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Celine Song directed one of the best movies of the decade so far in Past Lives. Now she’s back with her new film, Materialists.

The A24 romantic-comedy (emphasis on the romance) stars Dakota Johnson as Lucy, a young, ambitious New York City matchmaker who finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex, played by Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, respectively. It’s nice to see Johnson and Evans out of the Marvel system, although hopefully they passed along advice to Pascal.

The trailer, which you can watch above, includes an original song from Japanese Breakfast (who releases her own album, Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), later this month).

When Pascal was asked by GQ why he wanted to work with Song, he replied, “Past Lives is one of the best movies I’ve seen in years, number one. There’s that simple answer. I met Celine and we became fast friends before the idea of ever working together. It really came down to it being, anything that she may or may not want me to do, I’d be willing to do it as an artist and as a friend. Working with that caliber of talent is the goal ultimately, and so I’m the lucky one.” Johnson also sung Song’s praises calling her a “masterful filmmaker.”

Materialists opens in theaters on June 13.

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards went down last night (March 17), and aside from some trophies being handed out, it was also a big night for performances. Among the artists taking the stage was Billie Eilish (along with Finneas), for a rendition of “Wildflower.”

Eilish was a leading nominee at this year’s show, with five nods. She only walked away with one win, but it was a big one: Album Of The Year.

This is just Eilish’s latest awards show performance, as she and Finneas brought “Birds Of A Feather” to the 2025 Grammys in February.

Meanwhile, Eilish recently said of her plans for the next 12 months, “Definitely getting back into the studio and doing stuff. Next 12 months, I want to… I definitely have more tour, lots of tour to do, and probably more than I’m even scheduled for that’s gonna come, which I’m excited about. I feel like [touring], I’ve really made it into something really fun and enjoyable where it’s not always been that way. I’ve really suffered on tour and I feel like it’s gotten to be really, really enjoyable, so I’m excited for that.”

Check out Eilish’s performance above, and find the full list of 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards winners here.

Yesterday (March 17) Mariah Carey unintentional created the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards‘ most viral moment (viewable here). While the “Always Be My Baby” singer did not appear to be impressed with her special live tribute featuring Muni Long and Tori Kelly, Carey was over the moon as she accepted the evening’s Icon Award.

Mariah Carey’s speech for the evening’s coveted award was indeed iconic. Before delivering her thank yous, Carey had to ensure everything was up to her standards. “Is the lighting ok cause I don’t like bad lighting,” Carey asked the crowd.

She then showed off her humorous side by explaining the music industry before the digital boom. “As a kid I used to listen to my favorite artists on the radio and dream of being on the airwaves myself,” said she. “Now, for those of you who may not know what airwaves are, think of it as the non-WiFi of streaming.”

Carey reeled things in with a dose of humility, saying: “Even now I still get excited when I hear one of my songs playing on the radio. It never stops being magical.”

Shortly after that, Carey delivered a dig at her ex-husband, Tommy Mottola. “He was my first manager,” she said referring to the president of iHeartRadio John Sykes. “Some people think it was this other guy, but it wasn’t him. It was John.”

She closed with an emotional tribute to her late mother and former opera singer Patricia Carey for “gifting her the gift of music,” her devoted super fans (the Lambs) for their unwavering support and every one who has played a part in her massive success on radio (all the way down to station interns).

With her son Moroccan, daughter Monroe, and rumored boyfriend Anderson .Paak looking up for the audience it is safe to say Carey was filled with emotions.

Watch Mariah Carey’s full acceptance speech during the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards above. Check out Muni Long and Tori Kelly’s tribute performance to Mariah Carey during the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards below.

Despite having seven chart-topping studio album, multiple Grammys, and an Academy Award to her name, Lady Gaga says she’s just getting started.

But yesterday (March 17), during the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, the “Abracadabra” singer’s career stride thus far were acknowledged when Lady Gaga was bestowed with the Innovator Award.

During her acceptance speech, Lady Gaga used the time on stage to slam ageism across the music industry–especially in pop. “Winning an award honoring my entire career at 38 years old is a hard thing to get my head around,” she said. “On the one hand, I feel like I’ve been doing this forever, and on the other hand, I know I’m just getting started. So even though the world might consider a woman in her late 30s old for a pop star, which is insane, I promise that I’m just getting warmed up.”

