Suddenly Susan requires place at A Gate, the fictitious magazine which is based within San Francisco. Among a magazine's employees is Susan Keane (played by Brooke Shields), who writes the columm in existence one woman. She accept her caring grannie, Nana (played by Barbara Barrie). Susan had a job at a magazine when deserting her fiancé in her wedding day. More employees include Luis Rivera (played by Nestor Carbonell), who is the magazine's lensman. Maddy Piper (played by Andréa Bendewald) is the investigative newsperson at A Gate. Eating house come reviewed by Vicki Groener (played by Kathy Griffin) and concerts come reviewed by Todd Stites (played by David Strickland). A creator of The Gate is Jack Richmond (played by Judd Nelson). Jack turns bent in become a brother of the human Susan deserted on her wedding day.

Besides the project of jointly a magazine, Suddenly Susan as well focuses on the personal spends of several employees in the indicate.

Fallowing David Strickland died within 1999, changes occurred in the indicate. A Gate had the recently creator, Ian Maxtone-Graham (played by Eric Idle), who transformed A Gate into the men's magazine. He brought along Miranda Charles, his executive supporter & Navy veteran (played by Sherri Shepherd). The sports writer, Nate Knaborski (played by Currie Graham) was added along with the freelance photographer, Oliver Browne (played by Rob Estes).

Trivia
There is actually an influential magazine published inside San Francisco known as SFGate. Eric Idle's character, Ian Maxtone-Graham, is named fallowing the rattling TV writer (& Monty Python fan) who presently works on The Simpsons.