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Renée Ballard’s spinoff gets a new update, confirming when filming on the next series will conclude. Although the original series, based on the books by Michael Connelly, concluded in 2021, Titus Welliver’s titular LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch returned in Bosch: Legacy in 2022. Bosch: Legacy Season 3 is set to conclude the revival series next year, but it will also pave the way for a spinoff focused on Ballard, a cold case detective who will be introduced in the Season 3 finale, with Maggie Q taking on the role.
Collider now shares a new update about Balardrevealing that Connelly recently confirmed during a book club livestream that filming on the spinoff would be completed this week. The author also shared glowing words about Maggie Q’s portrayal of the eponymous detective, suggesting the spinoff is in great shape. Check out Connelly’s comment below:
“She is Ballard. As in the book, she has confrontations with superiors, especially men, and she understands and makes it work. There’s a physicality to it that works. We have a winner.”
What Ballard’s Spinoff Update Means for the Show’s Release Schedule
When the spinoff could premiere
At the time of writing, the Ballard spinoff has no official release date. Bosch: Legacy Season 3 also does not have a specific date, but it has been confirmed to premiere in March next year. If Season 3 has 10 episodes like its predecessor and follows a similar release pattern with two episodes arriving per week, it’s likely to end in April or May. It is possible that a Ballard trailer will arrive sooner Bosch: Legacy concludes, but it seems more likely that marketing for the spinoff won’t begin until the end of season 3.
In order to maintain the momentum since the end of Season 3 and the introduction of Ballard the spinoff could debut next summer. As can be seen in the synopsis below, Bosch himself will appear in the spinoff in a supporting role. The two shows, then, could be connected narratively in terms of where one ends and the other begins, further suggesting that the wait between the shows won’t be too long.
The Prime Video spinoff follows Detective Renée Ballard (Maggie Q), who is tasked with running the LAPD’s new cold case division – a poorly funded, all-volunteer unit with the highest caseload in the city. Ballard approaches these frozen-in-time cases with empathy and determination. When she uncovers a larger conspiracy during her investigations, she will enlist the help of her retired ally, Harry Bosch, to navigate the dangers that threaten her unit and her life.
Our Take on Ballard’s Filming Update
The spinoff has big shoes to fill
Bosch: Legacy was a remarkably well-received programboasting scores of 100% in Rotten tomatoes for both the 1st and 2nd seasons. If season 3 continues the same trend and is a success, it will put a lot of pressure on Ballard to be successful, as the two shows will obviously share much of the same audience.
Although a Ballard The trailer is probably a long way off, an official image (below the previous title) has been released, showing Maggie Q in character alongside Welliver. With filming expected to be completed in the near future, more images and a poster could also arrive for Ballard in the coming weeks.
Source: Collider