Katherine Heigl joins Suits, calling herself an “immense fan” of the USA series

E! Online

Suits has announced, one day after its Season 8 pickup, that the Grey’s Anatomy alum is joining the cast full-time as Samatha Wheeler, a new partner at Pearson Specter Litt, who will either become the firm’s "greatest ally…or most powerful enemy.” "Joining Suits was the perfect organic way to not only collaborate with an EP (Aaron Korsh) I admire deeply, but to also become part of a show and cast that I am an immense fan of," Heigl said in a statement. "I have watched Suits from the very beginning and feel incredibly lucky to be the newest member of the Pearson Specter Litt family."