The brand new Netflix series, The Lincoln Lawyer, is now available to watch on the streaming platform. The launch of the crime-drama series was originally meant to be shown on CBS but was cancelled.
Netflix officially announced that it would be launching its original series of the crime drama in January 2021. It's inspired by the novel of the same name written by author Michael Connelly, which also led a movie starring Matthew McConaughey in 2011.
The legal drama follows lawyer Mickey Haller as he takes on cases around Los Angeles, but he doesn't have an office and instead works from the back of his Lincoln Town Car. But who is in the cast of The Lincoln Lawyer and what can we expect from the series?
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Who is in The Lincoln Lawyer cast?
Leading the cast in The Lincoln Lawyer is Manuel Garcio-Rulf who plays the lead role. The Mexican actor is known for his film roles including Cake, The Magnificent Seven and 6 Underground.
He also appeared in several episodes of Goliath on Amazon Prime Video, and he played Narciso Mendez in the TV series of From Dusk till Dawn. He is joined by Neve Campbell (Scream 3), Angus Sampson (Insidious: Chapter 3), and Becki Newton (Otherhood).
Other members of the cast for Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer include Jazz Raycole, Christopher Gorham, Ntare Mwine, Jamie McShane, Krista Warner, LisaGay Hamilton, Michael Graziadei and Reggie Lee.
What to expect from The Lincoln Lawyer?
The official trailer of The Lincoln Lawyer begins with the main character, Manuel Garcio-Rulfo, as The Lincoln Lawyer says ‘’success is about momentum’’. The opening scenes include sunny scenery as the lawyer cruises down the streets.
As well as spotlighting the lawyer's work, the trailer also hints at scenes where there is a closer look into his family life. Scenes show the Lincoln lawyer’s wife and daughter, as they express concern about how he is.
This is shortly followed by the lawyer saying ‘’I want our family back’’. The official description of the drama series reads: Sidelined after an accident, hotshot Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller restarts his career — and his trademark Lincoln — when he takes on a murder case.’’
Series 1 of The Lincoln Lawyer has 10 episodes.
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