Netflix Season 2 The Lincoln Lawyer Release Dates And What You Need To Know

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One of Netflix’s big new debuts of 2022, The Lincoln Lawyer was quickly renewed for its second season. Here’s everything we know about the upcoming second season of The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix, including confirmed release dates, production updates, cast, storyline and more.

The first season of the series dropped worldwide on Netflix on May 13, 2022. It came out just 18 months after Netflix acquired the series, having initially been in development at ViacomCBS (now Paramount), which eventually passed on the series.

Ted Humphrey is the series’ showrunner and David E. Kelley is the creator. Upon release, the show managed to rank as fresh on RottenTomatoes with a score of 79% and was equally popular with fans with an viewership rating of 80% and a 7.7 rating on IMDb.

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Before we dive into everything we know about the new season, let’s start with the Season 2 trailer:

When is The Lincoln Lawyer Season 2 coming out on Netflix?

In June 2023, we learned that Netflix plans to release the 10 episodes of Season 2 in two parts in July and August 2023.

Part 1 premieres on July 6, 2023, Part 2 premieres on August 3, 2023

Poster for the second season of The Lincoln Lawyer

As the series was first renewed for a second season on June 14, Netflix announced we were returning to sunny Los Angeles. in one now deleted tweetNetflix confirmed the 10-episode extension, saying:

“LA’s best attorney is back. “The Lincoln Lawyer” will return for Season 2 on Netflix.”

It is official! I am very happy to announce this #The Lincoln Attorney will be back for a second season @netflix! pic.twitter.com/a6cXajVUkL
— Ted Humphrey (@TedHumphrey_) June 14, 2022

Along with the announcement of the second season came the news that Dailyn Rodriguezknown for Queen of the South, would join the show as co-showrunner alongside Ted Humphrey (season 1’s only showrunner).

How well did The Lincoln Lawyer do on Netflix?

Thanks to multiple sources, we can see how well The Lincoln Lawyer performed on Netflix.

Netflix’s Top 10 direct from Netflix itself provides us with hourly viewership data on the series, and in the first four weeks the series logged 260.53 million hours watched worldwide. The increase from week 1 to week 2 was 140%.

Ultimately, between May 8th and June 19th, The Lincoln Lawyer clocked up over 300 million hours.

week period	Hours viewed(M)	rank	week in the top 10
May 8, 2022 to May 15, 2022	45,090,000	2	1
May 15, 2022 to May 22, 2022	108,090,000 (+140%)	1	2
May 22, 2022 to May 29, 2022	64,820,000 (-40%)	2	3
May 29, 2022 to June 5, 2022	42,530,000 (-34%)	5	4
June 5, 2022 to June 12, 2022	27,190,000 (-36%)	8th	5
June 12, 2022 to June 19, 2022	17,550,000 (-35%)	9	6

The full breakdown of The Lincoln Lawyer’s appearance on Netflix can be found here.

If we compare it to other debut shows in 2022, the series is just behind Vikings: Valhalla in its second week despite a weaker start.

The Lincoln Lawyer vs Vikings: Valhalla vs PIECES OF HER vs Inventing Anna Data : Netflix Top 10 Hourly Data

Raw Netflix Top 10 data from FlixPatrol, which hits the top 10 globally every day, shows the show has a wide reach, excluding some parts of Asia and Latin America. The show was ultimately the 18th most popular show of 2022 in the Netflix top 10.

IMDb’s MovieMeter, which measures incoming traffic to IMDb pages, suggests that the series’ popularity has skyrocketed in its second week, confirming the data we’ve seen from Netflix’s top 10. In week 1, the show was the 57th most popular show on IMDb, but by week 2 it was number 1 on the chart.

When is The Lincoln Lawyer Season 2 coming out on Netflix?

After the series renewal, it was announced that the “date shoot will begin in late 2022.”

We can now confirm that the series is in production The launch is scheduled for October 31, 2022Filming will again take place in Los Angeles.

Your favorite mobile lawyer is back for Season 2! pic.twitter.com/q8v75Skidy
— Ted Humphrey (@TedHumphrey_) November 15, 2022

This is a slightly longer production schedule than Season 1, but that’s probably because it falls over multiple holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas).

