Netflix Releases a First Look at ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ TV Series

Novelist Matthew McConaughey as Mick Haller, the titular legal eagle.

Though the movie was a success, and chatter about a sequel followed, nothing has emerged on the big screen since. Still, fans of the car-loving lawyer are about to get the next best thing: a TV adaptation from Netflix.

As a show, ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ adapts ‘The Brass Verdict’, the second book in Connelly’s series. Legal show veteran David E. Kelley – who has brought us the likes of ‘Boston Legal’, 'Ally McBeal’ and ‘The Practice’ – created the new series, while ‘The Good Wife’s Ted Humphrey is running the show.

There’s no McConaughey here, though ‘Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is taking on the role of Mickey Haller, the iconoclastic idealist lawyer who runs his law practice out of the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car (which is where he gets the name). He drives the streets of Los Angeles helping those who most need it with cases big and small (and bending one or two rules along the way).

Mickey is trying to find his footing again after spending time away from practicing law. He returns to Los Angeles where he finds himself dragged back into the business with a mystery to solve. He is also working on rebuilding relationships.

Mickey has two ex-wives: He most recently divorced Lorna (Krista Warner).

The 10-episode series also stars Jamie McShane.

Kelley and co. originally set up the show in 2020 at the more traditional network CBS, where Kiele Sanchez was cast to play Lorna. The CBS version saw Mickey returning after spending time in rehab for opioid addiction, and it’ll be interesting to see if that element remains in the Netflix incarnation (though given the usually edgier content on streaming services, we’d be shocked if it didn’t).

The one vague disappointment here? That Titus Welliver’s Bosch in new IMDb TV series ‘Bosch: Legacy’. Who wouldn’t want to see Bosch bring his grumpy detective wisdom to his younger half-sibling?

Still, if it’s anything like the movie (and, of course, the novels), ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ could well be worth taking a ride with, especially if it’s successful and leads to more of the books hitting screens. The series will drive on to Netflix on May 13th.