With shooting forThe Lincoln Lawyer’s fourth season due to start this February, showrunners have announced a shock exit from the cast. Yaya DaCosta, who played Mickey Haller’s primary love interest Andrea “Andy” Freeman throughout season 3, is leaving the show. While it wasn’t clear whether Mickey and Andy could ever rekindle their relationship, it comes as a big surprise that DaCosta’s character is being written out ofThe Lincoln Lawyeraltogether.
Transforming Andy from Mickey’s professional rival into his lover was a major deviation from the show’s source material, Michael Connolly’s novel series. The decision to have this story arc forAndy replace Mickey’s relationship with Kendall Roberts inThe Lincoln Lawyer’s third season won plaudits from critics and audiences alike. Although she’s brilliant and ambitious, Andy has also revealed her vulnerabilities to Andy, which has led to him opening up emotionally more than he did in previous seasons.The decision not to explore this dynamic further in season 4 presents Netflix’s show with new challenges, and DaCosta with different career opportunities.
Andrea Freemann Isn’t In The Law Of Innocence Book That The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4 Is Adapting
There’s No Place For Her In The Book’s Main Storyline
The Lincoln Lawyerwill continue with its trend of adapting Connolly’s novels about Mickey Hallerin chronological order for its upcoming season. This trend means that the show will follow up its storylines fromThe Gods of Guilt, on which season 3 was based, with anadaptation ofThe Law Of Innocencefor season 4. Andrea Freemann isn’t in either of these novels by Connolly, since the storyline of Mickey and Andy getting together was an original development by showrunners of the streaming series.
However, the main narrative threads inThe Gods of Guiltallowed room for Mickey to start a new relationship. In the book, this relationship was with Kendall Roberts, but in the show, it was with Freemann. On the other hand, the main plot inThe Law Of Innocence, the sixth book in Connolly’s series,doesn’t allow for such a relationship to continue, whether it’s with Kendall or Andy.
Changing this plot would mean the show diverges from Connolly’s book altogether, which the showrunners clearly don’t plan on doing.The Lincoln Lawyerrose to thetop of US streaming charts in the final third of 2024primarily through following Connolly’s thrilling courtroom storylines, after all. For that reason, it’s understandable that there just isn’t any room for Andrea Freeman in the story to come.
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What Andy’s Exit Means For The Lincoln Lawyer Season 4’s Story
Mickey’s Ex-Wife Maggie Will Return, As She Does In The Law Of Innocence
DaCosta’s departure fromThe Lincoln Lawyer, signaling the end of Andy as a main or even recurring character, almost certainly means a return to the romantic storylines depicted in Connolly’s books.The Law Of Innocencesees Mickey’s ex-wife Maggie McPherson come backinto his life, as she devotes extensive time to working on the defense for his own murder trial. This central plot means thatNeve Campbell will return as Maggie for every episode ofThe Lincoln Lawyer’s new season.
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Mickey and Andy may have had their moments together, but their relationship is about to be consigned to the past.In season 4, fans of Andy will have to face the harsh realitythat Maggie is the love of Mickey’s life, asThe Lincoln LawyershowrunnerTed Humphrey recently toldScreenRant. It’sMaggie who’ll be by Mickey’s side as he fights to clear his name, despite all the evidence against him following season 3’s dramatic finale.
What’s Next For Yaya DaCosta After The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3
She Could Return To Her Most Famous Role, Or Move On To Big-Screen Projects
Meanwhile, the actor who played Andy Freemann in seasons 2 and 3 ofThe Lincoln Lawyerwill be free to pursue other projects. With more time on her hands,we could see Yaya DaCosta return to her recurring role as April Sexton inChicago Med, as she did two years ago.One Chicagofans have been missing her charactersince she left the medical drama in season 6, but it’s still uncertain whether she’ll ever return show’s main cast.
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Instead, DaCosta might try her hand at a big-screen role, for the first time since 2019. Her work inThe Lincoln Lawyer, all threeChicago Oneseries and the single-season dramaOur Kind Of Peoplehave left her little room in her schedule for movie acting. Nevertheless, with a much bigger profile off the back of her part in arguably Netflix’s biggest show, she’ll be in high demand should she be looking for a return to the silver screen.
