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Popular Netflix TV Show Getting New Spin-off With Beloved MCU Star
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A beloved MCU star will headline a popular Netflix TV show's new
spin-off. This series will expand the franchise on the streamer.
This news comes after the production and filming of the mothership
series' final season have concluded.
MCU's Agent Hill actress Cobie Smulders is reported to headline
the spin-off series, according to Deadline. In the offshoot show,
she will reprise her role as Artemisia "Emi" Finch, Mickey Haller's
half-sister from The Lincoln Lawyer.
The character was introduced in the Netflix show towards the end of
the fourth season. She then became a series regular in the upcoming
fifth season. In Season 5, Haller is introduced to his half-sister
Emi, whom he never knew existed. At Emi's plea, the lawyer takes on
the case to help free a wrongfully convicted woman.
Smulders' character does not appear in Michael Connelly's books,
which the show is based on. She is an original character designed
for the show. Moreover, she fills a gap in the main character's
family because his half-brother, Harry Bosch, is owned by Amazon for
the Prime Video series Bosch.
Season 5 of the initial show will conclude Mickey Haller's chapter.
If the series is officially greenlit for production, then the
franchise will expand with Smulders' show.
Who else is involved with Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer spin-off
besides Cobie Smulders?
Besides Cobie Smulders, no other cast details have been announced
yet. However, fans can expect stars to reprise their roles in the
spin-off from The Lincoln Lawyer.
That said, the idea of the spin-off was brewing among the executive
producers, Ted Humphrey, Dailyn Rodriguez, and Matthew J. Lieberman,
for a long time.
Together, they worked on the concept and recently pitched the idea
to Netflix, which was well-received, with the streamer buying it and
commissioning a script, according to Deadline sources.
Humphrey, Rodriguez, and Lieberman are writing the script for the
offshoot series. A+E Studios, which produced The Lincoln Lawyer, will
produce the spin-off. According to sources, if the show qualifies for
a California tax credit, filming will begin in Los Angeles.
That said, a Netflix representative declined to comment on this.
Additionally, the green light for the spin-off is believed to depend
on closing deals with key individuals, meaning the process is ongoing.
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