Scripted series · Netflix
The Lincoln Lawyer
Justice hurts.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Mickey Haller
40 eps
Neve Campbell
Maggie McPherson
26 eps
Becki Newton
Lorna Crane
40 eps
Yaya DaCosta
Andrea Freemann
18 eps
Angus Sampson
Dennis 'Cisco' Wojciechowski
40 eps
Michael Graziadei
Jeff Golantz
6 eps
Jazz Raycole
Izzy Letts
40 eps
Lamont Thompson
Judge James P. Stanton
6 eps
Jamie McShane
Lee Lankford
7 eps
Christopher Gorham
Trevor Elliott
10 eps
Marlene Forte
Judge Teresa Medina
8 eps
Paul Urcioli
Jerry Vincent
3 eps
Christopher Thornton
Sam Scales
8 eps
Elliott Gould
David 'Legal' Siegel
13 eps
Jon Tenney
Mickey Haller Sr.
3 eps
Melvin Diggs
Deputy Murray
3 eps
Christine Horn
Jo Giorgetti
3 eps
Kim Hawthorne
Janelle Simmons
4 eps
Mikal Vega
Eli Wyms
4 eps
Katrina Rosita
Tanya Cruz
6 eps
LisaGay Hamilton
Mary Holder
5 eps
Heather Mazur
Carol Dubois
5 eps
Reggie Lee
Angelo Soto
5 eps
Chris Browning
Teddy Vogul
6 eps
Mike McColl
Juror #7
4 eps
Saul Huezo
Jesús Menendez
4 eps
Fiona Rene
Gloria 'Glory Days' Dayton
9 eps
Lana Parrilla
Lisa Trammell
11 eps
Krista Warner
Hayley Haller
22 eps
Ryan W. Garcia
René
4 eps
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
Raymond Griggs
10 eps
Matt Angel
Henry Dahl
6 eps
Shenita Moore
Bailiff
5 eps
Michael A. Goorjian
Alex Grant
6 eps
Hemky Madera
Felix Vasquez
4 eps
La'Charles Trask
Gary Furlong
4 eps
Angélica María
Elena Haller
6 eps
Devon Graye
Julian Lacosse
9 eps
Holt McCallany
Detective Neil Bishop
8 eps
Allyn Moriyon
Eddie Rojas
7 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Lincoln Lawyer actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Lincoln Lawyer reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Hotshot LA defense attorney Mickey Haller will do whatever it takes to win as he navigates the criminal justice system from his trademark Lincoln.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 40 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202210 episodes
7.5IMDbSidelined after an accident, hotshot Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller restarts his career — and his trademark Lincoln — when he takes on a murder case.
Best episode · S01E09 The Uncanny Valley
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202310 episodes
7.5IMDbWith his firm in great demand and the team busier than ever, Mickey meets a possible new love interest and takes on another high-profile case.
Best episode · S02E09 The Fifth Witness
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202410 episodes
7.7IMDbMickey takes on a personal and potentially dangerous case when he defends the person accused of murdering Gloria Dayton, his friend and former client.
Best episode · S03E09 Ghosts
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202610 episodes
8.2IMDbBest episode · S04E10 The Law of Innocence
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S04E10
The Law of Innocence
Boxed in between Death Row Dana and a full-on federal probe, Mickey makes a last-ditch gamble that could be his salvation — or his undoing.
- Directed by Liz Friedlander
- Written by Dailyn Rodriguez, Ted Humphrey
S04E08
Confirmation Bias
Mickey fears for his safety in the wake of a violent incident. Eyewitness testimony rattles Lorna's confidence. Izzy grills a green-energy expert.
- Directed by Jennifer Lynch
- Written by Ryan Hoang Williams
S04E09
October Surprise
Maggie goes full McFierce as she locks horns with a volatile witness. A video shakes up Lorna's pretrial hearing. Mickey contemplates the unthinkable.
- Directed by Paula Garcés
- Written by Audrey Lipsmire, Matthew J. Lieberman
S03E10
The Gods of Guilt
In a shocking twist, the missing pieces of Gloria's murder come together on the witness stand — but one last surprise leaves the entire courtroom shaken.
- Directed by Ted Humphrey
- Written by Dailyn Rodriguez, Ted Humphrey
S03E09
Ghosts
With his client's fate uncertain and the DA demanding a mistrial, Mickey goes out on a legal limb to help sway the judge into letting the case continue.
- Directed by Heather Cappiello
- Written by Matthew J. Lieberman
S04E06
50/50
A game-changing charge ups the stakes, forcing Mickey to make his toughest decision yet. Surveillance footage gives Izzy a new angle on the case.
- Directed by Darren Grant
- Written by Lisa Quintela
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E03
Forty Hours
- Directed by Antonio Negret
- Written by Gladys Rodriguez
S04E05
You're the One That I Want
- Directed by Darren Grant
- Written by Isabella Rodriguez, Matthew J. Lieberman
S04E01
7211956
- Directed by Ted Humphrey
- Written by Dailyn Rodriguez, Ted Humphrey
S04E04
Bleeding the Beast
- Directed by Antonio Negret
- Written by Katy Erin
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
David E. Kelley
Showrunner
Liz Friedlander
Executive producer
Michael Connelly
Executive producer
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Tana Jamieson
Executive producer
Gladys Rodriguez
Executive producer
Barry Jossen
Executive producer
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Matthew J. Lieberman
Executive producer
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Ross Fineman
Executive producer
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Dailyn Rodriguez
Executive producer
Ted Humphrey
Executive producer
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Lisa Quintela
Writer
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Ryan Hoang Williams
Writer
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Jake H. Bernstein
Writer
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Chris Downey
Writer
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Audrey Lipsmire
Writer
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Zach Calig
Writer
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Isabella Rodriguez
Writer
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Justin Peacock
Writer
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Andi Bushell
Writer
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Jake Bernstein
Writer
Katy Erin
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Liz FriedlanderExecutive Producer
- Lisa QuintelaProducer
- Leanne MooreProducer
- Michael ConnellyExecutive Producer
- Maureen MilliganProducer
- Tana JamiesonExecutive Producer
Writing
- Lisa QuintelaWriter
- Ryan Hoang WilliamsWriter
- Jake H. BernsteinWriter
- Chris DowneyWriter
- Michael ConnellyWriter
- Audrey LipsmireWriter
Direction
- Liz FriedlanderDirector
- Antonio NegretDirector
- Erin FeeleyDirector
- Kate WoodsDirector
- Alonso AlvarezDirector
- Rob SeidenglanzDirector
Cinematography
- Alison KellyDirector of Photography
- Abraham MartinezDirector of Photography
- Moira del Pilar MorelDirector of Photography
- Pedro Gómez MillánDirector of Photography
- Moira MorelDirector of Photography
- David J. MillerDirector of Photography
Music
- David BuckleyOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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