For The Lincoln Lawyer, she will play a lead character named Maggie McPherson, Mickey Haller’s first ex-wife. Both Mickey and Maggie will have Intense and explosive moments between the two of them, but underneath that is a deep care for each other especially since they co-parents their only child and daughter Hayley. Mickey Halley will be played by Manuel Garcia Rulfo.
The TV series is based on the bestselling novels written by Michael Connelly. The first season will be based on the second book of the series titled “The Brass Verdict.” The first season will have 10-episode.
Netflix’s notes about the character described her as a committed deputy district attorney who is known by her colleagues to be very dedicated to her job.
David E. Kelley serve as the writer and executive producer of the TV series. The author himself, Michael Connelly, will be an executive producer as well. Ross Fineman is also an executive producer. Meanwhile, Ted Humphrey will be the showrunner for the project.
Here is the goodreads' synopsis of The Lincoln Lawyer series:
For the first time in one volume, the three novels that introduced the Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey Haller, who learns that "There is no client as scary as an innocent man."
The Lincoln Lawyer
For Mickey Haller, the law is rarely about guilt or innocence, it's about negotiation and manipulation. When he gets hired by a Beverly Hills rich boy arrested for assault, Mickey sees a franchise case: a long, expensive trial with maximum billable hours-until it puts him face-to-face with pure evil and with a man who may truly be innocent. For a lawyer who has always gone for the easy score, getting justice means risking everything.
The Brass Verdict
When a former colleague is murdered, Mickey inherits his biggest case yet: defending a Hollywood producer accused of killing his wife and her lover. Haller scrambles to prepare for trial, and learns that the killer may be coming for him next. Enter LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, who will do whatever it takes to crack the case, including using Mickey as bait. As danger quickly mounts, these two loners realize that their only chance is to work together.
The Reversal
Mickey is recruited to prosecute the high-profile retrial of Jason Jessup, a convicted child killer, exonerated after twenty-four years by new DNA evidence. Convinced Jessup is guilty, Haller brings in Harry Bosch as his investigator. With their key witness missing, and the odds and evidence against them, Bosch and Haller must nail a sadistic killer before he kills again.
Together, these three exhilarating, fiercely paced novels show that "Connelly is a master...once he has you on board, turning pages, you won't want to climb off" (Boston Globe).
Source material: Variety.com