Everyone can’t get enough of The Lincoln Lawyer! Back in May 2022, the world met a new version of Mickey Haller on Netflix, when Manuel Garcia-Rulfo took over the role in the streaming series based on Michael Connelly’s series of books. Now, we can’t wait for The Lincoln Lawyer season 3.
The first season adapted Connelly’s second novel in the series, called The Brass Verdict, while the follow-up season adapted the fourth, The Fifth Witness. Lana Parrilla and Yaya DaCosta joined Garcia-Rulfo, Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, and the rest of the cast for season 2’s shocking new case.
While each season of the series has a standalone quality to it due to being based on a particular book in Connelly’s series, there’s still carry over that makes fans want more and more. After the two-part second season, The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 will be coming to Netflix, and we’re sharing all of the details so far. The latest update was published on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.
The Lincoln Lawyer. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller in episode 207 of The Lincoln Lawyer. Cr. Lara Solanki/Netflix © 2023
The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 is happening on Netflix
On Wednesday, Aug. 30, Netflix officially announced that The Lincoln Lawyer had been renewed for season 3. The renewal came less than a month after the drop of The Lincoln Lawyer season 2 part 2 on Aug. 3. Both parts of the second season further cemented the Netflix original series as a success, raking in 40 million views and hitting the top 10 in over 80 countries, per Netflix.
There are seven total Mickey Haller books in Michael Connelly’s series, leaving four yet to be adapted: The Reversal, The Gods of Guilt, The Law of Innocence, and the 2023 release Resurrection Walk. (The series skipped the titular first novel.) Depending on its success, the series could adapt many more of these stories beyond season 3.
Following the release of The Lincoln Lawyer season 2 part 2 in August, we expected to hear from Netflix about the fate of the series later in August (which came true) or sometime this fall. The streamer has been much quicker with its renewals as of late, which could’ve been in response to the writers’ strike. However, the SAG-AFTRA strike also posed delays to shows, too.
Production on season 3 is slated to begin in early 2024
It has been rumored that some of the scripts for season 3 were written prior to the WGA strike. However, everything was shut down when the writer’s strike began in May 2023. Writing for the season wasn’t permitted to begin again until after the strike was resolved. Fortunately, a deal was met and the WGA strike ended in late September, which means The Lincoln Lawyer writers were able to get back to work. However, we don’t have confirmation that this actually happened.
But it looks like the writers room is actually back up and running because we now have a tentative filming start date. According to Deadline, the cast and crew are looking to start shooting the third season sometime in January 2024. This news comes after the SAG-AFTRA strike (actor’s strike) came to an end in November 2023. Actors can now return to sets and start filming since the strike is over.
There isn’t a production end date yet, but we’re probably looking at least five months of filming before the new episodes move on to the post-production stage. This is how long filming took for seasons 1 and 2. It’s hard to predict when the third season could come out since it’s still early in the filmmaking process, but our guess is that we’re probably looking at a late 2024 release at the earliest. An early 2025 release isn’t off the table, though. We should have a better idea of when The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 could arrive once production begins.
We can’t wait to watch Mickey’s next adventure unfold!
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How many episodes will be in The Lincoln Lawyer season 3?
Upon the renewal for season 3, Netflix announced The Lincoln Lawyer’s next chapter would again contain 10 all-new episodes. However, the streamer did not reveal whether season 3 would be split into two parts like season 2. Because that strategy appeared to work in the show’s favor, we’re inclined to assume Netflix will again split season 3 into two parts, but we’ll let fans know when that decision has been made.
The Lincoln Lawyer. (L to R) Becki Newton as Lorna Crane, Jazz Raycole as Izzy Letts in episode 203 of The Lincoln Lawyer. Cr. Lara Solanki/Netflix © 2023
Cast
Along with the renewal, Netflix revealed Manuel Garcia-Rulfo will be back as the beloved Mickey Haller, and also confirmed a handful of other fan-favorite cast members for season 3. Take a look at the confirmed season 3 cast below:
- Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller
- Becki Newton as Lorna
- Jazz Raycole as Izzy
- Angus Sampson as Cisco
- Yay DaCosta as Andy Freemann
Will Neve Campbell be in The Lincoln Lawyer season 3?
Notably absent from season 3’s cast list in Netflix’s press release is Neve Campbell as Maggie McPherson, Mickey’s first ex-wife and a criminal prosecutor. In the second season, Campbell returned as a recurring cast member, having committed to another series that ultimately didn’t get picked up.
Since Maggie was seemingly written off with a new job in a new city, it was unlikely that Campbell would return as a series regular for a new season. And it looks like this is true because, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Campbell will not be returning for the third season. However, the news outlet also reported that sources said that Campbell could always return in future seasons.
Remember, she is the mother of Mickey’s teen daughter, so her eventually coming back makes sense. Depending on Campbell’s availability, she could return more in the future.
Spoilers ahead from The Lincoln Lawyer season 2!
How does The Lincoln Lawyer season 2 end?
In the final moments of season 2, after the resolution of Lisa’s case for Mitchell Bondurant’s murder, Mickey meets with Julian Lacosse, a new client in jail. He’s been accused of killing his friend Giselle Dallinger. When Mickey meets Julian, he says Giselle spoke highly of him, but Mickey has no idea who he’s talking about.
Mickey identifies the body of the deceased, and he’s heartbroken to discover it’s Gloria Dayton, otherwise known as Glory Days. The second season ends on the cliffhanger of Glory Days’ supposed murder, which has a personal connection to Mickey. Season 3 could adapt the book The Gods of Guilt and follow Julian’s trial for murder.
Stay tuned for more news and updates on The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 from Netflix Life, and watch both seasons now only on Netflix!
- Published on 11/15/2023 at 12:27 PM EST
- Last updated on 11/15/2023 at 12:41 PM EST
