Key Takeaways
- Titus Welliver wanted Bosch: Legacy to expand Michael Connelly’s universe with crossovers.
- Amazon’s cancellation of Bosch: Legacy contradicted plans for Harry Bosch’s future.
- Fans are pushing to save Bosch: Legacy as Amazon faces backlash for ending the show.
Bosch: Legacy is back in March 2025, with the third and final season. It was a surprise to many fans when Amazon announced the end of the show, as it was still pulling in huge audiences and the universe was expanding with the Ballard spin-off series. Titus Welliver clearly didn’t see it coming either, as his comments shortly before the cancelation suggested Bosch: Legacy was the key component in the expansion of Michael Connelly’s crime saga.
Amazon needs a lesson in universe building, as the whole point of the Ballard spin-off was to have Harry Bosch making guest appearances, while also appearing in the parent show, Bosch: Legacy. The two shows could co-exist in the same exciting expanded crime universe, with the possibilities of multiple crossovers. Welliver clearly saw it this way, and the majority of fans are in agreement, with nearly 10,000 signatures on the Save Bosch: Legacy petition already.
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Titus Welliver has repeatedly stated that he will play Harry Bosch for as long as possible, and Michael Connelly also has exciting future plans for the ex LAPD detective. These plans included Bosch working alongside Renee Ballard and while also featuring in future solo stories. Filming wrapped on Bosch: Legacy season 3, and Welliver and the rest of the creative team were preparing to return for another season, before Amazon abruptly canceled the show that helped them build their streaming empire. In an interview with Collider a few weeks before Bosch: Legacy was canceled, Welliver laid out his understanding of the future plans for the Bosch-verse:
I am doing some episodes of the Ballard spin-off. We have to keep the universes together.
Bosch
and
Bosch: Legacy
is the mothership of all things, but the brand is the brand, so you can’t do Robin without having Batman.
Amazon canceling Bosch: Legacy prior to Ballard making its debut on the streaming service doesn’t exactly sound like keeping the universes together. Titus Welliver knows the character of Harry Bosch better than anyone, and he’s heavily involved behind the scenes as an executive producer, so he clearly understands that Ballard doesn’t exist without Bosch: Legacy. As he put it, it’s like having Robin without Batman. And let’s be clear, Harry Bosch is most definitely Batman to Ballard’s Robin. The audience hasn’t even met Renee Ballard yet, but she’s now being entrusted to lead Harry Bosch’s universe, while he gets relegated to a position even his pet cattle dog, Coltrane, wouldn’t be satisfied with. The fans are certainly barking loud enough to put an end to this nonsense, and rocking the boat until it comes off its hinges to keep Bosch: Legacy going.
Save Bosch: Legacy Petition Key Facts
- A petition to Save Bosch: Legacy can be signed HERE
- The Fans And Hollywood Need To Work Together To Save The Show
- Amazon Freevee is being shut down ahead of Bosch: Legacy’s final season.
Bosch: Legacy Is The Central Hub Of Michael Connelly’s Crime Universe So It Has To Continue Alongside Ballard
Titus Welliver’s interview with Collider prior to Bosch: Legacy‘s cancelation is further backed up by his appearance on YouTube channel, The Sackhoff Show, which was filmed shortly before he was set to film his three episodes in Ballard. It was clear the end of Bosch: Legacy wasn’t a creative decision after he elaborated on his expectations for the future of Harry Bosch:
God willing and Amazon, we’ll be going back to Bosch in January.
Neither God nor Amazon were on Bosch: Legacy‘s side, so its down to the fans to save it now. They did it once before with a petition to save the original Bosch series and this led to Bosch: Legacy getting the go ahead. This time around, with the industry in such a precarious position after the strikes, the fans need to keep going to get Bosch: Legacy the reprieve it deserves. The juggernaut will keep rolling on, the voices will get louder and harder to ignore. Knowledge is power. Fans know what’s really going on, and they have the power to do something about it.
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