The Lincoln Lawyer to End with Season 5 on Netflix
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- Netflix's "The Lincoln Lawyer" will conclude with its upcoming 10-episode fifth season, inspired by Connelly's seventh book "Resurrection Walk," with showrunners Ted Humphrey and Dailyn Rodriguez calling the decision "bittersweet" and promising "the satisfying finale Mickey Haller deserves."
- Six new recurring cast members — Nate Corddry, Tricia Helfer, Amy Aquino, Angela Trimbur, Elpidia Carillo, and Keir O'Donnell — join Season 5 alongside series regulars Manuel Garcia Rulfo, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson, and Cobie Smulders, plus previously announced additions including Neve Campbell and Steve Howey.
- The series was scrapped by CBS about a month and a half into the pandemic in 2020, making its five-season Netflix run a redemption arc that outlasted its original network home.
- Season 5's plot centers on a habeas petition to overturn a six-year-old murder conviction, with Mickey Haller's world upended by a half-sister (Smulders) he never knew existed and a web of "corruption and lies."
- Netflix's metrics show the first four seasons contributed over $425M to California's economy, employed 4,300+ cast and crew, filmed at 50+ LA locations including Dodger Stadium, and accumulated 171M views since 2023.
- Season 4 debuted with 9M opening-weekend views, up from Season 3's 7M debut, and the series has appeared on the Netflix Global Top 10 for 29 weeks across its run.
Why it matters: After CBS canceled the show six years ago, Netflix gave it a five-season run that delivered 171M views since 2023 and $425M+ to California's economy — and now the showrunners get to close it out deliberately rather than on a cliffhanger. With Connelly's book universe (including the "Bosch" franchise) still expanding, ending on the showrunners' own terms also frees the Mickey Haller character to live on in other adaptations.
