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4''Pearson'' is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Korsh and Daniel Arkin that premiered on USA Network. It is a spin-off of ''Series/{{Suits}}'' and stars Creator/GinaTorres, reprising her role of Jessica Pearson. It premiered on July 17, 2019 and was cancelled after a single season.
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6The series follows Jessica Pearson as she embarks on a new career as a fixer for the mayor of UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}. She has to navigate the seedy world of Chicago politics while dealing with allegiances that are constantly shifting as the balance of power shifts from player to player.
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10!This series examples of the following tropes:
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12* {{Blackmail}}: It's revealed fairly early on that Pat [=McGann=] has something on Bobby, but what it is, has yet to be revealed.
13* CorruptPolitician: Bobby Novak is many things, squeaky clean is hardly one of them, resulting in him having to hire Jessica Pearson to shut down a lawsuit.
14* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The show and its premise are all introduced in an episode of ''Series/{{Suits}}'' where Jessica calls Harvey down to Chicago.
15* {{Spinoff}}: The show is a spinoff of the USA show ''Series/{{Suits}}''.

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