00:00Netflix is preparing to close the book on The Lincoln Lawyer. The streamer announced Wednesday
00:05that the legal drama will end with its upcoming fifth season. Production on the final installment
00:09is currently underway in Los Angeles after Netflix renewed the series just one week before
00:14season four premiered back in February. The news makes The Lincoln Lawyer the second major Netflix
00:19series this month to reveal an end date, following the announcement that The Night Agent will
00:24conclude it with its fourth season. Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels,
00:28the series stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as defense attorney Mickey Haller. The fifth and final
00:34season will adapt Resurrection Walk, the seventh book in the franchise, and introduces Mickey's
00:39previously unknown half-sister, Emmy, played by Kobe Smulders, who asks for his help freeing a
00:45wrongfully convicted woman. In a statement, co-showrunners Ted Humphrey and Dalen Rodriguez
00:50said, quote, all good things must come to an end, but thankfully sometimes how they come to an end
00:55is up to us. They added that from the beginning, the goal was to only tell Mickey Haller's story,
01:00but to give it a, quote, proper conclusion. The pair also promised fans a final season that delivers
01:06a, quote, satisfying finale Mickey Haller deserves. The series has remained a strong performer for
01:11Netflix. Season four spent four weeks in the streamer's global top 10 for English language TV
01:17series, totaling 26.4 million views during that stretch. In the U.S., the show also landed in Nielsen's
01:24streaming top 10 originals for five consecutive weeks, peaking with 2.54 billion minutes watched
01:30in mid-February. For more updates on this story, be sure to head over to thehollywoodreporter.com.
01:35This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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