UPDATE (8/22/2024):
Four more stars are joining Prime Video‘s upcoming Renée Ballard Bosch spinoff led by Maggie Q.
According to Deadline, Ricardo Chavira, Noah Bean, Alain Uy, and Hector Hugo will join the ensemble in recurring roles, joining previously announced series regulars, Q, Courtney Taylor, John Carroll Lynch, Michael Mosley, Rebecca Field, Victoria Moroles, and Amy Hill. In the upcoming series, Chavera will play Detective Robert Olivas, Bean is set to portray Councilman Jake Pearlman, Uy is taking on the role of Nelson Hastings, and Hugo will play Captain Berchem.
UPDATE (8/13/2024):
Prime Video’s upcoming Renée Ballard Bosch spinoff is adding more stars to its ensemble as new cast members join Maggie Q for the show.
According to Deadline, new additions include Ozark‘s Michael Mosley, A Star Is Born‘s Rebecca Field, Teen Wolf‘s Victoria Moroles, and Magnum P.I.‘s Amy Hill. They join Q along with other series regulars Courtney Taylor, and John Carroll Lynch. Stay tuned for more updates on the ensemble as the series continues to take shape.
Hill, Mosley, Field, and Moroles (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Amazon Studios; Rich Fury/Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images; LEON BENNETT/Getty Images)
ORIGINAL STORY (3/21/2024):
Maggie Q is set to lead Prime Video’s previously announced Renée Ballard Bosch spinoff. This is the first casting announcement made for the untitled series officially ordered in November 2023.
According to Deadline, Q is the first star besides Titus Welliver to lead a Bosch series inspired by the work of bestselling author Michael Connelly. As previously revealed, the spinoff will follow the LAPD’s new cold case division, which is a poorly-funded all-volunteer unit with the largest caseload in the city, and Detective Renée Ballard (Q) is tasked with leading it.
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Ballard approaches the cases with empathy and determination and as she uncovers a larger conspiracy during her investigations, she leans on the assistance of her retired ally Harry Bosch (Welliver), to navigate dangers threatening her life and unit.
The untitled series was ordered for a 10-episode season at Prime Video where a third season of Bosch: Legacy has already been ordered and another spinoff about Jamie Hector‘s Detective Jerry Edgar has reportedly been in the works at Freevee.
“It is so exciting to bring Renée Ballard to the screen and to do it with Prime Video, my streaming partners for going on 10 years. This show will have the same authenticity and propulsive momentum of Bosch: Legacy. Fans of the books will love it,” Connelly shared in a statement when the spinoff was initially ordered.
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Connelly, Michael Alaimo, Kendall Sherwood, Trish Hoffman, Henrik Bastin, and Melissa Aouate are all attached as executive producers, while Jamie Boscardin Martin and Trey Batchelor will co-executive produce the show with Theresa Snider.
The character of Renée Ballard has not yet appeared in any Bosch series but is a part of Connelly’s books, among which there are six in the Renée Ballard series. The character is based on Detective Mitzi Roberts from the LAPD.
Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming series as it continues to take shape at Prime Video.
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