The Lincoln Lawyer features an incredible ensemble filled with amazing actors youâre likely to recognize from their roles in both film and television. Leading the cast are Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Neve Campbell, Christopher Gorham and Becki Newton, but theyâre just a few of the amazing players in the ensemble!
Now streaming on Netflix, âThe Lincoln Lawyerâ is a series following hotshot defense attorney Mickey Haller (Garcia-Rulfo). The character also appeared in a 2011 movie of the same name, starring Matthew McConaughey in the role (that also led to his infamous Lincoln commercials).
Now streaming on Netflix, âThe Lincoln Lawyerâ is a series following hotshot defense attorney Mickey Haller (Garcia-Rulfo). The character also appeared in a 2011 movie of the same name, starring Matthew McConaughey in the role (that also led to his infamous Lincoln commercials). âI saw [the movie] when it came out,â said Garcia-Rulfo.
Trevor Elliot (Christopher Gorham) and Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia Rulfo) in âThe Lincoln Lawyer.â
Manuel Garcia-RulfoFor his first TV lead, the actor plays Mickey Haller, who lawyers from the back seat of his car. It's a tricky job when your native language isn't English. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.
Check Out More Great Stories. Alas, we can't quite help with that: Mickey Haller is indeed a fictional character, created by author Michael Connelly in the popular novels that inspired the Netflix series.
The Lincoln Lawyer focuses on an attorney named Mickey Haller, while Bosch: Legacy is about detective Harry Bosch. Though Mickey Hallaer and Harry Bosch exist in the universe in Connelly's books, there won't be any crossover between the two shows.
Manuel Garcia-RulfoIt stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller, a defense attorney in Los Angeles who works out of a chauffeur-driven Lincoln Navigator rather than an office. Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson, and Christopher Gorham also star. It premiered on Netflix on May 13, 2022.
The Lincoln Lawyer 2The Lincoln Lawyer / Sequel
It was Connelly who created the character of the so-called âLincoln lawyerâ Mickey Haller in his eponymous 2005 novel, a Los Angeles defence attorney who acquired his nickname after his propensity to conduct his legal business from the back seat of a chauffeur-driven Lincoln Town Car.
Det. Mitzi RobertsAuthor Michael Connelly recently introduced a new character, Renee Ballard, into the world of his Harry Bosch novels. Ballard is based on Los Angeles Police Department Det. Mitzi Roberts.
So, after revisiting the criminal defense attorney for the first new Lincoln Lawyer book in seven years, Connelly is now helping bring him to the small screen for the new Netflix drama series The Lincoln Lawyer, on which he serves as executive producer.
Belk is played by guest star Abraham Benrubi in the streaming series Bosch. He is a recurring character in the first season. He defends Bosch in a similar wrongful death lawsuit filed by Rosa Flores following Bosch's shooting of her husband Roberto Flores; Flores is represented by Honey Chandler.
41Â years (February 25, 1981)Manuel Garcia-Rulfo / Age
6Ⲡ2âłManuel Garcia-Rulfo / Height
Guadalajara, MexicoManuel Garcia-Rulfo / Place of birth
The Lincoln Lawyer centers on Mickey Haller, an iconoclastic idealist, who runs his law practice out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car, as he takes on cases big and small across the expansive city of Los Angeles.
Filming is scheduled to conclude on October 29, 2021. The series was filmed in Los Angeles, where it is set.
In February 2020, it was announced that Kiele Sanchez had been cast as Lorna, a female lead for The Lincoln Lawyer, with Angus Sampson and Jazz Raycole joining a few weeks later as Cisco and Izzy, respectively.
Christopher Gorham was cast in March; Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine was cast in April, as a character created specifically for the series. That same month, LisaGay Hamilton, Jamie McShane, and Reggie Lee were cast in recurring roles, with Krista Warner joining in May.
Film adaptation. Main article: The Lincoln Lawyer (film) The novel was adapted as a 2011 of the same name, starring Matthew McConaughey as Haller and Marisa Tomei as Maggie McPherson. The film was directed by Brad Furman from a screenplay by John Romano, and produced by Stone Village Pictures.
However, on May 2, 2020 it was announced that the pilot would not be moving forward. Netflix subsequently picked up the series and ordered a 10-episode series of The Lincoln Lawyer, with Kelley, on January 11, 2021.
For the film adaptation, see The Lincoln Lawyer (film). For the Netflix series, see The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series). The Lincoln Lawyer is a 2005 novel, the 16th by American crime writer Michael Connelly.
The New York Times wrote: "Mastering the [legal thriller] on his first try, Connelly delivers a powerhouse drama fueled by cynicism and driven by a criminal defense lawyer named Michael Haller ('People call me Mickey') who works for the scum of the earth and makes no apologies.".
While most clients are drug dealers and gangsters, the story focuses on an unusually important case of wealthy Los Angeles realtor Louis Roulet, accused of assault and attempted murder. At first, he appears to be innocent and set up by the female "victim".
Main article: The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series) On June 25, 2019, it was announced that David E. Kelley had developed and written a television series based on the Haller series with a commitment from CBS. Episodes had been order for 2020. However, on May 2, 2020 it was announced that the pilot would not be moving forward.