Bosch: Legacy Should Get A Prequel Series And Copy Dexter: Original Sin

Key Takeaways

• Bosch: Legacy is ending, but a prequel exploring Harry Bosch’s early LAPD career is a potential spin-off.
• Titus Welliver, who narrated Bosch audiobooks, could narrate a prequel series on Bosch’s backstory, in a similar vein to Michael C. Hall’s involvement in Dexter: Original Sin.
• Possibility of a crossover with existing shows and exploring Bosch’s special forces or rookie cop days.

Bosch: Legacy will end after season 3, but Michael Connelly’s crime universe will continue with the Renee Ballard spin-off series. Despite Amazon canceling Bosch: Legacy and axing the Jerry Edgar solo show, there are still many possibilities to potentially explore in the future with the Bosch-verse brand. One of which, could take the form of a prequel series exploring Harry Bosch’s early career in the LAPD, and it could copy the model set out in the upcoming prequel series Dexter: Original Sin.

When fans met Harry Bosch in the original series back in 2014, he was well established as the grizzly experienced LAPD detective, who had perfected his mantra ‘Everybody Counts or Nobody Counts‘. It would be fascinating to see what cases Bosch solved when he was rising up the ranks in the LAPD, in a similar way to how Dexter Morgan will be explored in his formative years as an intern in the forensics department at Miami Metro Homicide in Dexter: Original Sin.

Titus Welliver Could Narrate A Prequel Series And Mirror Michael C. Hall’s Involvement in Dexter: Original Sin

Fans will get the answers to how Dexter Morgan perfected his dark passenger when Dexter: Original Sin debuts on Paramount+ with Showtime in December 2024. Once the dust settles on Bosch: Legacy season 3, fans might be keen to find out exactly how Harry Bosch came to be the hard-nosed detective in the original series. Both Dexter and Bosch/Bosch: Legacy featured flashbacks to younger versions of their lead characters, proving there is plenty of material to explore. Interestingly, Dexter and Harry’s mothers were both murdered, and both characters chose a career in law enforcement, albeit with a completely different code of ethics.

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Michael C. Hall will be the ‘inner voice of Dexter’ in Dexter: Original Sin, and if a prequel series of Bosch: Legacy was ever to be commissioned by Amazon, it would be intriguing to see ‘the inner voice of Harry’ feature alongside an actor taking on the role of a young Harry Bosch. Titus Welliver has actually narrated the audiobook versions of quite a few of Michael Connelly’s Bosch books, and his voice adds so much to the reading experience. A voiceover by Welliver in a prequel series would work really well, and as he’s stated numerous times, he’d play Harry Bosch for as long as they want him.

There Are Plenty Of Stories To Explore in Harry Bosch’s Backstory And Titus Welliver Could Still Play A Huge Part In It

Patrick Gibson will play Dexter Morgan in Dexter: Original Sin, and the young actor has big shoes to fill after Michael C. Hall played the iconic serial killer with a code in Dexter and Dexter: New Blood. However, Hall will be making his presence known in voiceover form in the prequel series. There is also a possibility of a crossover with the sequel series Dexter: Resurrection, that could see present day Dexter making an appearance. The recent prequel, NCIS: Origins, features the narration of protagonist Leroy Jethro Gibbs, alongside a brief guest appearance by original actor, Mark Harmon, so this appears to be the trend in the industry at the moment.

This trend could extend to any potential Bosch: Legacy prequel spin-off, with a younger actor taking on the role, while being supported by the narration and possible appearance of Titus Welliver. A young Harry Bosch was actually played in flashbacks by Welliver’s two sons, Quinn and Eamonn in Bosch and Bosch: Legacy, so audiences already have a brief idea of who he was before his LAPD heyday. There is every chance the creative team behind the Bosch-verse could come up with a full series based on Bosch’s early life. It would probably be an idea to explore him in his early adult years, as his childhood/teen years have already been covered in Bosch and Bosch: Legacy. A series based on Bosch’s exploits in the special forces during the Gulf War or his early days as a rookie cop in the LAPD would be very interesting. If they opted for the LAPD early days, that would open up the possibility of bringing back other fan favorites like Crate and Barrel, Grace Billets, Sgt John ‘Mank’ Manciewicz and Irvin Irving. This would be in a similar vein to Dexter: Original Sin, which will explore Dexter and his Miami Metro colleagues in their early careers.

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