The Lincoln Lawyer book series gets an update from Author Michael Connelly as the release of Season 3 Of Netflix’s adaptation approaches. Inspired by Connelly’s Novels, the first of which was adapted into the 2011 film featuring Matthew McConaughey, Netflix’s legal drama centers on Mickey Haller, a defense attorney in Los Angeles who often works from the back of a chauffeured Lincoln Navigator. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo heads the cast of The Lincoln Lawyer alongside Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson, and Christopher Gorham.
Netflix’s series has adapted the books out of order to allow for better storytelling on screen. The first season was based on the second book, The Brass Verdict, and the second season was based on the fourth book, The Fifth Witness. The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 which releases October 17 on Netflix, is based on the fifth book, The Gods of Guilt.
Michael Connelly’s Announcement of an upcoming eighth Lincoln Lawyer novel suggests that Netflix’s series may have a lengthy run. The book series started in 2005 and now includes seven titles: The Lincoln Lawyer, The Brass Verdict, The Reversal, The Fifth Witness, The Gods of Guilt, The Law of Innocence, and Resurrection Walk, with the most recent released in 2023.