Six years ago, CBS began filming The Lincoln Lawyer. Everything was going well until, a month and a half after starting, Covid arrived and sent all plans flying out the window, as happened with most productions. At that moment, the channel decided to drop it, and Netflix, generously, picked it up hoping to pay less and have, at least, a filler series. That “filler series” has become one of the biggest successes in its history… until now.
Case closed
As announced by the channel, season 5 will be the last of The Lincoln Lawyer, to everyone’s surprise. At least, Ted Humphrey and Dailyn Rodríguez, the showrunners, have promised that it will be “the satisfying ending that Mickey Haller deserves.” Mickey Haller maybe, but what about the fans, who are left sad, desolate, and with one less reason to pay for Netflix every month?
The good part is that it hasn’t been an arbitrary cancellation by Netflix, but rather a decision made by the creators themselves, who have seen how the series was naturally coming to an end and wanted to provide a conclusion that wasn’t rushed. “It is, of course, bittersweet, but also an incredible opportunity to close this adventure and perhaps create a new path for some of our characters in the future“. Did someone say spin-off in a couple of years?
The season will be based on the seventh novel in the saga, Resurrection Walk, but there is already one more published, The Proving Ground. What’s the good part about being left without a series? Maybe it’s time to spend the nights with a good book.