This isn’t the first Lady Gaga pushed back against ageist remarks made in relation to her musical return. While hosting Saturday Night Live, Lady Gaga touched on those same harsh critiques in her monologue.

Lady Gaga also took a moment to share her take on the award’s meaning, saying: “Innovation isn’t about breaking rules. It’s about writing your own and convincing the world they were theirs all along.”

She even gave a kind nod to Doechii who presented her with the Innovator Award as one herself.

Later in the evening Lady Gaga took home Best Collaboration for her song with Bruno Mars (“Die With a Smile”).

Watch Lady Gaga’s full acceptance speech during the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards above.

Bad Bunny may not be able to handle a spicy dish, but the “Baile Inolvidable” musician sure can deliver a hot flick.

Yesterday (March 17), Calvin Klein unveiled their latest underwear campaign starring Bad Bunny. The multiple Grammy Award-winning recording artist is no stranger to sharing thirst traps online. Still, his Calvin Klein unlocked an entirely new level of lust among his fan base.

In the comment section of the photo collage (viewable here), users penned their raunchiest responses.

“Something wet just rolled down my ankles,” wrote one user.

“RAW, next question,” penned another.

“Bend over. I’m f[or] r[eal],” chimed another.

Others were not pleased. Many cited FKA Twigs’ 2024 ad for the company reportedly being banned across the UK as a point of contention.

In a statement, Bad Bunny celebrated his sensual photo spread (photographed by Mario Sorrenti) saying: “This has been in the works for some time now; seeing it finally come to life has been gratifying. I’m excited and grateful for the opportunity to be part of this brand’s iconic campaign, and getting to shoot it in Puerto Rico made it that much more special and genuine.”

With Bad Bunny on the dating scene, he just launch one hell of a billboard to find his next boo.

Back in 2018, indie supergroup Boygenius was birthed. Since then the Grammy Award-winning collective, which is composed of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker, released three EPs (Boygenius, Boygenius Demos, and The Rest) and one stellar full length album, The Record. Although the group is currently on hiatus, fans have noticed two members getting rather close.

Following a recent interview with the New Yorker, fans are under the impressive Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker are more than musical collaborators. Continue below for more information.

Are Lucy Dacus And Julien Baker Dating?

According to the newly published sit-down with Lucy Dacus, she and Boygenius member Julien Baker are indeed in a romantic relationship. As Dacus discussed the group’s hiatus, she confirmed that she and Baker were an item.

In fact, Dacus’ forthcoming album, Forever Is a Feeling, will give listeners a look at how their romance has aided in her growth as a person. On the upcoming project’s title track Dacus says she sings about the ways in which the relationship “forced her to reckon with the unknown.”

Overall, Dacus says Forever Is a Feeling is more so about “coming to terms with change—of knowing that things aren’t forever.”

Dacus also revealed that Bridgers is in full support of the budding relationship, having gifted the couple a membership to their favorite spot–The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.

Boygenius are currently focusing on their solo pursuits but in more ways than one, their love remains.

Similar to ceremony held earlier in the year, the competition at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards was stiff.

While, Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the nomination pack with 10 nods a piece, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and Sabrina Carpenter followed closely with nine for each of them. But Billie Eilish, Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, SZA and Teddy Swim didn’t do so shabby with five nomination each. So as the ceremony was broadcasted live on FOX, fans were locked in to see which of music’s biggest names would walk away on top.

Elsewhere in the program Lady Gaga received the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award. Mariah Carey was also honored with the 2025 iHeartRadio Icon Award. Outside of her nominations for the evening, Swift’s The Eras Tour was named Tour of the Century (and celebrated by airing an exclusive performance from the record-setting tour).

Continue below for the full winners list.

