42/40
Call Mickey Haller
Plot
Do you need a lawyer? He runs his law firm out of his Lincoln and is ready to step on the gas. As he moves to Los Angeles, he takes care of business while juggling his personal life that includes being a father and having two ex-wives.
Mentioned in Shrine of Telly: Week 3 (2022)
Originally slated with CBS for a 2020 series commitment, it was canceled just before the first episode was set to film due to COVID. Now, Netflix has picked up the series for a 10-episode first season based on Mickey Haller’s second book, « The Brass Verdict. » Mickey Haller owns several cars, all with personalized California license plates with legal notices. Personalized California license plates allow a maximum of seven letters/numbers, but all Mickey plates have a minimum of eight.
I couldn’t have been more wrong
Lincoln Lawyer was actually better than I expected. I’ve never read the books it’s based on, but I’ve seen the Matthew McConaughey movie and thought it was pretty good, but not worth making into a TV series. I fully expected it to be a low-budget imitation.
In fact, I liked it more than the movie
I wasn’t going to watch it until I read all the great reviews and found out it was one of the most-watched shows of the year on Netflix. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo does well in the lead role and Becky Newton, Neve Campbell, Angus Sampson, and others do fantastic work in supporting roles. While it’s not the best legal drama you’ll ever see, it’s definitely worth watching.