Netflix has announced that its popular legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer will conclude with its upcoming fifth season, currently in production. The series, starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as attorney Mickey Haller, has been a strong performer on the streaming platform since its debut four years ago.
Co-showrunners Ted Humphrey and Dailyn Rodriguez stated that the decision allows the story to receive a proper conclusion. “All good things must come to an end, but thankfully sometimes how they come to an end is up to us,” they said. “We promise you, we are right now building a final season that will provide the satisfying finale Mickey Haller deserves.”
Based on Michael Connelly’s novels, the series follows Haller, who operates his law practice from the back seat of his Lincoln sedan. The final season will adapt Connelly’s seventh book, Resurrection Walk, which introduces Cobie Smulders as Mickey’s half-sister seeking help to free a wrongfully convicted woman.
Returning cast members include Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, and Angus Sampson, with recurring guest stars Neve Campbell, Krista Warner, Angelica Marie, and Gigi Zumbado. Newcomers Amy Aquino, Angela Trimbur, Elpidia Carillo, Nate Corddry, Tricia Helfer, and Keir O’Donnell will also join the final season.
Season five’s renewal was confirmed a week before season four premiered in February. The fourth season spent four weeks in Netflix’s global top 10 English-language series, accumulating over 26.4 million views. A release date for the ten-episode final season has not yet been announced.
