Prime Video has given a 10-episode series order to an untitled Bosch spinoff series centered around bestselling author Michael Connelly‘s character Renée Ballard.
The series will follow the LAPD’s Cold Case Division, which Ballard is part of. Ballard is based on actual Los Angeles Police Department Det. Mitzi Roberts.
The Ballard series is one of two projects inspired by Connelly’s work that have been in the works at Amazon MGM Studios since February. The other, which is another yet-to-be-titled show centering on Connolly’s Jerry Edgar character (Harry Bosch’s former partner), remains in development. According to Deadline, Edgar is recruited for an undercover FBI mission in Little Haiti, Miami in the series.
Renée Ballard has thus far not appeared on either of the two Bosch series to date. The new series will follow Ballard as she runs the LAPD’s poorly funded, all-volunteer cold case unit. When she uncovers a larger conspiracy during her investigations, she will confide in a retired Harry Bosch (who has been played by Titus Welliver) to help her navigate a life-threatening scenario.
Connelly will executive produce the new series…
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