Is The Lincoln Lawyer Based On A True Story?

Netflix’s newest legal drama, The Lincoln Lawyer, has been received amazingly by its viewers, quickly climbing Netflix’s ratings and managing to reach number one in Netflix’s top 10 TV programmes in the UK. 

So what is this new series based on; The original book series? The 2011 film? Or a true story?

Is The Lincoln Lawyer A True Story?

As cool as it would be for Manuel Garcia-Rulfo’s suave yet fearless character, Mickey Haller, to be based off of a real individual; he sadly is not. 

Michael Connelly’s Book Series

Michael Connelly specialises in detective novels, but with The Lincoln Lawyer series he expands his literature into the world of legal drama. In this series, readers are introduced to the cynical criminal defence attorney Micheal Haller, who is nicknamed the ‘Lincoln lawyer’ as he is often seen conducting his business out of the back of a Lincoln car. There are six books in this series, with each delivering a huge new legal case for Mickey to face. 

With Netflix’s new drama, The Lincoln Lawyer being adapted from Conelly’s The Brass Verdict, it follows the same main plotline and uses the same characters. However, it modernises the events of the book to fit with the current technological era. 

Although the newest enigmatic attorney may not be based on a true story, it doesn't take away from the success of David E. Kelly’s new series The Lincoln Lawyer. So if you haven't seen it already, be sure to get yourself on Netflix and give it a watch!