Ted Humphrey on Crafting The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4: A Crime Show from the Other Side of the Law
Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer follows defense attorney Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) as he navigates Los Angeles’ tumultuous criminal justice system which often seems tilted against the average citizen, defending clients while grappling with the moral and personal stakes of his work. Adapted from Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels, the series has stretched across four seasons, evolving […]
“The Lincoln Lawyer” Creator Ted Humphrey on Writing Career, Craft, and Longevity in Film and Television
Ted Humphrey is a film and television writer whose career reflects both the persistence and adaptability required to work steadily in Hollywood. After beginning his professional life as a lawyer, Humphrey transitioned into screenwriting, earning his first paid assignment on a feature rewrite for Warner Bros which was never produced. and later worked on David […]
The Lincoln Lawyer: Showrunner Ted Humphrey And Actor Manuel Garcia Rulfo Discuss “Writing Shows In The Binging Environment”
“Growing up in the environment that I did, working in Hollywood was like saying you wanted to be an astronaut and go to Mars,” Ted Humphrey jokes. The showrunner of Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer took an unconventional path to Hollywood, first pursuing law school and practicing in Washington D.C. before making the bold decision to […]
“A Redemption Story Of A Man Finding His Way Back” Ted Humphrey Talks ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ (Part 2)
Mickey’s tenuous connection to his absent father forms a large part of his character arc. “In the first book he doesn’t believe in anything and he says that very clearly. ‘I lost you and I was now merely like a mechanic tending to this rusting machine that is the law.‘” His dispassion for his career […]
“A Redemption Story Of A Man Finding His Way Back” Ted Humphrey Talks ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ (Part 1)
Based on the popular novels of Michael Connolly, who created Detective Harry Bosch and his half brother, Defence Attorney Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), The Lincoln Lawyer has enjoyed a fruitful creative life as a film in 2011, and now, in its second season of a television series. Co-exective producer and writer Ted Humphrey (The Good […]
