Overview

• Ballard, a direct spin-off of Bosch, features Maggie Q as LAPD Detective Renée Ballard heading a newly revived cold case unit.
• Prime Video released all ten episodes on July 9 under a binge model, making the full first season immediately available worldwide.
• The series rose to number one on Prime Video’s streaming charts within days of its debut, according to FlixPatrol and Amazon’s UK leaderboard.
• Critics awarded Ballard a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, praising its pacing, performances and gritty procedural narrative.
• Michael Connelly confirmed that Harry Bosch actor Titus Welliver appears in multiple episodes, and a writers’ room for season two is already convened ahead of any formal renewal.