Suits

Main characters are White men, but lawyers such as Jessica (played by Gina Torres, who's Afro-Cuban American), Rachel (Meghan Markle, biracial Black and White), and Alex (Dulé Hill, Black born to Jamaican parents) have important roles. Racial identity is never discussed, making the series' racial inclusion purely surface-level. Female characters are depicted as clever, but their lives revolve around men, and they fall into traditional gender norms: They mostly exist to support male characters (both literally as secretaries or emotionally as love interests), their appearances come up in conversation, the camera lewdly pans across their bodies (especially in earlier seasons), and male colleagues behave inappropriately, leering and making sexual comments ("So he's seen you naked?"). Women get excited about marriage, whereas a male character is called "a woman" for knowing that weddings have color themes. An important character, Louis, is Jewish; his religion seldom comes up, but in a late season he does discuss how his child will be raised with their Catholic mother. (They decide on blending traditions.) Issues of mental health come up when characters undergo immense stress and faint, take anti-anxiety medication, have panic attacks, etc. These issues are occasionally handled in positive ways, such as through therapy, but more often than not, characters are encouraged to "push through." The only openly LGBTQ+ character across the entire series is a minor character, Edward Darby, whose relationship with a man is mentioned in passing.

Characters frequently argue, yell, and belittle others. On rare occasions, they shatter objects, face slap, and throw punches (but no one is ever seriously injured). Prison scenes include fistfights, intimidation, and an attempted stabbing. Characters' parents pass away; sad scenes at funerals. A woman has complications while delivering a baby and is rushed into surgery (everyone makes it through safely).

Characters flirt, date, kiss, have romantic relationships, and get married. They frequently talk about sex, and there are several instances of adultery/cheating, both on-screen and verbally discussed. On screen, sex is implied in bedroom and shower scenes (nothing explicit is shown, with characters covered by blankets, seen with bare backs, dressed in lingerie, etc.).

Frequent use of "s--t" and "goddammit." Characters also say "hell," "ass," "d--k," "p---y," "balls," and "douche." Sexual innuendo, usually played for humor ("I eat c--k for breakfast, lunch, and dinner").

Characters drink in social settings and with meals. A supporting character smokes and sells pot, using terms like "weed" and "bud." In one scene, main characters smoke joints and get high.