Prime Video’s ‘Lincoln Lawyer’ Replacement Is Officially Taking Over the World

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Manuel Garcia Rulfo in The Lincoln Lawyer on Netflix

Published Oct 16, 2026, 9:15 PM EDT

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When it comes to great legal thrillers, few shows have developed as big of a following in the 2020s as The Lincoln Lawyer. The show is based on the hit series of novels by Michael Connelly, and it’s been on the air since 2022, releasing new seasons on a yearly basis. If Connelly’s name sounds familiar, it’s because he also wrote the books that inspired the Bosch series on Prime Video starring Titus Welliver. Earlier this year, after the debut of Season 4, Netflix announced that The Lincoln Lawyer had been renewed for Season 5, but the streamer later went back and announced that it would also be the final season of the show. Netflix has already greenlit a full spin-off show based on Cobie Smulders character, though, but no word yet on when it will be released.

The Lincoln Lawyer has become so popular in recent years that other shows have had no choice but to fast-track legal thrillers of their own to meet the intense demand for more shows in the genre. HBO has found a smash-hit legal thriller with the new Dominic Cooper-led series, War, while MGM+ has enlisted Jom Hamm to star in a mash-up of The Lincoln Lawyer and Mad Men, American Hostage. Prime Video recently acquired the rights to air a Lincoln Lawyer replacement series of its own, The Rainmaker, which is in the middle of airing new Season 2 episodes on USA Network. The Rainmaker continues to be one of the most-watched shows of the year on USA, but it’s also taking over Prime Video watchlists in America, going toe to toe with other streaming goliaths like Reacher.

What Is ‘The Rainmaker’ About?

The Rainmaker is based on the series of novels by John Grisham, but it was written and developed for TV by Jason Richman and Michael Seitzman. Milo Callaghan stars in the lead role of Rudy Baylor, with P.J. Byrne and Mad Men’s John Slattery also starred in supporting roles. Matt Damon previously led an adaptation of the novel back in 1997 with Danny DeVito. The official synopsis for the USA series, which holds marks of 55% from critics and 83% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows:

“Young attorney Rudy Baylor, alongside Bruiser Stone and Deck Shifflet, battles a powerful law firm led by Leo F. Drummond and his girlfriend, Sarah Plankmore, unearthing a dark conspiracy that shows how far his opponents are willing to go to win.”

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