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The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)

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Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews

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The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)

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Netflix | Release Date: May 13, 2022

Summary: Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), an attorney, whose office is the back seat of his Lincoln Town car, juggles a murder case and trying to get his family back in this series based on Michael Connelly's book series of the same name (that also inspired the 2011 film with Matthew McConaughey).

Genre(s): Drama

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Metascore

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Critic Reviews

85

Paste Magazine

Alexis Gunderson

May 12, 2022

Season 1 Review: Sure, there’s always a hard edge underlying these frothier elements—this is ex-L.A. Times crime reporter Michael Connelly’s Los Angeles, after all—but aesthetically, it’s those frothier bits in The Lincoln Lawyer that rise to the top. Given how dark the four central cases of the series’ first season are, this frothy aesthetic proves a nice counterbalance. Read full review

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Decider

Johnny Loftus

Oct 17, 2024

Season 3 Review: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo thrives in the courtroom scenes that pepper Lincoln Lawyer. .... Lincoln Lawyer is also at its best when its centerpiece attorney is in reaction mode to the moves being made by the people in his personal and professional lives, which increasingly overlap. Read full review

75

Reason.com

Glenn Garvin

May 29, 2022

Season 1 Review: Punchy, clever, and entertaining. Read full review

70

RogerEbert.com Cristina Escobar

Jul 6, 2023

Season 2 Review: “The Lincoln Lawyer” doesn’t manage all its elements perfectly, but it’s got enough going to make for pleasurable, glossy entertainment. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune

Nina Metz

Oct 23, 2024

Season 3 Review: The show is ultimately at its best when Newton and her character’s enthusiastic competence are at the forefront, or when Mickey finds himself in unexpected one-on-one meetings with dangerous men. Read full review

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Collider Erick Massoto

Oct 17, 2024

Season 3 Review: Despite fumbling several storylines, the show is still entertaining and compelling, and you hardly feel like you're wasting your time. However, a heftier exploration of other characters who are not Mickey Haller would certainly elevate the show to a must-watch status. Read full review

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Collider Chase Hutchinson

May 11, 2022

Season 1 Review: It goes through the motions with the enthusiasm of a nap, occasionally jarring us into paying attention before falling back into a deep slumber of mundanity. Read full review

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Critanon

May 19, 2022

Excellent show! David Kelley has done it again.
Great shots of LA, top flight writing and a strong cast.

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MCS_1979

May 16, 2022

The Lincoln Lawyer for Netflix is a brilliant adaptation full of thrilling, and at times chilling moments anchored by the warmth and frailty of its characters. Their relationships, tensions and bonds revealed through clever conversation, shared meals, meetings, impossible schedules and humanThe Lincoln Lawyer for Netflix is a brilliant adaptation full of thrilling, and at times chilling moments anchored by the warmth and frailty of its characters. Their relationships, tensions and bonds revealed through clever conversation, shared meals, meetings, impossible schedules and human limitations all set against LA’s iconic skyline. None more intriguing than, the main character Micky Haller, a conflicted tall-dark handsome lawyer. He doesn’t mince words which he delivers with a soft intonation of a Mexican accent [true to Connelly’s book]. Haller may be the quirkiest of the bunch. All the confidence, bravado and charisma of a defense attorney in the courtroom. Reflective, questioning and searching for redemption outside of one. Preferring to work out of any one of his Lincolns rather than an office. Considering this show originated years ago pre-Covid for CBS and is based on a novel by Michael Connelly published in 2005, it is incredible that so many references in conversation connect to current affairs [e.g., Russian oligarchs, tech giants and their proclivity toward excess]. The undercurrent throughout the series reveals the imperfection of our justice system despite the best efforts, idealism and heroism of those who practice. Hoping for a second season.… Expand

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Gin817

May 17, 2022

Absolutely loved every episode of this 1st season. I will definitely need more seasons.

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MetacriticOnur

Jun 9, 2022

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everett

Aug 9, 2023

I liked Season One, but quit Season Two halfway through because of contrivance and a far less interesting premise. But I went back, partly because of the central characters - definitely not for the writing. It does feel like network television.

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JoeCoffee

Aug 8, 2023

I thought Season 1 was pretty good, but when I re-watched prior to binging Season 2, the flaws were glaring, and Season 2 is even worse. Like Bosch, Connelly's other success, the dialogue is flat and cliched, with hardly any effort made to polish it up a bit. The pace is lethargic, theI thought Season 1 was pretty good, but when I re-watched prior to binging Season 2, the flaws were glaring, and Season 2 is even worse. Like Bosch, Connelly's other success, the dialogue is flat and cliched, with hardly any effort made to polish it up a bit. The pace is lethargic, the characters two-dimensional except for all the standard emotional entanglements they drag around, and the plots are pretty contrived, always in search of a Magic Bullet to resolve the case. Maybe if they hadn't padded it for a 9-hour show, it could've been different, but this is really substandard stuff. Bosch was too, but it had an ambience that was kind of laid back and cool. L.A. homicide detectives are much cooler than any lawyer. Can't help wondering if Connelly's books are as bad as the TV shows. Can't wait for the Neve Campbell spin-off.… Expand

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Vl_cz

May 14, 2022

The script is full of cliches. Very predictable and stupid. The actors don't fit their roles.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

76
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: February 5, 2026
- No episode information is currently available for this season
Season 3

68
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 17, 2024
Season 2

59
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 6, 2023
Season 1

62
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: May 13, 2022