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The final season ofBosch: Legacywill kick off on March 27, with the first four episodes dropping all at once. Fans are excited, but the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the cancelation is the main topic of conversation at the moment.The inconsistencies between what executive producer, Michael Connelly, has said about the end ofBosch: Legacyand his inspiration for Ballard, Mitzi Roberts, are glaring, and they need to be dealt with.
Michael Connelly handed the rights to his Harry Bosch book series over to Amazon back in 2014, and the streamer did a great job of backing his vision for his Los Angeles-set crime epic. However, things took a sudden turn when Amazon canceledBosch: Legacyback in September 2014, and systematically dismantled the Bosch verse.Connelly insistsBosch: Legacywasn’t canceled, but Mitzi Roberts and several members of the cast say otherwise.
Michael Connelly Called the End Of Bosch: Legacy A ‘Fitting Close’ To The Series, But Mitzi Roberts Has Contradicted This Statement
Michael Connelly is a visionary storyteller, and he’s loved by Harry Bosch fans. However,Connelly is also the recipient of the Amazon money truck, and some fans believe this is what is stopping him from admitting thatBosch: Legacywas canceled.Amazon owns the rights to Harry Bosch, and they can spin whatever narrative they want about why Harry Bosch’s solo stories are coming to an end. The truth seekers will question it while the weak-minded sheep go along with the decision. Connelly announcedthe end ofBosch: Legacyon hisInstagrampage back in September 2024:
I’m happy to announce that the third season ofBosch: Legacywill 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.
This isn’t a fitting close toBosch: Legacy, and Michael Connelly knows it.Of course, the legendary author is right to be grateful to Amazon for ten amazing seasons ofBoschandBosch: Legacycombined, but it doesn’t make it right that they are bringing it to an end in this particular way.The official narrative has been debunked by Mimi Rogers, Gregory Scott Cummins, Troy Evans and most notably, Mitzi Roberts, who has worked closely with Connelly over the years.The real inspiration for Renee Ballardis more important than ever, as the upcoming spin-off will be based on the former LAPD cold case investigator. However, Roberts' recent comments on theBosch PitFacebook page contradict Connelly’s statement and that creates abig problem for theBallardspin-offas it replacesBosch: Legacy:
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.
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Michael Connelly Needs To Tell Fans The Truth About Bosch: Legacy’s Cancelation
Michael Connelly acknowledged the SaveBosch: Legacypetition, and said he was ‘very flattered’ by the support, but that is as far as he would go with it.It feels like Amazon likes to control their creative talent, and dictate what they can say and who they can speak to.Guess what? There’s a thing called freedom of speech and they need to remember that.Bosch: Legacyis Amazon’s intellectual property, BUT creative people like to express themselves, and they shouldn’t have to read from a teleprompter.As the promotional tour for the ‘final season’ ofBosch: Legacyrolls around soon, the inevitable self-serving congratulatory claptrap will rear its ugly head, but the fans will see through it.Michael Connelly will undoubtedly be asked more questions about the now viralSaveBosch: Legacypetition, so what will he say? Will Connelly re-iterate the ‘fitting close’ toBosch: Legacy? Or will he join Mitzi Roberts,Troy Evans, Mimi Rogers and the rest of the creative team and admit he was ‘bummed’ by the decision to end the show?
There are two kinds of truth. The kind that comes from darkness, gets bent and manipulated for someone’s self-interest, and the kind you carry inside and know is real.
Amazon probably doesn’t like the ‘negativity’ directed at them over how they’ve handled the end ofBosch: Legacy. The old adage of ‘the customer is always right’ applies here.The fans have spoken, and they want moreBosch: Legacy.The ones who dare to raise the issue of Amazon’s ridiculous treatment ofBosch: Legacywill probably be ‘canceled’, but they sleep well knowing they spoke up for the people who matter most:THE FANS.
