• Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: May 13, 2022
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 18
  2. Negative: 5 out of 18
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  1. May 16, 2022
    3
    TL;DR - these are all the exact same story: Criminal Law (1988) > Lincoln Lawyer (2011) > Lincoln Lawyer (2022, TV). Watch Gary Oldman and Kevin Bacon doing some stellar acting instead of... whatever this TV show aspires to be
  2. May 15, 2022
    1
    Lot of nonsense and bad law. (Mild spoiler) A lawyer dies in the first episode, and the Lincoln Lawyer gets his practice. He tries one of the dead lawyer's cases and he gets a continuance of one day? Really? 24 hours to learn an entire trial and give his client the best possible defense? Please.

    Also, the main character has a really weird accent that doesn't showcase the Lincoln Lawyer
    Lot of nonsense and bad law. (Mild spoiler) A lawyer dies in the first episode, and the Lincoln Lawyer gets his practice. He tries one of the dead lawyer's cases and he gets a continuance of one day? Really? 24 hours to learn an entire trial and give his client the best possible defense? Please.

    Also, the main character has a really weird accent that doesn't showcase the Lincoln Lawyer character *at all*. Matthew McConaughey he is not.
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Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    May 29, 2022
    75
    Punchy, clever, and entertaining.
  2. Reviewed by: Nina Metz
    May 16, 2022
    75
    It avoids treating its characters as quirky confections, and instead treats them as adults you might actually meet in the real world. ... It’s pretty good and frequently satisfying. That’s more than I can say about a lot of television.
  3. Reviewed by: Kelly Lawler
    May 13, 2022
    75
    "Lincoln" is so pleasing in its unpretentiousness. It's not trying to answer big questions, besides whether Mickey's biggest client is innocent. Garcia-Rulfo is a bit stiff at first as the charismatic lawyer, but he quickly grows on you.