Summary
- The introduction of Ballard in Bosch: Legacy Season 3 feels rushed, as fans are not familiar with her character.
- Amazon canceled plans for Bosch: Legacy to run alongside Ballard, which affects audience connection.
- Ballard may struggle as the new lead, as she’s unknown to fans, leading to a potential negative impact on the franchise.
Bosch: Legacy will introduce Renee Ballard in the season 3 finale, before the character takes the lead in her own spin-off series. The third and final season of Bosch: Legacy will premiere in March 2025, and the finale will act as a backdoor pilot for Ballard. However, fans of the series aren’t familiar with the character, and there is a suggestion she should have been introduced much sooner to create a bond with audiences.
The initial plan was to have Bosch: Legacy and Ballard run alongside each other, but Amazon canceled the parent show last year. Ballard’s setup in Bosch: Legacy season 3 is now more important, as she will be the new face of Michael Connelly’s television universe. It feels like a big risk to relegate Harry Bosch to a recurring role in Ballard, while the success of the spin-off show now hinges on a brand-new character.
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If The Plan Was To Replace Bosch With Ballard, They Should Have Introduced The Character Much Sooner
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Ballard Season 1 |
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Starring |
Maggie Q, Courtney Taylor, John Carroll Lynch, Michael Mosley, Rebecca Field, Victoria Moroles, Amy Hill, Ricardo Chavira, Noah Bean, Alain Uy, Hector Hugo and Titus Welliver |
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Michael Connelly |
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Jet Wilkinson |
Let’s clarify: the creative team behind Bosch: Legacy did not plan for Renee Ballard to be front and center of the Bosch-verse after the end of season 3. However, Amazon clearly knew this was the plan, but they failed to share it with the team until the third season had wrapped filming. Ballard could have been introduced as a recurring character at the beginning of Bosch: Legacy in 2022 to allow fans to get accustomed to her, before she took on the reins at the end of season 3.
Ballard will appear in just one episode of Bosch: Legacy before being thrust into the spotlight as the main lead in her own show. This would have been fine if Bosch: Legacy had also continued, but it just feels like too much, too soon. If Bosch: Legacy and Ballard ran alongside each other for the next three or four years, Maggie Q’s cold case investigator would be ready to become the main character in the franchise. However, there is still so much more to say about Harry Bosch, but his main story is being rushed to its conclusion just because Amazon wants to save money.
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The Fans Are Now Expected To Follow A Character They Don’t Know While Harry Bosch Is Fazed Out
Bosch: Legacy fans are excited about the introduction of Renee Ballard in season 3, despite Amazon misleading them about the nature of her first appearance. This was billed as an expansion of the Bosch television universe, with Ballard teaming up with Bosch on a joint case in the finale, before both characters would continue in their separate shows. The episode won’t be a proper series finale for Bosch: Legacy, as it wasn’t written as one. It is now a forced passing of the torch, with Harry Bosch’s solo stories being abruptly ended. It’s hard enough to launch a spin-off series with a popular well-established character, let alone one the fans haven’t even been introduced to yet.
The behind-the-scenes drama caused by Amazon in the lead up to Bosch: Legacy‘s third season has led to potentially irreparable damage to Michael Connelly’s franchise. The cancelation of a popular series is bad enough, but when it is accompanied by lies, it leaves a sour taste in fans’ mouths. Amazon had already committed to Ballard, otherwise they would probably have axed it as well, like they have done with the Jerry Edgar spin-off. If a spin-off based on a very popular character has been axed before even reaching the filming stages, Ballard doesn’t stand a chance in the long term. Ballard will be a very good show, but Amazon probably won’t promote it properly, and subsequently cancel it.
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