‘Suits’ Season 7 Spoilers: When Will Dulé Hill Make His First Appearance?

“Suits” fans won’t have to wait that long to meet Dulé Hill’s character in Season 7 of the USA Network series.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hill will make his first appearance as Alex Williams in Season 7, episode 2, which is set to air on Wednesday, July 19.

As previously reported, Alex is Harvey’s (Gabriel Macht) longtime friend, who currently works as a senior partner at Pearson Specter Litt’s rival law firm, Bratton Gould. While it’s unclear how Alex will exactly be introduced to the series, Jessica’s (Gina Torres) departure from Pearson Specter Litt and Louis’ (Rick Hoffman) recent break-up with Tara (Carly Pope) will seemingly push Harvey to reach out to Alex for help. It’s hard to tell, however, whether Alex will want something in return for the help he will render.

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Hill’s season-long arc on “Suits” is a homecoming of sorts for the actor as USA Network was the home of his previous TV series “Psyche” for eight seasons.

While plot details about the upcoming installment are being kept under wraps, series creator Korsh revealed last March that Season 7, episode 1 will show the ramifications of Louis’ recent heartbreak. “What happened to Louis’ [romantic life] is going to affect his reaction to things in the beginning part of [next] season, certainly the first episode,” Korsh told TVLine at the time. “The notion of Harvey becoming managing partner is not something that Louis would go to the mattresses over, to use the ‘Godfather expression.’ The question is: When Harvey makes specific decisions from the position of managing partner that Louis disagrees with, how’s that going to go?”

In addition to examining Louis’ reaction to his split with Tara, Season 7 will also start exploring Mike’s (Patrick J. Adams) journey as a full-fledged lawyer, an experience that he will soon share with his fiancée, Rachel (Meghan Markle).

Season 7 will also find Mike working side-by-side with Harvey just like the old times. At the end of the Season 6 finale, Mike agreed to return to Pearson Specter Litt with the condition that he will be allowed to continue working on cases with Nathan’s (Peter Cambor) legal clinic. While that deal seems to be a win-win situation for both Mike and Harvey, Korsh told Deadline that the said agreement will potentially cause some conflict between the dynamic duo.

As for what’s in store for Donna (Sarah Rafferty) in Season 7, Korsh teased to Entertainment Weekly that her role in the series “is going to change … and that’s a result of [The Donna] storyline” introduced last season.

“Suits” Season 7 will premiere on Wednesday, July 12 at 9 p.m. EDT on USA Network.