'Suits' season 6 premiere spoilers: Mike's prison time, Rachel-Mike's fate revealed

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"Suits" season 6 will return and start with Mike's (Patrick J. Adams) prison time. Mike was last seen serving his time after pleading guilty to his fraud case.

As showrunner Aaron Korsh previously confirmed, the new season will begin where it ended in the previous season – with Mike looking back to the times when he wasn't placed in a jail cell. However, fans are wondering how long the brilliant lawyer will stay in that prison.

Fortunately, Adams gave hints about his character's fate in the upcoming season. In an interview with ABC News during a premiere event in New York, the actor even thought that Mike being sent to prison is "good for the show."

"We've been building for five seasons towards somebody having to face the music for this secret that they had been keeping. So I think it was really brave for them -- and good for the show -- to just change it up that much and to not run away," he told the news outlet.

Asked how long his character will be behind bars, the 34-year-old revealed that, so far, the production has already shot seven episodes and while filming, his character is still in prison.

"All I know is what we shot so far and I'm still in prison. They're committing to it. We're committing to it as a full storyline," Adams said in the interview. "Do I think it's going to be a full two years' worth of the show? My guess is probably not."

With Mike spending time in prison, fans are now wondering what happens to his love interest Rachel (Meghan Markle). The couple was supposed to get married before season 5 ended but Mike decided to let Rachel go and let her pursue her dream without him getting in the way.

It turns out that there may be less episodes with the couple together as Adams revealed to E! Online that Mike and Rachel could be going separate ways. "We've shot a couple of scenes together, and those were great to be reconnected with Meghan for a little bit, but ultimately, for Rachel, it's a great season because she's separated from Mike," the actor said.

"Suits" returns to the USA Network on July 13.

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