Smulders Leads "Lincoln Lawyer" Spin-Off
The script has been commissioned after Netflix bought the project in the room, and Season 5 will be the last for the mothership series.
- Netflix is developing a spinoff of "The Lincoln Lawyer" starring Cobie Smulders, who will reprise her role as Mickey Haller's half-sister, Artemisia "Emi" Finch.
- Executive producers Ted Humphrey, Dailyn Rodriguez, and Matthew J. Lieberman are writing the script for the untitled series, building on Emi Finch's introduction in the Season 4 finale.
- A+E Studios is producing the potential series, though a final green light hinges on completing the script, securing key deals, and qualifying for a California tax credit.
- The spinoff strategy allows Netflix to maintain the franchise after the original series concludes, which has garnered 171 million views since 2023; Netflix declined to comment Wednesday.
- Emi serves as the narrative catalyst for the final season, with executive producer Humphrey describing her as "the vehicle through which the main story of another season will come to Mickey.
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