The Lincoln Lawyer being canceled by Netflix isn't as straightforward as it looks and there's a good reason why you don't have to worry about its ending

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Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:09:24 +0000

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The internet is furious that Netflix has quietly canceled hit legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer but rest assured that season 5 is still going ahead.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Netflix has confirmed that The Lincoln Lawyer season 5 will also be the final in the series Season 5 was renewed in late January 2026, and production is currently underway
Showrunners have promised 'the satisfying finale Mickey Haller deserves' Netflix has (very quietly) announced that season 5 of legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer , which is currently in development, will be its last.

The news comes as part of a list of 17 Netflix shows that will be getting the chop after 2026, which includes Alice In Borderland, The Night Agent , The Abandons and Breathless. According to Deadline , The Lincoln Lawyer appeared on the Netflix Global Top 10 charts for 29 weeks across its four seasons and has garnered 171 million views since 2023. Latest Videos From Watch full
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Season 4 launched with nine million views for its opening weekend, which is actually up over the third season's debut performance of seven million.

While Netflix hasn't given a direct reason for the shows it has chosen to cancel, fans don't need to be too worried just yet season 5 might be the last, but it means we've still got a promised satisfying ending ahead. You
may like Mayor of Kingstown season 5 everything we know so far about the Taylor Sheridan series Power-Book III: Raising Kanan season 5 everything we know about the final season Emily in Paris season 6: everything we know about the Netflix show's return The Lincoln Lawyer showrunners promise 'satisfying finale' despite unexpected cancelation (Image credit: Netflix) Series developer Ted Humphrey and co-showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez addressed the decision in a press statement, promising "the satisfying finale Mickey Haller deserves."

"All good things must come to an end, but thankfully sometimes how they come to an end is up to us. From the very beginning, the mission was always not only to tell the story of Mickey Haller and his compatriots, but also to give that story a proper conclusion," it said. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

Details on specific season 5 plot are not publicly available, and as episodes are currently still in production, showrunners should be able to tweak anything needed to provide a full and resolute farewell (i.e. no annoying threads left untied).

This is all most likely to springboard from what we saw at the end of season 4, which ended with Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) recovering from being framed for murder.

He was approached by Emi Finch (Cobie Smulders), his newly discovered half-sister, who pleads with him to help free a wrongfully convicted woman.

While The Lincoln Lawyer as a TV show will come to an end, we can't rule out potential spinoffs or a movie treatment, as we've just seen with Peaky Blinders . In short, anything is possible. Today's best Netflix deals Netflix - Standard with adverts 4.99 /mth View at Netflix Netflix Standard 10.99 /mth View at Netflix Netflix Premium 17.99 /mth View at Netflix Follow TechRadar
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