Lincoln Lawyer Spinoff Starring Cobie Smulders in Development
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- Netflix has a spinoff of "The Lincoln Lawyer" in early development starring Cobie Smulders, reprising her role as Mickey Haller's half-sister Artemisia "Emi" Finch, who debuted in the Season 4 finale in February
- Season 5 of the flagship series, based on Michael Connelly's "Resurrection Walk," will run 10 episodes and introduces Emi asking Mickey to help free a wrongfully convicted woman via a habeas petition, with Lorna, Izzy, and Cisco taking on high-profile challenges of their own
- Ted Humphrey, Dailyn Rodriguez, and Matthew J. Lieberman are writing the spinoff script; Humphrey developed the original series and co-showruns Season 5 with Rodriguez
- A+E Studios is producing both the flagship and the spinoff, with David E. Kelley, Connelly, Ross Fineman, Barry Jossen, and Tana Jamieson serving as executive producers
- Season 5 is positioned as the series' final season, meaning the spinoff would carry the franchise forward rather than run concurrently with the parent show
- Netflix declined to comment on the spinoff when reached by Variety on Wednesday
Why it matters: The spinoff extends Netflix's adaptation of Michael Connelly's Lincoln Lawyer universe beyond the parent series, giving the platform a built-in character and audience — Smulders' Emi Finch — to anchor a new show. With Season 5 confirmed as the final season, Netflix is positioning the spinoff as the franchise's next chapter, relying on the existing writing team (Humphrey, Rodriguez, Lieberman) and A+E Studios to maintain creative continuity.
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