The Lincoln Lawyer season 3 dropped on Netflix on October 17. According to co-showrunner Ted Humphrey, the conclusion of the season could have enormous ramifications for Mickey's future and the long-term prospects of the show.

In an interview with TVLine, Humphrey talked about how the finale revelations change Mickey's path as a character, and how he now, in a role reversal, finds himself as the client. The season finale saw several revelations, including the surprising reveal of the person who had murdered Glory Daze, capping off the case that ran through the season. However, a bigger twist was yet to come, when the final scene saw Mickey pulled over for a missing license plate, only for the body of his client Sam Scales to be found in his trunk. Check out Humphrey's full comments below:

Yes. It’s funny, my wife said to me when she saw that, oh, can’t you just let this guy be happy for a minute? And I said, well, it wouldn’t be much of a TV show if we did that. But no, Season 2 of the show was, we referred to it internally as the Icarus season, right? Mickey is flying high off the Trevor Elliott case, and then he gets kind of knocked down to speed and has to rebuild himself.

And so coming into Season 3, he’s really unsettled. He’s discovered that Glory Days is dead and the sins of the past are all kind of piling up on him. That’s really what, in a sense, Season 3 is about and what The Gods of Guilt is about. It’s Mickey’s guilt. It’s Mickey’s guilt for all the things that he’s done that may have hurt people that he cares about, which in a lot of ways is much worse even than them hurting yourself.

And at the end of the day, he’s managed to overcome that. He’s managed to right the wrongs of the past. He’s managed to get justice for Glory Days and for others, and even for Julian La Cosse with the settlement that he gets him at the end.

And so finally, he feels like, the chaos of the last few years is behind me. I’ve gotten over my addiction. I’ve gotten through that period of time where I was getting too big for my britches. I’ve gotten over these sins of the past, and now I can kind of get back on an even keel and just start my life over again. And then wham! As I say, it wouldn’t be much of a drama if we didn’t throw a curve ball into his life.

What excites you about exploring having Mickey as a client at this point in his life and career?

We’re really proud of Season 3 and just as we were making it, we just felt like—and it’s not surprising because it’s maybe our favorite of the books or one of them, and Michael has said that it’s maybe his favorite book, The Gods of Guilt—we did that book justice, that this season does that story justice, that we were able and in many ways, as we always do, obviously to expand it.

And because we have a much bigger palette to work with in a 10-episode series, and in particular, once you get to the finale, very proud of that. I was very proud to direct that episode and it really came out well.

And so we just thought, what could top this? Well, what tops it is obviously Mickey is now the client, the jeopardy that his clients have been in up until now, now he’s in, and it’s truly the toughest case of all. And if you think back over the course of three seasons, what is the mantra that his father taught him and that Legal Siegel [Elliott Gould] has reminded him of?

There’s no worse client than an innocent man. Well, what happens when you’re that innocent man and how do you handle that? And how do you deal with the fact that traditionally a lawyer who represents himself is a fool for a client? So we’ll see.

What The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 Ending Means For Season 4

A Follow-Up Season Would Adapt The Book The Law Of Innocence

The season 3 conclusion raises a lot of questions that will need to be addressed if season 4 should get the greenlight, and there are still a fair number of plot threads that will need to be tied up, and, as Humphrey confirms, The Lincoln Lawyer season 4 would adapt The Law of Innocence, which is the sixth book in the series. Of course, the main storyline will focus on Mickey Haller's fate following a murder charge, and the lawyer's decision to represent himself as he tries to clear his name, as well as the search for the real killers.

Should the show be renewed for another season, it is likely the core cast will reprise their roles. Campbell would be likely to return for a meatier arc this time around. One that could involve friction between Mickey and his ex-wife Maggie, and might even result in a potential custody battle over their daughter, given Mickey's situation. There is also scope for the show to run even more than four seasons, considering author Michael Connolley has already penned seven Mickey Haller novels, and has plans for a new one.

Our Verdict On Mickey's Future Prospects

The Hotshot Lawyer Could Be In A World Of Trouble

Even as one of the most acclaimed lawyers in Los Angeles, Mickey will find himself on trial for murder, and he could be in a world of trouble, especially as it's clear someone is trying to frame him. This could link to the Glory Daze murder revelation, which would suggest \this is a conspiracy that could go pretty high up. Mickey is going to need all his experience, and the help from his team to clear his name, and I think if The Lincoln Lawyer season 4 does happen, it has the potential to be the most explosive season yet.

Source: TVLine