Summary
- Amazon misled fans by claiming Bosch: Legacy wasn’t canceled, but a planned hand-off to the Ballard spin-off.
- Mitzi Roberts states the spin-off was meant to complement, and not replace Bosch: Legacy, and Amazon needs to respond to this claim.
- Amazon could not justify canceling Bosch: Legacy due to its popularity, leading to confusion among fans.
The cancelation of Bosch: Legacy took many fans by surprise back in September 2024, and a petition was swiftly launched to keep Harry Bosch’s story going. Amazon refused to call it a cancelation and claimed it was a planned hand-off to the upcoming Ballard spin-off. However, this so-called ‘fitting end’ to Bosch: Legacy was contradicted by Mitzi Roberts, the real-life inspiration for Renee Ballard, and Amazon has some serious explaining to do.
Mitzi Roberts is a writer and executive producer on Ballard, and she’s worked on the Bosch-verse as a technical advisor for many years, and has a close working relationship with Bosch creator, Michael Connelly. Roberts claims the Ballard spin-off was supposed to run alongside Bosch: Legacy instead of replacing it,
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Amazon Lied About The Nature Of Bosch: Legacy’s Abrupt End And They Need To Respond To The Fans
Amazon let Michael Connelly announce the end of Bosch: Legacy back in September 2024, and he called it a ‘fitting end’ to Harry Bosch’s main story. Amazon were clearly behind this attempt to trick the fans into thinking this was a planned transition to the Ballard spin-off. In reality, Bosch: Legacy was canceled, and the creative team weren’t given the opportunity to end Harry Bosch’s solo story in the right way. Mitzi Roberts confirmed this to be the case when she addressed fans in a post on the Bosch Pit Facebook group:
I can’t say much other than we’re all very bummed about the decision. That said, hopefully, you’ll love the Ballard series too. As you said, it was written to compliment Bosch, never to replace it.
Mitzi Roberts knows what’s really going on behind the scenes as she’s an executive producer and writer on the Ballard spin-off. Roberts’ comments contradict Amazon’s official narrative, and the fans deserve some real answers. There is clearly something about Bosch: Legacy‘s cancelation that Amazon doesn’t want their subscribers to know about. This isn’t the first time a show has been canceled, but the problem Amazon has is they can’t justify axing Bosch: Legacy because it’s still so popular. The Hollywood industry is on its knees right now, and the bubble has clearly burst at Amazon. They ditched Freevee soon after they canceled Bosch: Legacy because they realized they were competing with themselves after launching adverts on Prime Video. Amazon also wants to cater to a younger demographic, and this probably led to the idea of the Ballard spin-off actually replacing Bosch: Legacy as opposed to being another cog in the wheel of the expanded Bosch-verse. Amazon sold the idea of Michael Connelly’s expanded crime saga to the fans, but the rug has been pulled from under them after Bosch: Legacy‘s demise.
Save Bosch: Legacy Key Facts
- Sign the petition to Save Bosch: Legacy HERE
- Spread the word by visiting Bosch: Legacy’s official Facebook and Instagram accounts, and tell other fans about the cancelation, and link to the petition.
- Post REVIEWS of BOSCH: LEGACY on Prime and IMDB, explaining why you love the show and that you want at least ONE MORE SEASON to finish the story
Bosch: Legacy Season 3 Won’t Be A Fitting End To Harry Bosch’s Main Story And The Ballard Spin-Off Can’t Replace It
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Bosch: Legacy Season 3 |
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Titus Welliver, Mimi Rogers, Madison Lintz, Chang, Denise G. Sanchez, Scott Klace, Gregory Scott Cummins, Troy Evans, Orla Brady, Michael Reilly Burke, Andrea Cortes, Dale Dickey, Mark Rolston, Anthony Gonzales, Tommy Martinez and Maggie Q |
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Michael Connelly |
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Tom Bernardo, Michael Connelly, and Eric Ellis Overmyer |
Bosch: Legacy season 3 was supposed to lay the groundwork for the expansion of Harry Bosch’s universe. Titus Welliver’s contract for Ballard‘s first season was only three episodes, because he still had plenty of his own cases to solve in Bosch: Legacy. Harry Bosch and Renee Ballard will work on the Library of Lost Souls cold cases in the spin-off, and in turn, future seasons of Bosch: Legacy could also have featured the pair teaming up. Ballard is going to be a completely different show to Bosch: Legacy and it won’t be a replacement. The fans were fine with that because, as Mitzi Roberts said, ‘it was supposed to complement Bosch, not replace it’. Fans are now preparing themselves for Harry Bosch-lite moving forward, as opposed to bonus special appearances from the legendary ex-LAPD detective alongside his main story.
Amazon dropped the ball when they underestimated Bosch: Legacy‘s huge fanbase. They clearly didn’t expect so many questions to be asked about why they canceled the show, and they figured the fans would accept 10 seasons and move on. It might have been an easier sell to end Bosch: Legacy if they hadn’t already invested in developing two spin-offs to go alongside it. Filming on the Ballard spin-off has been completed, but the Jerry Edgar spin-off is dead in the water now. Amazon promised so much to the Bosch fans, and they flattered to deceive at the most vital time.
Sign The Petition To Save Bosch: Legacy HERE
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