‘Suits LA’ Creator Says Meta ‘The Office’ Cameo Is Just the Beginning

Aaron Korsh hopes enlisting Brian Baumgartner and Patton Oswalt for Episode 3 leads to more real-life Hollywood nods on the NBC spinoff

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Lex Scott Davis in "Suits LA." (Jordin Althaus/NBC)

“Suits LA” went meta for its latest case, which that creator Aaron Korsh hopes will lead to more real-life Hollywood stars popping up on the NBC spinoff series.

Episode 3, titled “He Knew,” follows as Erica (Lex Scott Davis) helps “The Office” star Brian Baumgartner — a client of the firm — with his desire to seek advice on pivoting his acting career from comedy into serious dramatic roles. At the start of the episode he demands the firm set him up with a meeting with Tom Hanks, but both Erica and her assistant Leah (Alice Lee) know they could never make that happen.

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