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‘Ballard’: Maggie Q, Courtney Taylor & John Carroll Lynch Talk New Team Dynamics and Season-Long Case

  • Prime Video premieres the 10-episode crime drama series Ballard starring Maggie Q as Detective Renée Ballard on July 9, 2025.
  • The show expands Michael Connelly's Bosch universe by featuring Ballard's demotion to an underfunded LAPD cold-case unit handling long-forgotten crimes amid bureaucratic tension.
  • Ballard assembles volunteers to solve an overarching major cold case across the season, with side cases addressed in two episodes while characters face personal and professional struggles.
  • Maggie Q attributes much of the show’s realism to the guidance she received from retired LAPD detective Mitzi Roberts, expressing her enthusiasm for the project by saying that adapting the strongest elements of the books for television is something she is excited to do.
  • The series promises a satisfying season-long case resolution and potential for future seasons, delivering a gritty, bingeable crime drama that remains entertaining despite its shortcomings.
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‘Ballard’: Maggie Q, Courtney Taylor & John Carroll Lynch Talk New Team Dynamics and Season-Long Case

Maggie Q, Courtney Taylor and John Carroll Lynch make up the Cold Case Unit in newest series based on Michael Connelly's novels.

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Boston Herald broke the news in Boston, United States on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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