Artist of the Year

Billie Eilish
Doja Cat
Jelly Roll
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
Teddy Swims

Album of the Year

Hit Me Hard And Soft — Billie Eilish

Song of the Year

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”- Shaboozey
“Agora Hills”- Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Lose Control” – Teddy Swims
“Lovin on Me” – Jack Harlow
“Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar
“Too Sweet” – Hozier

Best Collaboration

“Die With a Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
“Miles on It” – Kane Brown and Marshmello

Producer of the Year

Julian Bunetta
Jack Antonoff
Evan Blair
Mustard
Dan Nigro

Songwriter of the Year

Josh Coleman
ERNEST
Ashley Gorley
Amy Allen
Justin Tranter

Pop Song of the Year

“Agora Hills” – Doja Cat
“Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Greedy” – Tate McRae
“Too Sweet” – Hozier

Pop Artist of the Year

Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Taylor Swift

Best New Artist (Pop)

Benson Boone
Chappell Roan
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims

Country Song of the Year

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
“Cowgirls” – Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST
“I Am Not Okay” – Jelly Roll
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“World on Fire”- Nate Smith

Country Artist of the Year

Jelly Roll
Kane Brown
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Best New Artist (Country)

Ashley Cooke
Dasha
George Birge
Shaboozey
Tucker Wetmore

Hip-Hop Song of the Year

“Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar
“Lovin on Me” – Jack Harlow
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
“Rich Baby Daddy”- Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
“TGIF” – GloRilla

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

Drake
Future
GloRilla
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop)

310Babii
BigXthaPlug
BossMan Dlow
Cash Cobain
Jordan Adetunji

R&B Song of the Year

“ICU” – Coco Jones
“Made for Me” – Muni Long
“Sensational” – Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
“Water” – Tyla
“WY@”- Brent Faiyaz

R&B Artist of the Year

Chris Brown
Muni Long
SZA
Usher
Victoria Monét

Best New Artist (R&B)

4Batz
Ambré
Inayah
Josh X
Maeta

Alternative Song of the Year

“Dilemma” – Green Day
“Landmines” – Sum 41
“Neon Pill” – Cage The Elephant
“The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park
“Too Sweet” – Hozier

Alternative Artist of the Year

Cage The Elephant
Green Day
Linkin Park
Sum 41
Twenty One Pilots

Best New Artist (Alt and Rock)

Djo
Fontaines D.C.
Good Neighbours
Myles Smith
The Last Dinner Party

Rock Song of the Year

“A Symptom of Being Human” – Shinedown
“All My Life” – Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll
“Dark Matter” – Pearl Jam
“Screaming Suicide” – Metallica
“The Emptiness Machine” – Linkin Park

Rock Artist of the Year

Green Day
Linkin Park
Metallica
Pearl Jam
Shinedown

Dance Song of the Year

“360” – Charli xcx
“Chase It (Mmm Da Da Da)” – Bebe Rexha
“I Don’t Wanna Wait” – David Guetta and OneRepublic
“Make You Mine” – Madison Beer
“Water” – Tyla X Marshmello

Dance Artist of the Year

Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Dua Lipa
Kylie Minogue
Tiësto

Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year

“Brickell” – FEID X Yandel
“LA FALDA” – Myke Towers
“Perro Negro”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID
“Qlona” – Karol G featuring Peso Pluma
“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”- Karol G

Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny
FEID
Karol G
Myke Towers
Shakira

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban)

Christian Alicea
Cris MJ
Ela Taubert
FloyyMenor
Kapo

Regional Mexican Song of the Year

“Alch Si” – Grupo Frontera and Carin León
“El Beneficio De La Duda” – Grupo Firme
“FIRST LOVE” – Oscar Ortiz and Edgardo Nuñez
“La Diabla”- Xavi
“Tu Perfume” – Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year

Grupo Frontera
Intocable
Los Ángeles Azules
Peso Pluma
Xavi

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican)

Chino Pacas
Iván Cornejo
Luis R. Conriquez
Tito Double P
Xavi

K-pop Artist of the Year

aespa
ATEEZ
ENHYPEN
Jimin
Lisa

K-pop Song of the Year

“Chk Chk Boom” – Stray Kids
“Magnetic”- ILLIT
“Supernova” – aespa
“Who”- Jimin
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)”- ENHYPEN

Best New Artist (K-pop)

