Lincoln Lawyer Avoids A Major Problem With Cop Shows
Warning: Contains spoilers for The Lincoln Lawyer season 1.
In The Lincoln Lawyer adaptation, Netflix has found a solution to a major problem with cop shows. The Lincoln Lawyer was originally adapted from Michael Connelly’s 2005 novel of the same name in a 2011 movie starring Matthew McConaughey. This time around, the Netflix adaptation focuses on the second novel in the series, The Brass Verdict, and focuses on different aspects of Michael “Mickey” Haller.
Cop shows, both fictional series and reality shows, have always had an issue with glorifying the police. Nicknamed “copaganda” such depictions tend to suggest that the police always catch criminals and do so fully within the confines of the rules of their position, and that any cases that fall outside of that situation, such as corrupt officers, are a rare exception. However, these shows were put under a microscope after the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 brought the issues with the United States police system into the mainstream.
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With a cultural distaste for cop shows that glorify the police, The Lincoln Lawyer provides Netflix with the perfect fix for the situation. As Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) is a defense attorney, not a police officer, he comes at cases from a very different viewpoint. Haller’s job is not to catch the guilty person, but to ensure that justice is served according to the rules that were laid out. Both in the books and on-screen, The Lincoln Lawyer is concerned with ensuring that all the facts are considered before a verdict is issued. While this doesn’t necessarily address the larger issues with a punitive judicial system, it does at least acknowledge that people
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