We have received confirmation via Michael Connelly on Instagram that filming for Season 2 has started on November 1st, 2022. In the post he explains:

“From the set of The Lincoln Lawyer Season 2: I am pleased to announce that we have begun filming Season 2. It’s so nice to be back on set. This year we’re adapting The Fifth Witness and have some amazing additions to the cast, crew and writing team. It is going to be great! -MC”

Image: michaelconnellybooks/Instagram

Rob Satin Gloss is confirmed to direct the first episode of the second season.

On December 16, 2022, showrunner Ted Humphrey teased that they are “bringing back a lot of familiar faces.” Also, in late December 2022, there was an exchange between Dailyn Rodriguez and Ted Humphrey on Twitter where they talked about doing it has finished all scripts for season 2.

I’m so excited to bring back many familiar faces in Season 2! #The Lincoln Attorney pic.twitter.com/cdlQhrwi6Q
— Ted Humphrey (@TedHumphrey_) December 16, 2022

Filming was originally scheduled to end on March 24, but eventually ended on March 28, according to a post on Instagram by writer/showrunner Dailyn Rodrigue.

In the post, Rodrigue explains:

“Today is the final day of production for the second season of Lincoln Lawyer. This is my fifth season of television working with one of my best friends, @matthewlbrmn. Not only is he a great person, but he is also a talented writer/producer.
We couldn’t have made it through this season without him or one of the writers. It’s a talented and friendly group of people. Ted and I are so lucky.
We couldn’t have made it without this phenomenal cast and crew either. It takes a village.
I can’t wait for everyone to see what we cooked.”

Image: dailynrod / Instagram

In January 2023, we learned that filming was taking place on location in Los Angeles, with Manuel Garcia-Rulfo starring in the classic convertible while filming scenes for the show’s second season.

Actor Manuel Garcia-Rulfo rides classic bikes while filming scenes for The Lincoln Lawyer in Los Angeles. – Image: LaStarPixMEDIA / BACKGRID

New cast and returning cast for Season 2 of The Lincoln Lawyer

Let’s start with the returning cast members:

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo will be back to reprise his role as Mickey Haller.

Also returning are Neve Campbell (Maggie McPherson), Becki Newton (Lorna), Jazz Raycole (Izzy) and Angus Sampson (Cisco).

Christopher Gorham, who played Trevor Elliott in Season 1, will not be returning.

The Lincoln Lawyer – Image: Netflix

Neve Campbell will play a reduced role in The Lincoln Lawyer Season 2

Neve Campbell was a series regular in Season 1 of The Lincoln Lawyer, and Campbell will continue to appear in Season 2, albeit as a “recurring guest star.” That means we’ll see less of the star in season two.

The news came along with the announcement of new ABC show Avalon, in which Campbell will star. This show, like The Lincoln Lawyer, is directed by David E. Kelley.

Lana Parrilla and Yaya DaCosta have been added to the cast of The Lincoln Lawyer Season 2

New cast members for the second season of The Lincoln Lawyer

Ahead of filming, Deadline exclusively revealed the cast of two significant new faces and characters for Season 2.

Lana Parilla (Why Women Kill, Once Upon a Time) will play Lisa Trammell, described as a “beloved cook and community advocate” who struggles to keep her restaurant afloat while a predatory real estate developer threatens the neighborhoods around her.
Yaya DaCosta (Chicago Med, Our Kind of People) will play Andrea “Andy” Freeman, described as a murderous prosecutor and Mickey Haller’s undefeated courtroom rival, who is also friends with his ex-wife Maggie.

Angélica María will also appear in the second season of The Lincoln Lawyer

Deadline also announced this in January 2023 Matt Angel had joined the cast. Angel confirmed the casting in an Instagram post, adding, “I’m excited to join this team for Season 2.” Angel is best known for his role on the FX series Dave.

According to Deadline’s report, Angel will “play Henry Dahl, a cosmopolitan scholar with hipster hair and clothes. He is the host of a hit true crime podcast in which he plays the role of a Good Samaritan.”

In February 2023, The Wrap confirmed that Mexican actress Angélica María had joined the cast and would play Mickey’s mother, Elena.

