Summary
Fans are preparing to say an emotional goodbye toBosch: Legacyafter the third and final season airs in March 2025. Having said that, the fan petition to save the show is heaping pressure on Amazon to make a U-Turn on their decision.Titus Welliver is contracted to appear in three episodes of theBallardspin-off, but interestingly, this contract was handed to him without his prior knowledge ofBosch: Legacy’s impending cancelation.
There is no way Titus Welliver would have agreed to a small part inBallardat the expense of his own leading role in future seasons ofBosch: Legacy.After playing the role for over a decade and helping to establish Amazon in the streaming business,guest spots inBallardwere supposed to be an added bonus for Welliver, and it’s certainly not how he and Michael Connelly envisioned the future for Harry Bosch.
Amazon Appears To Have Mis-Led Titus Welliver Over His Future Role As Harry Bosch
Bosch: Legacyseason 2aired its final episode way back in November 2023, and fans have had an agonizing wait for the third season, and a serious lack of updates along the way. However, in August 2024, Titus Welliver did provide a progress report on the upcoming season andtheBallardspin-offin an interview withComicbook.com:
They’re shooting the spin-off Ballard with Maggie Q, and we introduced her character, Renee Ballard, in our tenth episode ofBosch: Legacyin season three that’s yet to come out, so I imagine they’d want to kind of try to release those within some proximity of each other. I’m actually shooting this week on the first episode. I’m contracted to do three episodes for this first season of Ballard.
Let’s not forget:Bosch: Legacy’s cancelation was announced a few weeks after this interview, so Welliver clearly didn’t know the short contract he signed onBallardwouldn’t be accompanied by another season ofBosch: Legacy.This is backed up by an interview Welliver did onKatie Sackhoff’s YouTube channelaround the same time:
God willing and Amazon, we’ll be going back to Bosch in January.
It was this interview that sparked the theory thatAmazon’s statement claiming the end ofBosch: Legacywas a natural conclusion was misleading.The real truth is thatthe end ofBosch: Legacywasn’t a creative decision, and Amazon has been caught in a lie based on what their leading man said prior to this vow of silence.
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
Based on the books by
Created by
Tom Bernardo, Michael Connelly, and Eric Ellis Overmyer
If Amazon had a theme song, it would undoubtedly be Simon and Garfunkel’s 1960s hit, ‘The Sound of Silence’. Ever since the end ofBosch: Legacywas announced, the cast and crew have been eerily quiet about what they really think about losing their jobs.Michael Connellyis channeling his inner Paul Sheldon while Amazon wields their Annie Wilkes-style axe over the Bosch-verse, heaping ‘misery’ on the loyal fan base.Amazon doesn’t care about Connelly’s vision, and they certainly don’t care about Titus Welliver, after they shafted him out of a proper contract to continue playing Harry Bosch.
In future interviews,Connelly and Wellivershould blink twice as code for ‘help’ from Amazon’s hold on them. Just let the fans know all is not right, and help is on the way. Alternatively,Bosch: Legacyfans can join the movement to let Amazon know they won’t accept bare-faced lies and bow down to corporate greed.AfterBosch: Legacyseason 3ends, Titus Welliver has three more guaranteed episodes as Harry Bosch.IfBallardflops, there will be no more Harry Bosch. Alternatively, ifBallardis a massive success, there might still be no more Harry Bosch. If Amazon gets a whiff of an opportunity to save money, and remove Welliver from the payroll, they will do it.
