'Lincoln Lawyer' Fans Anxiously Await News of a Season 3
In the age of infinite TV, it sometimes feels like no one is watching the same thing, but The Lincoln Lawyer is one of the streaming era’s certified smash hits. After the first half of Season 2 premiered in July 2023, The Lincoln Lawyer quickly became Netflix’s most viewed series of the week, knocking The Witcher Season 3 (Henry Cavill’s last as Geralt of Rivia) from the top spot.
Based on Michael Connelly’s book series, The Lincoln Lawyer follows criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller, played by Manuel Garcia-Rulfo. The show is relatively traditional by 2023 TV standards, but that old-school legal drama formula is one reason it’s been a huge hit with audiences.
“I think it’s a redemption story,” showrunner Ted Humphrey told The New York Times in August 2023. “You meet Mickey Haller in Season 1 and he is a broken man who’s lost everything, who has been humbled by a drug addiction. The show, to some extent, is about his journey not just back but beyond, and it’s also about him coming to terms with who he is: this child of privilege on one side and an immigrant mother on the other side.”
While Netflix hasn’t officially renewed The Lincoln Lawyer for Season 3, it certainly seems likely they will. Humphrey has said that writers were working on new episodes before the WGA strike began in May 2023. “We had to shut down our writers’ room for Season 3 when the Writers Guild contract expired,” he told NYT. “The issues are real and have to be resolved, and the only way that’s going to happen is by the companies sitting back down with us to make a fair deal. Hopefully that happens soon, and once it does, we will be back to work on a third season.”
Keep reading for everything to know about the potential third season of The Lincoln Lawyer.
What is The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 about?
Netflix hasn’t renewed The Lincoln Lawyer for a third season yet, but new episodes would likely be based on another novel in Michael Connelly’s series of the same name. Each book follows criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller, a recovering addict who works out of the back of his Lincoln Navigator.
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Which Lincoln Lawyer book is Season 3 based on?
It’s not yet known which book will provide the inspiration for a potential Season 3, but there are two that definitely aren’t in the running: The Brass Verdict, which inspired Season 1, and The Fifth Witness, which inspired Season 2. In a July 2023 interview with Today, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo said a third season would be based on the fifth book, The Gods of Guilt. (The first book in the series, also titled The Lincoln Lawyer, was adapted into the 2011 film of the same name starring Matthew McConaughey.)
In the book universe, Mickey Haller is the half-brother of Michael Connelly’s other famous character Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch, but that is not the case in the streaming world because Amazon—not Netflix—holds the rights to the Bosch books. (Bosch the show had seven seasons on Prime Video; a spinoff called Bosch: Legacy premiered on Freevee in 2022 and has been renewed for Seasons 2 and 3.)
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Is there a trailer for The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3?
No teasers have arrived for The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 because Netflix hasn’t renewed it yet, but watch this space for any updates.
Who is in The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 cast?
No casting announcements have been made for a potential Season 3, but it seems likely that the show’s major players would all reprise their roles.
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller
As the titular Lincoln Lawyer, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo would definitely be back as Mickey Haller. Before making his debut as Mickey, Garcia-Rulfo starred in Goliath and From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. In early 2023, he played Tommy in the Tom Hanks vehicle A Man Called Otto.
Neve Campbell as Maggie McPherson
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To horror fans, Neve Campbell will always be Sidney Prescott from the Scream franchise, but her TV career has been heating up over the past decade or so. She’s appeared in Mad Men, Manhattan and House of Cards, and in 2023, she had a recurring role in the Peacock original series Twisted Metal.
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Becki Newton as Lorna Crane
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Becki Newton stars as Mickey’s legal aide. Before The Lincoln Lawyer, she played Quinn Garvey in How I Met Your Mother and Amanda Tanen in Ugly Betty. In 2018, she starred in the first season of Kevin Williamson’s anthology series Tell Me a Story.
Jazz Raycole as Izzy Letts
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Before landing the role of Mickey’s driver, Izzy, Jazz Raycole racked up credits in TV shows including iZombie, My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Faking It and Sweet/Vicious. In 2019, she starred in the Freeform holiday movie Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas.
Angus Sampson as Dennis “Cisco” Wojciechowski
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Angus Sampson stays booked and busy, starring in Our Flag Means Death and Reservation Dogs in 2022 while also appearing in Season 1 of The Lincoln Lawyer. In 2024, he’s set to appear in Furiosa, reprising his role as The Organic Mechanic from 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road.
Other potential Season 3 cast members include Angélica María, who played Mickey’s mother, Elena, in Season 2, and Elliott Gould, who appeared as Mickey’s mentor, David “Legal” Siegel, in Season 1.
How many episodes are in The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3?
The potential third season of The Lincoln Lawyer will likely have 10 episodes, as each of the first two seasons did. Like Season 2 (and Season 4 of You), it may premiere in two batches.
What is The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 release date?
Netflix hasn’t officially renewed The Lincoln Lawyer for season 3, but the series has been a huge hit on the platform. Because of the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, though, a potential third season is unlikely to premiere until 2024 at the earliest.
How to watch The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3
If and when season of The Lincoln Lawyer premieres, it will be available to stream via Netflix.