Netflix has confirmed that the legal drama starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo will end after its upcoming Season 5. The show, which follows the story of defense attorney Mickey Haller, is currently filming its final 10-episode run in Los Angeles.

The Lincoln Lawyer to end after Season 5

Back in 2020, CBS scrapped the project roughly six weeks into the pandemic. A+E Studios refused to let it die and eventually sold it to Netflix, where it became one of the platform’s steady performers. Now, with five seasons in the books, the creative team says the time is right to finish Haller’s story on their own terms.

Series developer Ted Humphrey and co-showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez addressed it in a statement. “All good things must come to an end, but thankfully sometimes how they come to an end is up to us,” they said. “From the very beginning, the mission was always not only to tell the story of Mickey Haller and his compatriots, but also to give that story a proper conclusion.”

Further adding, “And while it is of course bittersweet, it’s also an amazing opportunity to bring this adventure to a close and perhaps chart a new course for some of our characters into the future.” The pair thanked Netflix and A+E Studios before turning to the audience that kept the show alive: “We promise you, we are right now building a final season that will provide the satisfying finale Mickey Haller deserves. We can’t wait to share it with you” (via Deadline).

The 10-episode season draws from Resurrection Walk, the seventh book in Michael Connelly’s series. The story introduces a half-sister Haller never knew, Emi, played by Cobie Smulders. She comes with a request to help free a woman she believes was wrongfully convicted of murder. Haller takes on the habeas petition, pushing to overturn a six-year-old conviction, but the case spirals into something far more dangerous.

The Lincoln Lawyer Season 5 release date is yet to be announced.