Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Lincoln Lawyer season 3!
If Netflix’sThe Lincoln Lawyergets picked up for season 4, showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez has teased an answer to Harry Bosch’s absence that could fix the issue long-term. Thepopular legal dramaadapts Michael Connelly’s titular novels, which center on defense attorney Mickey Haller. However, this isn’t his only best-selling series. Connelly is equally, if not more, famous for his Harry Bosch books.
As the half-brother of Mickey Haller, Bosch appears in everyThe Lincoln Lawyerbook, minus the first one, to varying degrees. The ex-police officer and private investigator helps Mickey with his cases. Unfortunately,The Lincoln Lawyerhasn’t been able to include the character because ofAmazon Prime Video’sBoschshow and spinoff. The streaming platform owns exclusive rights to the character, so the Netflix show cannot use Bosch. Luckily, the showrunners forThe Lincoln Lawyeralready have plans on how to handle the situation in season 4.
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The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4 Hints At A Bosch Replacement Character
The Netflix Series Could Introduce A New Character To Fill In The Gap
Wheninterviewing Dailyn Rodriguez aboutThe Lincoln Lawyeron behalf ofScreen Rant, I asked the co-showrunner about the plans to handle the absence of Mickey’s half-brother Bosch.This is especially pressing since he has a more prominent role in Michael Connelly’sThe Law of Innocencebook, on which the fourth season will be based. Bosch, Cisco, and Maggie all play an important role in Mickey’s defense. Here is what Rodriguez had to say aboutThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 4:
“Yeah, it’s just unfortunate because we don’t own that character. Netflix didn’t own the character, so we can’t do any crossovers. I would be giving a spoiler if I told you what we were going to do, but we definitely have an idea of how we can bring in someone else that could play the Bosch in a future season.
This response hints thatThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 4 could introduce a new character to fill the story arc of Bosch inThe Law of Innocence. Ideally, they would keep this character around at the end of The Lincoln Lawyer season 4, since Mickey Haller’s half-brother has a significant role in two of the three books that haven’t been adapted yet. If not, they would probably face the same issue all over again in future seasons. Ultimately, the new Bosch-like character is one of the many reasons to be excited aboutThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 4.
How The Lincoln Lawyer Has Successfully Handled Not Having Bosch In The Show
The Lincoln Lawyer Has Found Ways To Manage Bosch’s Absence
Though Harry Bosch plays an essential role in Michael Connelly’sThe Lincoln Lawyerbook series, Dailyn Rodriguez and Ted Humphrey have managed to handle his absence well thus far. This is partly due to the fact Bosch only plays a prominent role in the book on whichThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 1 is based. He’s relatively minor in the source material for seasons 2 and 3.
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The showrunners handled the majorbook change inThe Lincoln Lawyerseason 1by shifting his part of the storyline onto two other characters. They created Los Angeles Police Department Detective Griggs, who helps with some parts of the investigation. Additionally,The Lincoln Lawyerseason 1 featured Cisco more heavily, giving him more responsibilities. This filled the gaps effectively while making Cisco more integral to the story.