BABYMONSTER
BADVILLAIN
ILLIT
NCT WISH
TWS

Breakthrough Artists of the Year

Gracie Abrams

World Artist of the Year

Burna Boy
Central Cee
Tems
Tyla
YG Marley

Favorite Soundtrack

(fan-voted category)

Back to Black
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bob Marley: One Love
Challengers
Deadpool & Wolverine
Descendants: The Rise of Red
Emilia Pérez
The Book of Clarence
Twisters
Wicked

Favorite Broadway Debut

(fan-voted category)

Adam Lambert – Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Ariana Madix – Chicago
Barbie Ferreira – Cult of Love
Charli D’Amelio – & Juliet
Grant Gustin – Water for Elephants
Kit Connor – Romeo + Juliet
Lola Tung – Hadestown
Nicole Scherzinger – Sunset Blvd
Rachel Zegler – Romeo + Juliet
Robert Downey Jr. – McNeal
Sebastián Yatra – Chicago
Shailene Woodley – Cult of Love

Favorite K-pop Dance Challenge

(fan-voted category)

“GGUM” – Yeonjun (TXT)
“MAESTRO” – Seventeen
“Magnetic” – ILLIT
“Smart” – LE SSERAFIM
“Sticky”- Kiss of Life
“Supernova” – aespa
“Touch” – KATSEYE
“UP” – Karina (aespa)
“WORK” – ATEEZ
“XO (Only If You Say Yes)” – ENHYPEN

Favorite Surprise Guest

(fan-voted category)

Charli xcx bringing out Lorde
Coldplay bringing out Selena Gomez
Future & Metro Boomin bringing out Travis Scott
GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion bringing out Cardi B
Jennifer Hudson bringing out Cher
Kendrick Lamar bringing out Ken & Friends
Luke Combs bringing out the “Twisters” Cast
Morgan Wallen bringing out Travis Kelce & Patrick Mahomes
Niall Horan bringing out Shawn Mendes
Olivia Rodrigo bringing out Chappell Roan
Peso Pluma bringing out Becky G
Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce

Favorite Tour Tradition

(fan-voted category)

Benson Boone – Backflips
Chappell Roan – Teaching “HOT TO GO” dance
Charli xcx + Troye Sivan – “Apple” Girl (dance)
Morgan Wallen – Walk out song
Niall Horan – Heaven pose
Nicki Minaj – Fans sing
Olivia Rodrigo – Encore tank
Sabrina Carpenter- “Juno” position
Tate McRae – Soundcheck covers
Taylor Swift – “22” Hat
Taylor Swift – Surprise songs
Usher – Feeding cherries

Best Lyrics

(fan-voted category)

“Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
“Birds Of A Feather” – Billie Eilish
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Exes” – Tate McRae
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“Good Luck, Babe!”- Chappell Roan
“I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“I Love You, I’m Sorry” – Gracie Abrams
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
“Saturn” – SZA
“We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” – Ariana Grande
“Who”- Jimin

Best Music Video

(fan-voted category)

“APT.” – ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
“Beautiful Things” – Benson Boone
“Die With A Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“Houdini” – Dua Lipa
“Houdini” – Eminem
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
“LUNA” – ATL Jacob X FEID
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
“Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
“Rockstar” – Lisa

Favorite Tour Style

(fan-voted category)

Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Midwest Princess
Charli xcx and Troye Sivan – Sweat
GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion – Hot Girl Summer Tour
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 Tour
Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Tate McRae – Think Later
Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour
Usher – Usher: Past Present Future

Favorite Tour Photographer

(fan-voted category)

Adam Degross – Post Malone
Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter
Baeth – Tate McRae
Christian Tierney – Niall Horan
David Bergman – Luke Combs
Henry Hwu – Billie Eilish
Lucienne Nghiem – Chappell Roan
Miles Leavitt – Olivia Rodrigo
Pooneh Ghana – Noah Kahan
RAYSCORRUPTEDMIND – Travis Scott
Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown
Yasi – Kacey Musgraves

Favorite On Screen

(fan-voted category)

Are You Sure?! (Jimin and Jungkook)
Child Star (Demi Lovato)
Elton John: Never Too Late (Elton John)
Gaga Chromatica Ball (Lady Gaga)
I Am: Céline Dion (Céline Dion)
Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country (Lainey Wilson)
Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (Megan Thee Stallion)
Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tour (Olivia Rodrigo)
Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE (KATSEYE)
Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (Bruce Springsteen)
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) (Taylor Swift)
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Bon Jovi)

Will Smith has come a long way from his time growing up in West Philadelphia. Hell, the Bad Boys star has even made tremendous strides outside of his career as a musician. But, later this month Smith will step back into hip-hop with the release of his upcoming studio album, Based On A True Story.

