters Yes, there absolutely will be. With Mike in prison and us figuring out what were going to do with the firm, theres room for a lot of things that can be different Obviously, there will be new characters in prison. Were going to have new people who are interacting in whatever firm setting we end up landing on. But in addition to that, were allowing for the addition of some humor back into the show. The last six episodes, we were very serious. The stakes were very high We dont have that hanging over our head anymore, so it allows us to tell some funny stories again, which we, as writers, have been missing and the fans have been missing. TVLINE Mikes journey really came full circle this season. Do you feel like youre nearing the endgame of the show Im not sure about that. I just renewed my deal with Universal Cable Productions for two years, so Im assuming were likely to have a Season 7, and its certainly possible well have a Season 8. I would say were not in the upswing of the shows life cycle. There have been shows that have lasted a long time and much longer than us, twice as long at least. I dont know how close we are to the end, but I know were very likely closer to the end than we are to the beginning. But rather than thinking about how its going to wind down, we just want to see how this season plays out and then after that, yeah, it might be time to start thinking about, Where are we going with this thing But so far, weve done a good job just taking each season as it comes, and thats probably where well continue to go. This Season 5 finale, in my mind, is probably the closest thing to a series finale that I ever could have envisioned if I had envisioned one. So were into uncharted territory.