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The tables will be turned on Mickey in season 4 of The Lincoln Lawyer. Instead of interrogating or trying to absolve defendants, he will be the defendant himself after the shocking cliffhanger at the end of season 3. With the renewal long in the rear-view mirror of our Lincoln and production soon coming to a close, we thought we should give you an updated guide on everything that’s currently known about season 4 of The Lincoln Lawyer, which does not yet have an official release date.
It was on January 21st, 2025, when Netflix finally gave the thumbs up to another season of the series led by co-showrunners Ted Humphrey and Dailyn Rodriguez, although thanks to Neve Campbell suggesting earlier in the year she’d already signed up for 10 more episodes, it seemed like it was already in the bag early on.
The show continues to be a big hit for Netflix. Although it’s hard to compare season 3 with season 2 (the latter was released in two parts, therefore confusing the views), we do know that season 3 spent six weeks in the global top 10s, picking up 239.70 million hours watched, equating to 28.10 million views. Expanded to the entire second half of 2024 (via the Netflix Engagement Report), we know the series pulled in a whopping 32.50M views for the last six months of the year, making it the 15th most-watched TV series for that period. We did a deeper analysis of the stats for The Lincoln Lawyer season 4 in our renewal article.
What’s the plot of The Lincoln Lawyer season 4?
As suggested in our introduction, Mickey Haller is in some hot water in season 4. In the season 3 finale, Haller is pulled over by the police and arrested after they find the body of a client of his in the trunk of his car. Headed to jail, he’ll have to take the stand and be judged by a jury of peers as to whether he committed the crime, all while being prosecuted by a friend of his now ex-wife.
As we’ve covered previously, the show is largely sticking with the format of the books, although not necessarily in the correct order. Here’s how the adaptations have worked so far:
- The Lincoln Lawyer (2005)
- The Brass Verdict (2008) – adapted in season 1
- The Reversal (2010)
- The Fifth Witness (2011) – adapted in season 2
- The Gods of Guilt (2013) – adapted in season 3
- The Law of Innocence (2020) – confirmed to be adapted in season 4
- Resurrection Walk (2023)
Who is in the cast for The Lincoln Lawyer season 4?
All the new cast members for Season 4
Through lots of reporting from the trades in the run-up to the production start and after, the new cast members for season 4 is sitting at over X roles. Let’s break down who’s joining the cast, where you’ve seen them before, and who they’re playing (listed in the order of the faces in the picture above, left to right, top to bottom):
- Constance Zimmer (House of Cards) will play the role of Dana Berg, who will be the prosecutor on the case against Mickey and described as a former colleague of Maggie and carries the nickname Death Row Dana.
- Emmanuelle Chriqui (Superman & Lois) as Jeanine Ferrigno, a girlfriend of a local gangster who finds herself mixed up in a criminal enterprise, giving her information pivotal to Mickey’s defense.
- Jason O’Mara (Fire Country) as Jack Gilroy, Maggie’s current boyfriend and an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine working with up-and-coming athletes
- Nancy Silverton, a renowned chef, will be cameoing as herself.
- Javon Johnson (The Oval) as Carter Gates, described as a decent, hardworking business owner who’d turned his life around after legal troubles in his youth and now finds himself accused of murder.
- Kyle Richards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) as Celeste Baker, a Beverly Hills native who is looking to hire Lorna this season as a divorce attorney
- Jason Butler Harner (Ozark) as Det. Drucker is a seasoned Robbery Homicide detective and a determined adversary of Mickey.
- Scott Lawrence (Paradise) as Judge Stone, a former prosecutor known for his prickly attitude and tough sentencing.
- Sasha Alexander (Shameless) as FBI Agent Dawn Ruth.
- Marcus Henderson (Get Out) as Yannick Bamba, a former gang member and the man in the cell next to Mickey’s. Reportedly from West Africa, he’s hired to be Mickey’s protection while in jail, giving the lawyer pointers such as survival tips on getting through the day and the night in lockup.
- Gigi Zumbado (Heart Eyes) as Grace, who is Izzy’s classmate on her paralegal course, and forms a close relationship with her and lands a job at Haller and Associates.
- Kacey Montoya (KTLA News)
- Brian D. Cohen (Daredevil: Born Again) as Deputy Calvert
- Emmanuelle Chriqui (Wrong Turn) as Jeanine Ferrigno
- Matt Newton as Juror #19
- Lynn Adrianna Freedman as Cassandra Rhodes
- Roman Mitichyan as Aram
- Steve Bannos as Paul Bieber
- Shaun J. Brown as Keith Hammond
- Freddie Basnight as LAPD Detective
- Hugo Medina as Jose
Reacting to her first day of shooting, Constance Zimmer posted, “And so it begins…#season4 @thelincolnlawyer how unbelievably grateful I am not only to work with this incredible cast, crew and creatives, but even more important – filming in LOS ANGELES!! thankful to @aestudiosofficial and @netflix for keeping the production in LA! Can’t wait for you to meet #danaberg she’s going to surprise you in more ways than one!”
Returning faces for The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4
The main cast will all stay in place, including Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller, alongside Becki Newton as Lorna, Jazz Raycole as Izzy, Angus Sampson as Cisco, and Neve Campbell, who will be fully back for all 10 episodes this season as Maggie McPherson.
In addition to the series regulars, it’s been reported that some actors who have featured in previous seasons will be returning, such as Elliott Gould returning as David “Legal” Siegel, plus Krista Warner in the role of Hayley Haller.
Episode Titles, Writers, and Directors for The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4
Ted Humphrey will be on directing duties again in season 4, set to direct the first two episodes. Paula Garcés will return to the directing team this season, as confirmed via her Instagram. She previously directed episode 307 and wrote in a post, “Ya llegue!!!!
This must be the place!”
On the writing team for this season, we have:
- Ted Humphrey & Dailyn Rodriguez on episode 1
- Matthew J. Lieberman on episode 2
- Gladys Rodriguez on episode 3
- Katy Erin on episode 4
We can reveal four of the episode titles for this upcoming season, which include (in no particular order):
- 7211956
- Baja
- Bleeding the Beast
- Forty Hours
When will The Lincoln Lawyer season 4 come to Netflix? Where is the show in production?
Filming on the show kicked off on February 7th, 2025 and is one of the biggest Netflix shows to still film in Los Angeles and usually, on location. Filming is currently due to wrap up on June 17th, 2025.
After filming began in early February, Netflix shared two pictures from the set.
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At the moment, a 2026 release date is expected. That’s based on the fact that Netflix hasn’t included it in its 2025 slate and given the production dates, any rush to get season 4 out this year does seem like a bit of a stretch. Instead, we’re expecting an early-to-mid 2026 release date.
While waiting for the next season of The Lincoln Lawyer, we’d highly recommend checking out Pedro Paramo, the Mexican fantasy horror film that dropped on Netflix last year. It scored mostly positive reviews, but if you want to see Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in a very different setting, we’d give it our recommendation. Of course, you’ll also be able to catch the rising actor this summer at the box office, where he’ll star alongside Scarlett Johansson in the latest Jurassic World movie.
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