Today (March 17), Will Smith revealed that to support the forthcoming body of work he will embark on a string of international show as part of his Based On A True Story Tour–his first-ever headlining run.

“I’M GOING ON TOUR THIS SUMMER,” he wrote on Instagram. “We’re hitting up UK & Europe to bring U all the hits, some new joints, and a few surprises 😉 All these years, I’ve NEVER done a headline tour and I can’t wait to see you guys!!”

The Based On A True Story Tour pre-sale is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, March 19 at 10 a.m. local time. Based on availability a general sale will follow on Friday, March 21 at 10 a.m. local time. Find more information here. Continue below to view the performance schedule and official tour poster.

Will Smith 2025 Tour Dates: Based On A True Story Tour

06/25 — Rabat, MA @ Mawazine
06/28 — Le Barcarès, FR @ Les Déferlantes Festival *
07/03 — Gran Canaria, ES @ Granca Live Fest *
07/12 — Wolfsburg, DE @ Sommerfestival der Autostadt *
07/13 — Hamburg, DE @ Stadtpark Open Air *
07/15 — Hannover, DE @ Gilde Parkbühne
07/18 — Frankfurt, DE @ Festhalle
07/19 — Berne, CH @ Gurtenfestival *
07/23 — Nyon, CH @ Paléo Festival *
07/25 — Massa, IT @ BIG ART Festival *
07/26 — Marbella, ES @ Starlite Occident
07/31 — Orange, FR @ POSITIV Festival *
08/01 — Orange, FR @ POSITIV Festival *
08/02 — Monte Carlo @ Salle des Étoiles
08/05 — Braine -le-Comte, BE @ Ronquières Festival *
08/07 — Skanderborg, DK @ Smukfest *
08/09 — Almeria, ES @ Dreambeach Festival *
08/15 — St. Pölten, AT @ Frequency Festival *
08/17 — Charleville-Mézières, FR @ Cabaret Vert
08/22 — Drammen, NO @ Ypsilon Festival *
08/24 — Scarborough, UK @ Scarborough Open Air Theatre
08/25 — Cardiff, UK @ Bute Park
08/27 — Manchester, UK @ Victoria Warehouse
08/28 — London, UK @ Brixton Academy
08/30 — Wolverhampton, UK @ The Halls
09/02 — Paris, FR @ Zénith

* – festival appearance

Will Smith’s Based On A True Story Tour poster

Based On A True Story is out 3/28 via Rave In The Wasteland/SLANG. Find more information here.

Things between Drake and UMG are heating up. Today (March 17), UMG clapped back at the “Gimme A Hug” rapper’s defamation lawsuit with a filing of its own–a dismissal motion. In court documents asking for Drake’s case against them to be tossed out, the label accused Drake of misusing the justice system because he’s upset that his rap battle with Kendrick Lamar didn’t pan out in his favor.

Well, Drake has issued a response to UMG’s claims and its newly filed motion. In a statement provided to TMZ, Drake’s lead attorney Mike Gottlieb slammed UMG.

“UMG wants to pretend that this is about a rap battle in order to distract its shareholders, artists and the public from a simple truth,” he wrote. “A greedy company [UMG] is finally being held responsible for profiting from dangerous misinformation that has already resulted in multiple acts of violence.”

He continued: “This motion is a desperate ploy by UMG to avoid accountability, but we have every confidence that this case will proceed and continue to uncover UMG’s long history of endangering, abusing and taking advantage of its artists.”

