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Netflix Announces Fifth and Final Lincoln Lawyer Season

5/14/2026

Summary

Lincoln Lawyer Ends

Netflix confirmed that The Lincoln Lawyer will end with a fifth season.
The ten-episode final season adapts Michael Connelly’s Resurrection Walk, following Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia Rulfo) as his half-sister Emi (Cobie Smulders) seeks a habeas petition for a wrongfully convicted woman.
Created by David E. Kelley, the series has drawn 171 million views, added $425 million to California’s economy, and has no announced premiere date for Season 5.

Summary

Haller Seeks Justice

Mickey Haller pursues a six-year-old murder habeas petition in the final season, foregrounding wrongful-conviction issues.
The plot also follows Haller’s discovery of a half-sister and the fractured legacy of his family, adding blood ties and buried secrets.
Production in Los Angeles with A+E Studios and Netflix features Lorna, Izzy and Cisco confronting high-profile legal challenges, while executive producers include David E. Kelley, Ted Humphrey, Dailyn Rodriguez and Michael Connelly.

Summary

Lincoln Lawyer Finale

The streaming platform announced that The Lincoln Lawyer will end with its fifth season, marking its second major series slated for a planned finale this month.
The Night Agent was previously set to conclude after its fourth season in May, creating back-to-back closures of two flagship titles.
Co-showrunners Ted Humphrey and Dailyn Rodriguez said they are immensely grateful to Netflix and A+E Studios as they wrap the series.

History

Historical Context

In 1990 NBC premiered Dick Wolf’s Law & Order, a New York-set procedural that split each hour between police investigation and courtroom prosecution. The show ran 20 seasons, produced 456 episodes, and its success spawned a franchise of spin-offs and syndication deals that kept it on cable and streaming into the 2020s, prompting NBC’s 2022 revival and a 2025 renewal.

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Lincoln Lawyer Ends

Netflix confirmed that The Lincoln Lawyer will end with a fifth season.
The ten-episode final season adapts Michael Connelly’s Resurrection Walk, following Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia Rulfo) as his half-sister Emi (Cobie Smulders) seeks a habeas petition for a wrongfully convicted woman.
Created by David E. Kelley, the series has drawn 171 million views, added $425 million to California’s economy, and has no announced premiere date for Season 5.

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