Netflix's 4-Part Legal Thriller Loses Fan Interest Despite 'Bosch' Universe Connection

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Published Feb 20, 2026, 3:39 PM EST

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On the back of Titus Welliver, Bosch has become one of the most popular cop drama franchises over the last 10 years. The series first arrived in 2014 as a Prime Video original, and it aired seven successful seasons before going off the air in 2021. Only one year later, Welliver returned to his role as Bosch in the Legacy series, which followed the legendary detective now forced to work with his former enemy. The show developed a massive audience before being canceled after only three seasons. Welliver has since played Bosch again in the spin-off series, Ballard, starring Maggie Q, and there’s even a new Bosch prequel in development. Welliver will not reprise his role as young Bosch in the show and has instead been replaced by Cameron Monaghan (Tron: Ares).

Bosch didn’t come out of nowhere, though. The show is inspired by the popular series of novels by Michael Connelly, who also penned another book series that’s been turned into a flagship TV show over on Netflix. The streaming goliath has positioned The Lincoln Lawyer as its alternative to Bosch, and while there are certainly differences in the plots, fans of one show are almost guaranteed to like the other thanks to the nuances in Connelly’s writing. Bosch is more of a cop drama, and The Lincoln Lawyer is a legal thriller/courtroom drama. All episodes of The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4 began streaming on Netflix just two weeks ago, but the show has already slipped out of the global top five on the platform. This is alarming news, especially considering the series has already been picked up for a fifth season.

When Does ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 5 Come Out?

Although Netflix has already picked up The Lincoln Lawyer for a fifth season, it’s still unclear when the show will return with Season 5. Netflix has released a new season of The Lincoln Lawyer every year since the show first premiered back in 2022, so there is no reason to believe that the next season won’t arrive around the same time as past installments. The Lincoln Lawyer stars Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller, Becki Newton as Lorna Crane, Angus Sampson as Cisco Wojcihowski, Jazz Raycole asIzzy Lets, Neve Campbell as Maggie McPherson, Krista Warner as Hayley Halley, and Cobie Smulders as Mickey Haller’s sister.