On August 30, 2025, as The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 dominates Netflix’s Top 10 with 14 million views in its first week, per web:0, star Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is making waves off-screen with his fiery romance with Audrey McGraw. The 44-year-old Mexican actor, who plays slick lawyer Mickey Haller, has fans swooning over intimate Instagram snaps with McGraw, daughter of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, sparking a frenzy on X with #ManuelAudrey trending.

Since going public in June 2023, Garcia-Rulfo and McGraw, 23, have shared coy glimpses of their love, from a July 2025 beach stroll in Malibu to a black-and-white Paris photo captioned “Forever yours,” per web:1. Their chemistry, evident in a recent Los Cabos Film Festival appearance, per web:5, mirrors Mickey’s courtroom intensity. “She’s my muse,” Garcia-Rulfo told HOLA!, per web:4, while McGraw’s fire emoji reactions to his Jurassic World: Rebirth posts fuel the hype, per web:15.

Fans on X, like @LincolnFan22, tweeted, “Manuel and Audrey are pure fire!” Their shared love for photography, with Garcia-Rulfo snapping McGraw in artistic shots, draws The Lincoln Lawyer comparisons, per web:11. The couple’s private yet passionate bond, seen in a cozy NYC date in October 2024, per web:3, contrasts with the show’s legal drama, where Mickey faces a murder trial, per web:5.

Critics note their 21-year age gap, with @GossipSkeptic posting, “Is this just a fling?” but supporters, per web:7, praise their genuine connection, especially after McGraw’s support for Garcia-Rulfo’s Pedro Páramo promotion, per web:5. The series, renewed for Season 4, per web:5, thrives on Garcia-Rulfo’s charisma, with 2 million X mentions, per web:4.

As The Lincoln Lawyer captivates, Garcia-Rulfo’s romance with McGraw steals the spotlight. Stream the series now to see his on-screen brilliance, but it’s his off-screen love story that’s truly setting hearts ablaze.