Here is the description of her character, according to The Wrap:

“Elena is described as a prominent film and television actress who considers herself a star and was married to Mickey’s father, a star lawyer – a self-absorbed mother who wants to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral. Her need to be the center of attention has distorted her relationship with her son.”

Angelica Maria (DPM)

This includes joining the cast in recurring roles or guest roles Robert Horry, Clint Carmichael as Mitchell Bondurant, Douglas Bennett as Kaz, brian dare as DDA Earnest Moore and Ryan W Garcia as Rene Morales.

What to Expect from The Lincoln Lawyer Season 2 on Netflix

Season 2 of The Lincoln Lawyer will consist of 10 episodes

We now have the full writer list for Season 2 of The Lincoln Lawyer, as well as all of the episode titles, albeit not in quite the correct order. Here’s what we know:

Episode 201 – The Rules of Professional Conduct – TV Play by: Ted Humphrey – Directed by: Rob Seidenglanz
episode 202 – TV play by: Gladys Rodriguez
Episode 203 – TV play by: Dailyn Rodriguez
episode 204 – TV play by: Ryan Hoang Williams
Episode 205 – TV play by: Zach Calig
episode 206 – TV play by: Matthew J. Lieberman
Episode 207 – TV play by: Lisa Quintela
Episode 208 – TV play by: Chris Downey & Michael Connelly
Episode 209 – TV play by: Katy Erin
episode 210 – TV play by: Ted Humphrey & Dailyn Rodriguez

Additional episode titles for Season 2 (out of order) are as follows:

bury your past
Covenants and Provisions
The Fifth Witness
Cui Bono
conflicts
discovery
obligations
Suspicious Minds
retreat

Which book will be adapted in Season 2 of The Lincoln Lawyer?

Here’s the order of the books and where we could go in each season from now on:

The Lincoln Attorney (2005)
The Brass Verdict (2008) – adapted in Season 1
The Reversal (2010)
The Fifth Witness (2011) – will be adapted in season 2
The Gods of Guilt (2013)
The Law of Innocence (2020)

Netflix will be adapting The Fifth Witness for its second season, which means we’re skipping 2010’s entry, The Reversal.

The Fifth Witness Image: Apple Books

Here’s an overview of what happened in this book, courtesy of GoodReads:

“Mickey Haller has been through tough times. He expands his business into foreclosure defense only to see one of his clients accused of killing the banker she blames for trying to take her home.
Mickey puts his team into overdrive to exonerate Lisa Trammel, despite the evidence and his own suspicions telling him his client is guilty. Shortly after he learns that the victim himself was involved in black market transactions, Haller is also attacked – and he is sure that he is on the right track.
Despite the danger and uncertainty, Haller is providing the best defense of his career in a trial where the final upset comes after the verdict.”

Final review for The Lincoln Lawyer

Just a quick recap of Season 1 before we dive into what we can and can expect should the show return for a second season.

We follow Mickey Haller as he is thrown in at the deep end after inheriting Jerry Vincent’s practice and cases. The biggest case in the first season is Trevor Elliot. While Elliot was eventually released in court, he died after being shot. We still don’t know if Elliot even committed the alleged crime against him.

Mickey came to the other side (not without a few bruises and scratches), fully logged out and able to continue working on his cases after his long absence from the job.

The season ends with Mickey able to surf again, but the man with the tattoo, who’s been in the background for the whole of season one, watches from afar, and then the show rolls out.

Cisco also has its own problems. He left the Saints, but Mickey had to foot the bill. What will come out of there? We’ll have to see. What we do know is that by the start of Season 2, Lorna and Cisco will be actively planning their wedding while both go about their jobs. Could the wedding take place at this time of the year? We’ll have to wait to find out.

As you may know, the first season of the Netflix series adapts the second part of the series instead of rehashing the first one we saw in the Matthew McConaughey film. There were tweaks, but we mostly stayed with the same story as the source material.

While you wait for The Lincoln Lawyer to return, we highly recommend listening to The Lincoln Law Pod. Hosted by SoManyShows; The pod recaps the events of season one alongside showrunner Ted Humphrey, who provides fascinating insight into the history and production of the Netflix show.

Are you excited for The Lincoln Lawyer to return for a second season on Netflix in July and August? Let us know in the comments below!