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Patrick J. Adams is stepping into a lawyer's shoes again — but with a twist

Canadian actor Patrick J. Adams is taking on a new role as a lawyer, five years after leaving Suits, to play a manipulative time traveler in the new show Plan B. He tells Tom Power about how he had to do his own soul searching to portray a man trying to fix his mistakes.

The actor tells Tom Power about the soul searching that went into playing a man trying to fix his mistakes

Karine Vanasse and Patrick J. Adams in a photo from new drama series Plan B.
Karine Vanasse and Patrick J. Adams (Plan B)

Do you ever wish you could turn back time? And if you had that power, how do you know you wouldn't abuse it?

These are all questions that come up in the new CBC series, Plan B. It's a remake of a Québécois series, and it stars Canadian actor Patrick J. Adams as a man struggling with control issues that lead him down a dark path.

Many viewers first met Adams through Suits, a popular American legal drama that ran for nine seasons (and notably starred former actor Meghan Markle).

Adams joined host Tom Power to talk about being present, online scrutiny and what playing toxic characters has taught him about the person he wants to be.

You can hear their full conversation from today's episode available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amelia Eqbal is a digital associate producer, writer and photographer for Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud and Q with Tom Power. Passionate about theatre, desserts, and all things pop culture, she can be found on Twitter @ameliaeqbal.

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