When Kendrick Lamar dropped his chart-topping (now multiple Grammy Award-winning) record “Not Like Us,” hip-hop fans could not have predicted it resulting in this intense legal dispute.

You gotta hand it to Netflix. The streaming service committed to a series about author Michael Connelly’s maverick criminal defense attorney (portrayed by Matthew McConaughey for a single film), and that appeal has stretched for many more miles of Lincoln Town Car wheeling and dealing. Now, a fourth season of The Lincoln Lawyer is on the way, and the show will further improve on their previous decision to bring back Neve Campbell as Mickey Haller’s first wife, Maggie McPherson. She will be more involved in this fourth season, so let’s not waste any more time on what to expect.

Plot

Mickey Haller will need to recover from that god-awful (for him) season finale, in which he was busted for (unknowingly) driving around with Sam Scales’ (Christopher Thornton) body in his trunk. That episode, “The Gods Of Guilt,” took its title directly from Connelly’s novel that was adapted for the season.

Now, Mickey must defend himself on murder charges if co-showrunners Ted Humphrey and Dailyn Rodriguez stick with that detail from the next book, The Law Of Innocence. And it’s safe to say that they will do so because the series has stayed pretty close to Connelly’s writings in previous seasons. Humphrey, for his part, confirmed to Netflix that Mickey has found himself in “the biggest cliffhanger of all,” which can only be resolved through a season-long trial. Also, Mickey will need to learn how to take his own advice:

“All the advice he’s given clients over the years, now he has to give himself — and he realizes how hollow some of it sounds when you’re the one it’s bouncing off of,” says the co-showrunner who is directing the first two episodes of Season 4. ‘He’s got to deal with how this impacts not just him but also his family and loved ones, not to mention his business! But don’t worry — he’s going to have help from some of the people our audience loves the most, as well as some familiar faces who will be cropping up along the way — some helpfully… some perhaps not so helpfully, and a few new ones as well.’”

Netflix hasn’t provided a fourth season synopsis yet, but we can guess a key difference from the Law Of Innocence book synopsis on Connelly’s website:

Mickey elects to defend himself and must strategize and build his defense from his jail cell in the Twin Towers Correctional Center in downtown Los Angeles, all the while looking over his shoulder–as an officer of the court he is an instant target.

Mickey knows he’s been framed. Now, with the help of his trusted team, including Harry Bosch, he has to figure out who has plotted to destroy his life and why. Then he has to go before a judge and jury and prove his innocence.

That difference will be a lack of Harry Bosch, which shouldn’t be shocking, since Netflix has previously declined to include Mickey’s half-brother (whose streaming home remains within Prime Video/Amazon’s Bosch universe) throughout this series, but Mickey can find help elsewhere.

Conveniently, Netflix announced that Maggie will appear in all ten episodes, and she will surely help Mickey strategize against his case’s prosecutor (a former DA colleague of Maggie’s) known as “Death Row Dana,” who is known for bending the rules in her favor. Furthermore, Mickey will be facing a hostile judge, so he’ll need all the help that he can get, which takes us into the next section.

Cast

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is now and forever Mickey Haller (sorry, McConaughey). As already noted, Neve Campbell will return as Maggie, and they will be joined by Jazz Raycole (Izzy), Becki Newton (Lorna), and Angus Sampson (Cisco).

New faces will include “Death Row Dana” Berg, portrayed by Constance Zimmer. Deadline recently reported other new characters, including Yannick Bamba (Marcus Henderson), “a former gang member and the man in the cell next to Mickey’s,” who will help Mickey stay alive behind bars. Grace (Gigi Zumbado) will surface as a paralegal classmate of Izzy’s that joins the defense team. And KTLA Reporter Kacey Montoya will appear as herself.

Release Date

Netflix usually doesn’t hold back on releasing this show when it’s ready to roll. With May 2022, July/August 2023, and October 2024 being the previous release windows, The Lincoln Lawyer is sure to return by late 2025.

Trailer

With no trailer to speak of yet, it’s worth taking a trip back to the first season when Mickey caught Ken Schwartz (Mark Bloom) flat-out lying in open court, which led to Mr. Schwartz’s entire life falling apart before his eyes.