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Mickey Haller isn’t parking Lincoln any time soon. Following the massive success of Season 4’s debut in February, co-showrunner Ted Humphrey has officially confirmed that cameras are now rolling lincoln lawyer Season 5.
As we covered in January, Netflix renewed its hit legal drama very quickly, greenlighting a fifth season just days before Season 4 hit our screens. Now, the team is wasting no time in getting back to the courtroom.
On Instagram, series creator and co-showrunner Ted Humphrey shared a brand new update with fans, confirming that production on the highly-anticipated fifth season is officially underway in Los Angeles, with a caption: “We just started shooting Season 5 of #TheLincolnLawyer! And before you know it, it’s going to take off and land on @Netflix! ” Humphrey will also serve as director on the first episode, according to Clapper, who operated Abraham Martinez’s camera in the photo.
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I’m no expert on clapper boards, but here’s what I think all the different numbers mean:
- 501 and 37D (middle): 501 indicates that they are filming Season 5, Episode 1. 37D means that this scene is 37, and the “D” indicates that this is the fourth specific camera setup or angle for that scene.
- 2 (top right): As indicated by the words printed below it, this is Take 2 of the shot.
- A27/C3 (in red on the sticks above) or 29: This indicates the existing media card (roll) in the cameras. “A” is on camera roll 27, and “C” is on camera roll 3.
It’s no surprise that Netflix is ​​eager to keep the Manuel Garcia-Rulfo-led drama going. This series has been an absolute juggernaut for the streamer. season 4 not spent Long stay in top 10 like Season 3, departure after 4 weeks, two less than Season 3. But during that month-long period in the top 10, it had 222.5 million views and 26.4 million complete views.
Cameras were originally scheduled to start rolling on March 2 and it’s unclear how many days they’ll be filming right now. We know that production was originally scheduled to end by July 9, 2026.
As Netflix recently coveredThe series has been filmed throughout Los Angeles, using more than 50 locations so far, including “Dodger Stadium, Grand Central Market, the Bradbury Building, Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant, Los Angeles City Hall, the Redbird, the Los Angeles Times Building, Hope Woo, the Vincent Thomas Bridge, and the Bacio de Latte in Larchmont Village.”
what to expect from lincoln lawyer season 5
For those keeping track of Michael Connelly’s original source material, the showrunners have already confirmed what case Mickey will be tackling next. Season 5 will consist of the standard 10 episodes and will be adapted resurrection walkConnelly’s acclaimed seventh novel lincoln lawyer Book series.
Humphrey and his co-showrunners daleen rodriguez The upcoming season was previously teased in a joint statement when the renewal was announced:
“Season four has been the most challenging and extremely personal journey we’ve ever been on with Mickey Haller, and we’re thrilled and grateful to be able to continue the journey in season five!”
With Garcia-Rulfo, we fully expect neve campbell Fan favorite to return once again as Maggie McPherson alongside the main cast becky newton (Lorna), jazz recall (izzy), and Angus Sampson (Cisco).
When can Season 5 be released on Netflix?
If we look at the production timelines for previous visits, we can make an educated guess as to when Mickey will return. Season 4 wrapped filming in mid-June 2025 and arrives on Netflix in early February 2026 – in about seven and a half months.
Filming will likely last through the summer, with production on Season 5 scheduled to begin in March 2026. Assuming a similar post-production schedule, we expect season 5 to arrive on Netflix sometime soon early to mid 2027. In fact, one source reports that it could hit our screens as early as February 2027. We will have to wait and see how things develop.
Are you excited about this? lincoln lawyer Is Season 5 already back in production? Let us know in the comments below and keep an eye out for our full preview in the coming months as we get more details.