'Suits' Star Patrick J. Adams Explains Why Mike Ross Going to Prison Is 'Good for the Show'

— -- Mike Ross is trading in his two-piece suit for prison blues on season 6 of "Suits," premiering July 13.

In the gasp-inducing season 5 finale, the smooth-talker with the photographic memory, portrayed by actor Patrick J. Adams, was handed down a two-year sentence for fraud after practicing law without a degree for the last five years.

Adams said during a New York City premiere event that he doesn't mind that his character is behind bars.

"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 said Thursday night.

Adams continued, "The show needed something and I think most shows get to a point when you get to five years and you're starting to kind of maybe repeat a little bit; you feel yourself going down the same path. You can either double down on what we've been doing and just say, 'This is our show.' Or you can be pretty ballsy and say, 'We're going to switch it up and we're going to try something new and inject it with some new energy.'"

And for fans who think Mike can swindle his way out or cop a last-minute deal to escape prison, think again.

"All I know is what we shot so far and I'm still in prison," Adams, 34, revealed, adding that they've shot up to episode 7. "They're committing to it. We're committing to it as a full storyline. Do I think it's going to be a full two years worth of the show? My guess is probably not.

"We have no knowledge of him getting out as of yet. But that's not abnormal," he warned. "We don't know what's happening.... We don't know what's going to happen until we start shooting."

Still, there's one thing Adams enjoys about his new role as a federal inmate.

"I'm in those [prison] clothes. It's so great!" he gushed. "Because when you're in suits you have to change three to four times a day. So you're constantly changing...[Now,] I go to work and I put on that wardrobe and I read my book all day."