THE Bosch franchise is set to expand once again with the announcement of Balard a spinoff centered on the character Renée Ballard from Michael Connelly’s books. The entire TV franchise began in 2014 with the premiere of BOSCH, which chronicles the titular detective as he relentlessly pursues the truth while working on the Hollywood homicide beat in Los Angeles. Expertly adapting Connelly’s best-selling book series, Bosch enchanted viewers throughout its seven seasons, but was canceled in 2021. However, Harry Bosch wasn’t away for long and was quickly brought back in a revival series.
Bosch: Legacy premiered on Amazon Freevee in 2022 and was ostensibly marketed as the eighth season of the original Bosch series. The spinoff has received high marks from critics and fans and is currently in its third season. This continued success has encouraged Amazon Prime Video to expand the Bosch franchise into something much bigger, and Michael Connelly’s Detective Renée Ballard isn’t just ready to join Bosch: Legacybut also leads its own spinoff. Despite exceeding the decade limit in 2024, Bosch is quickly turning into one of Amazon Studios’ most impactful exclusive properties.
Ballard Bosch spin-off latest news
Bosch spinoff ends soon
With work happening behind the scenes throughout 2024, the latest news confirms that Balard ends very soon. The update was provided by book series author Michael Connelly, who spoke candidly about the production process of the new spinoff. In a recent appearance on a book club live stream, Connelly revealed that Balard would end filming in the week of November 18th to 24th, 2024. He also took some time to praise the performance of Renée Ballard star Maggie Q. Read Connelly’s glowing review of Q’s performance 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.”
The spin-off of Ballard Bosch is confirmed
The spinoff was announced in 2024
After it was revealed that Maggie Q would take on the role of Michael Connelly’s iconic character Renée Ballard in season 3 of Bosch: Legacya spinoff centered on her character was also announced. The series will center on Detective Ballard as she tries to keep the LAPD’s underfunded Cold Case Division afloat. while working with a volunteer force. Many details are still unknown about the spinoff, but Michael Connelly, Michael Alaimo, Kendall Sherwood and Trish Hofmann are once again serving as producers.
Considering the fact that Maggie Q is set to debut as Detective Ballard in Bosch: Legacy season 3, it stands to reason that the spinoff won’t premiere until the end of next season. This means that the oldest than Balard could debut in 2025and this is supported by the fact that production began in July 2024. To celebrate the start of production on the show, author Michael Connelly shared a BTS photo from the set on his official website Instagram account. Connelly also announced that filming was completed at the end of November 2024.
The cast derived from Ballard Bosch
Maggie Q stars as Detective Renée Ballard
Although the cast of Balard It is still largely formless, some major additions have been made. In the first place, Mission: Impossible star Maggie Q was chosen to play the titular role, a dedicated Maui detective who runs the LAPD’s under-resourced and understaffed Cold Case Division. Maggie Q is accompanied by an experienced actor John Carroll Lynch (American horror story) as retired detective Thomas Laffont who uses his free time to help Renée in her investigations. Courtney Taylor (Neon) will play Samira Parkera mysterious woman seeking justice.
Several other recurring cast members have been announced, although nothing is known about their roles yet. Joining Q, Lynch and Taylor, Michael Mosley (The Call), Rebecca Campo (Shameless), Vitória Moroles (Plan B) and Amy Hill (Mother) everyone will be taken into consideration when casting the spinoff.
The confirmed cast of Balard includes:
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Role derived from Renée Ballard |
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Maggie Q. |
Detective Renee Ballard |
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John Carroll Lynch |
Thomas Laffont |
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Courtney Taylor |
Samira Parker |
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Michael Mosly |
Unknown |
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Campo Rebeca |
Unknown |
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Victoria Moroles |
Unknown |
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Amy Hill |
Unknown |
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Ballard Bosch spinoff story details
Detective Ballard runs the cold case division
Renée will uncover a strange conspiracy in her investigations, and this will likely be a major part of the series’ overall story.
Although all the details have not yet been revealed, the basic premise of Balard is known. The series will focus on the determined detective tasked with overseeing the Los Angeles Police Department’s underfunded Cold Case Division. Q’s Ballard will team up with retired detective Thomas Laffont (Lynch), who uses his years of experience to advise her. It’s also known that Renée will uncover a strange conspiracy in her investigations, and that will likely be a major part of the show’s overarching story.