Summary
Fans were shocked at the news thatBosch: Legacyseason 3 would be the final season onPrime Videochannel, Freevee. The end of the show was especially surprising as the Bosch-verse is expanding with the Renee Ballard spin-off series. Titus Welliver recently appeared on a podcast prior to the announcement that season 3 would be Harry Bosch’s final outing, andWelliver was fully expecting to begin shooting a new season ofBosch: Legacyin early 2025.
Bosch: Legacybegan in 2022, and it was a spin-off from the successfulBoschseries which ran for seven seasons between 2014-2021.BoschandBosch: Legacyare based onMichael Connelly’s successful book series, and he serves as an executive producer on both series.Bosch: Legacyseason 3 will begin airing in March 2025, and it’ll consist of 10 episodes.
Bosch: Legacy Season 3
Starring
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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Created by
Tom Bernardo, Michael Connelly, and Eric Ellis Overmyer
The news ofBosch: Legacycoming to an end initially felt like a creative decision by Michael Connelly and the rest of the team, with theRenee Ballard spin-off serieson the horizon.Connelly’s more recent books focus on the team up between Harry Bosch and Renee Ballard and many fans figured this was whyBosch: Legacywas ending, so they could focus on joint investigations in the spin-off show. However,Titus Welliverrecently appeared on the podcast,The Sackhoff Show, prior to the announcement thatBosch: Legacywould be ending, and seemed hopeful of appearing in season 4:
God willing and Amazon, we’ll be going back to Bosch in January.
It appears to be Amazon’s decision to endBosch: Legacydespite the show being one of the streaming giant’s biggest hits over the last decade.This makes it an even more difficult pill to swallow for fans, knowing that there were plans for more Harry Bosch solo cases. Welliver’s recurring role on the Ballard show now feels more like a poor consolation. Fans fully expected both shows to run alongside each other, featuringcrossovers with Renee Ballard. On the podcast, Welliver also talked about how long he’d been playing Harry Bosch and elaborated on the plans for the future.
10 years. Coming up on 11 if we get to go again. And now they’ve spun off a new show with Maggie Q, Ballard, which is exciting. So, we introduce her in the tenth episode of this season we just completed, and I’m gonna go shoot with Maggie on her show.
Key Facts About Titus Welliver
It’s A Real Shame Bosch: Legacy Is Coming To An End With So Many More Stories Left To Tell
Harry Bosch features in 25 books in Michael Connelly’s book series, so there were so many more stories that could’ve inspired future seasons ofBosch: Legacy.However, fans will have to settle for Harry Bosch being a side character in the Bosch-verse moving forward. Michael Connelly opened up about the future of theBoschtelevision universe in anInstagram postto announce the end ofBosch: Legacy:
I’m happy to announce that the third season of Bosch: Legacy will premiere on Prime in March. I think it’s our best yet. It will also be the last season, bringing to a fitting close a 10 season run with this character, played so well by Titus Welliver. But fear not, we are currently in production on the Renée Ballard show. And if you know anything about my books, then you know you have not seen the last of Harry Bosch!
Renee Ballard and Harry Bosch’s Joint Book Appearances
The whole point of universe building is to have multiple productions running concurrently with each other, as this opens up the possibility for multi-faceted stories that could lead to crossovers andmore spin-offs. However,the decision to endBosch: Legacyreduces Harry Bosch to a bit part role in the world that was created for him.His future appearances will now be totally reliant on the Renee Ballard series, and fans will miss the deep exploration of his character in his post-LAPD career. There’s always the chance thatBosch: Legacycould come back at some point in the future, as the popularity of Harry Bosch shows no signs of dwindling. But for now, Bosch will have to settle for a place in Ballard’s cold case unit.
