Summary
The final season ofBosch: Legacywill air in March 2025 onPrime Video, and it’ll be followed by a spin-off series focused on cold case investigator, Renee Ballard. The initial plan was to haveBosch: LegacyandBallardact as companion shows as Michael Connelly’s television universe expanded. However, Amazon canceledBosch: Legacyin September 2024, and axed the planned Jerry Edgar spin-off soon after that.Ballardis now the only show in the Bosch-verse that is actually moving forward, so what will happen if Amazon decides to cancel it after the first season if it doesn’t get the viewing figures it expects?
Harry Bosch will appear in guest spots inBallard, but his solo stories are very much over, unless Amazon does a u-Turn and reinstatesBosch: Legacyfor at least one more season.The fan petition to SaveBosch: Legacyis gathering pace, and creating a lot of noise in Hollywood, so it might be time for Amazon to step up and listen to the most important people involved in this: the fans.It’ll be great to see Renee Ballard make her first appearance on television screens next year, but nobody knows how well the series will do, especially in light ofBosch: Legacy’s cancelation. Will Amazon give Ballard the chance to build its audience, or drop it like they have done with so many other shows?
If Ballard Struggles To Find An Audience, Amazon Will Probably Kill The Bosch-verse Altogether
When Amazon announced in early 2023 that theBosch-verse would be expanding with two spin-offs, fans were overjoyed. Ever since the originalBoschseries put Amazon on the map in the streaming world back in 2014, it’s been one hit season after another. WhenBoschended after seven seasons in 2021, the fans weren’t done with the series and launched a petition to save it. Amazon took note andBosch: Legacywas launched on Freevee in 2022. Harry Bosch’s post LAPD career as a private investigator became the focus, with Maddie Bosch and Honey Chandler bumped up to co-lead status.Fans were salivating at the prospect of Bosch, Ballard and Jerry Edgar forming a huge open universe of crime stories moving forward.Fast-forward to late 2024, and fans are bereft after being forced to bid farewell toBosch: Legacy, while also licking their wounds over the further loss of the potentially greatJerry Edgar spin-off.The future of the Connelly-verse now relies solely on the success ofBallard: a character the fans haven’t even met yet.
Ballardwas supposed to be propped up byBosch: Legacy, at least for the first few seasons. Surely, if they thoughtBallardcould exist on its own, Harry Bosch wouldn’t even need to make any guest appearances, but he is. Every show needs time to settle in, andBallardis no exception. Will Amazon giveBallardthe time to progress and build its audience? That is debatable after they just canned a show that has successfully run for ten consecutive seasons.Amazon needs to listen to the fans, and the majority of them want more Harry Bosch.Of course, they want to seeBallardas well, but as one part of the trio, which includes two very well established characters in Bosch and Jerry Edgar.
Save Bosch: Legacy Key Facts
The Fans' Love For Harry Bosch Feels Like It’s Been Mis-Interpreted As Hate For Ballard But The Issue Is With Amazon
The fans have had over a decade of Harry Bosch stories, and they want more. It’s as simple as that.They don’t want Bosch in three episodes ofBallardat the expense ofBosch: Legacy.There was excitement surrounding theBalladspin-off, but this has been quashed bythe end ofBosch: Legacy. This isn’t negativity towardsBallard, and more of a reaction to the decision makers at Amazon. They promised the fans this big expanded universe, and now they are only getting one show based on a yet-to-be established character. Imagine inviting the same person into your living room for ten straight years, to then be told that he’s only popping in from time to time, but here you go: here’s someone else instead.Amazon needs to letBosch: LegacyandBallardcrossoverwith each other, otherwise they are just alienating the fans.
Get Off Your A** And Knock On Doors
On a creative level,Ballardwill undoubtedly be a success.Michael Connellyis involved, as are the majority of the team who worked onBoschandBosch: Legacy. After the consistent brilliance of the last decade’s worth of stories in the Bosch-verse, fans aren’t concerned thatBallardwon’t live up to expectations. But,just likeBosch: Legacywas struck down in its prime, Amazon could cancelBallardregardless of if it flops or not.IfBallarddoesn’t get the instant audience Amazon expects based on its dodgy algorithm, they’ll just dump it on the scrapheap with all the other great shows that don’t fit their model. It could be the best show in the world, but it won’t get the time to build its audience, and this really will spell the end for the Bosch-verse.
