‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ season 3 left off on a major cliffhanger

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller in ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ season 3. Photo: Lara Solanki/Netflix© 2024

The Lincoln Lawyer season 4 will bring yet another big trial — and this time, Mickey Haller is the defendant.

In January 2025, Netflix announced on X that the hit series — starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson and Neve Campbell — had been renewed for a fourth season.

It’s good news for fans who have already watched the shocking final moments of The Lincoln Lawyer season 3, where a seemingly routine traffic stop goes sideways for the show’s leading man.

“This is going to be the biggest and most personal challenge Mickey has ever faced, and also the biggest roller coaster we’ve yet taken our audience on,” co-showrunner Ted Humphrey told Tudum about the next installment.

Here’s everything to know about The Lincoln Lawyer season 4, including plot teasers and cast updates.

Warning: The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 spoilers ahead!

What will The Lincoln Lawyer season 4 be about?

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller in ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ season 4.Lara Solanki/Netflix© 2024

Season 3 of The Lincoln Lawyer ended with what Humphrey described to TV Insider as a “curve ball.”

After Mickey wins the Julian La Cosse (Devon Graye) case, he’s pulled over by a Los Angeles police officer while driving his beloved powder-blue Lincoln Continental.

The officer informs him that his license plate is missing and discovers a suspicious liquid dripping from the trunk. With that, Mickey is handcuffed, and the situation only escalates when the officer pops open the compartment to find con man Sam Scales (Christopher Thornton) shot dead inside.

“Talk about a cliffhanger!” Garcia-Rulfo told Tudum. “You’re expecting the season to end with Mickey saying goodbye to his friends and driving off and then — boom. It’s a dead body in the trunk.”

Official plot details for The Lincoln Lawyer season 4 have yet to be released. However, Humphrey told Tudum that Mickey’s fate “certainly plays out across the whole season in the form of his trial.”

He also teased that the season 4 premiere will provide viewers with the “broad strokes of what specifically has happened and what charges — and adversaries — Mickey is facing.”

Which cast members are returning for The Lincoln Lawyer season 4?

(L to R) Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller, Jazz Raycole as Izzy Letts, Becki Newton as Lorna Crane and Angus Sampson as Denis “Cisco” Wojciechowski in ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ season 3.Lara Solanki/Netflix© 2024

Fan favorite Manuel Garcia-Rulfo will reprise his role as Mickey Haller in season 4 of The Lincoln Lawyer.

The actor will be joined by series regulars Becki Newton as Lorna Crane, Jazz Raycole as Izzy Letts, Angus Sampson as Cisco Wojciechowski and Neve Campbell as Maggie McPherson.

So far, one newcomer has been named. Constance Zimmer will play Dana Berg, also known as “Death Row Dana,” a ruthless prosecutor and a colleague of Maggie’s from her days in the L.A. district attorney’s office, per Deadline.

When will The Lincoln Lawyer season 4 premiere?

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller and Devon Graye as Julian La Cosse in ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ season 3.Lara Solanki/Netflix© 2024

A release date for The Lincoln Lawyer season 4 has not been announced, but according to Tudum, filming is already underway in L.A.

“I shot our first scene with Constance in court, and it was fantastic!” Humphrey told the outlet.

What is The Lincoln Lawyer based on?

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller in ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ season 3.Netflix© 2024

Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer is based on a book series by New York Times best-selling author Michael Connelly.

The character Mickey Haller, while fictional, was inspired by two real-life lawyers: the late David Ogden, who was known for working out of his Lincoln, and Florida-based attorney Dan Daly.

The written work was later turned into the 2011 movie of the same name, starring Matthew McConaughey.

Season 4 of The Lincoln Lawyer, consisting of 10 episodes, will be based on the sixth book in Connelly’s series, The Law of Innocence, according to Tudum.

Where can I watch The Lincoln Lawyer?

Becki Newton as Lorna Crane and Krista Warner as Hayley Haller in ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ season 3.Lara Solanki/Netflix© 2024

All three seasons of The Lincoln Lawyer are available to stream on Netflix.