Summary
Bosch: Legacy’s final season is coming to an abrupt end on Prime Video on April 17, and the final episode will be a standalone story featuring Renee Ballard’s introduction as she works a cold case with Harry Bosch. On the eve of the final two episodes airing,Amazon has released a teaser trailer for the newBallardspin-off starring Maggie Q.
Harry Bosch is set for three cameo appearancesin the debut season of theBallardspin-off, and, as expected, Titus Welliver features in the trailer,as he turns up at the cold case unit headquarters to ‘talk’ to Renee Ballard about a case. It’s a mixture of excitement and sadness for fans of the Bosch-verse, as one story begins and another one ends.
Ballard Season 1
Starring
Maggie Q, Courtney Taylor, John Carroll Lynch, Michael Mosley, Rebecca Field, Victoria Moroles, Amy Hill, Ricardo Chavira, Noah Bean, Alain Uy, Hector Hugo and Titus Welliver
Based on the books by
Directed by
Jet Wilkinson
The sun hasn’t even set on Harry Bosch’s saga yet, butMaggie Q’sBallardspin-offis already being promoted, with the official release of the teaser trailer.As expected, Harry Bosch makes an appearance in the first-look clips, despite only featuring in three cameo appearances, while the fans get an insight into brand-new characters like Thomas Laffont (played by John Carroll Lynch). Renee Ballard will make her debut in the upcomingfinal episode ofBosch: Legacyseason 3, which will air tomorrow, and it’ll see the pair of relentless detectives investigating one of Harry Bosch’s white whale cases.The trailer forBallardsees the titular main character riding the waves in the sea, like she does in Connelly’s books, and addressing an ongoing issue with the LAPD.
Harry F*****g Bosch
TheBallardspin-off is based onreal-life detective, Mitzi Roberts, who has worked as a technical advisor onBoschandBosch: Legacy.Roberts will serve as an executive producer and writer on the spin-off series, based onMichael Connelly’s books.Ballardwas supposed to be a companion show toBosch: Legacy, before Amazon unceremoniously canceled it back in September 2024, andRoberts spoke out about the cancelation of Bosch: Legacy:
I’ve worked on Bosch for 10 years and Titus (Welliver) is a dear friend to me. Obviously, I can’t say much other than we’re all very bummed about the decision. That said, hopefully, you’ll love the Ballard series too. As you said, it was written to compliment Bosch, never to replace it.
Fans are excited about theBallardspin-off, but the behind-the-scenes drama ofBosch: Legacy’s cancelation along withJerry Edgar’s solo showgetting axed has threatened to overshadow the future of the Bosch-verse. TheSaveBosch: Legacypetitionwas launched in September 2024, and it aims to persuade Amazon to give Harry Bosch a proper ending.
Save Bosch: Legacy Key Points
Troy Evans expressed his disappointment atCrate and Barrel’s brief role inBallardin an exclusive interview with Game Rant last month. It looks like Amazon is trying to pushBallardtowards a younger demographic, which arguably goes against Michael Connelly’s vision of the cold case unit in his books.TheBallardteaser trailer looks great, but visually, it feels very different toBosch: Legacy, and more like Netflix’sThe Lincoln Lawyer.
The way things were might not exist anymore
No official release date has been set for theBallardspin-off yet, but it is expected to come out sometime in 2025.
