Michael Connelly Archives

Originally a short story written for an anthology in 2011, Connelly expanded it into a feature script with his friend Terrill Lee Lankford before turning it into a serialized audio drama podcast that's as serious as his crime novels, even being relatively new to the horror genre. "The Safe Man" by "Bosch" creator Michael Connelly, key[...]

We learned some important intel on the expanding live-action universe of bestselling author Michael Connelly's literary works back in May That's when it was confirmed that Maggie Q's Det Renée Ballard Series would be appearing in the third season finale of Titus Welliver-starring Bosch: Legacy, as a kind of "hand-off" to the upcoming Ballard spinoff series[...]

Japan's Suicide Squad ISEKAI, UK General Election, Prime Video's Sausage Party: Footopia, Michael Connelly/"Ballard" Series, Netflix's Vikings: Valhalla, ESPN's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, Arrow/The CW, TBS's AEW Dynamite, ABC's The Rookie, President Joe Biden/ABC News, Prime Video's The Boys, Disney+'s The Acolyte, and more! Images/Screencaps: Prime Video, WBTV, Max, Warner Bros[...]

Bosch and Bosch: Legacy creator Michael Connelly not only has the upcoming untitled Renée Ballard spinoff series starring Maggie Q coming up but also a new Ballard and Bosch novel, The Waiting, coming out on October 15th In the new book, Connelly introduces us to the regular cast in Ballard's cold case unit at the[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? AMC's Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, Peacock's Community: The Movie, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Michael Connelly's The Waiting (Bosch/Ballard), AMC's The Walking Dead: Dead City, Netflix's Star Trek: Prodigy, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol, USA Network's WWE Raw, FX's What We Do in the Shadows,[...]

If you've been following our coverage of bestselling author Michael Connelly's live-action and literary worlds, then you know that Connelly's Det Renée Ballard and Harry Bosch will be spending some time working together in both universes Of course, we have Prime Video's upcoming Maggie Q-starring Untitled Renée Ballard Series on the way – with Maggie Q's[...]

Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch also had a notable team-up with Dennis Lehane's working-class Boston private eye hero Patrick Kenzie in a short story in the anthology FaceOff In "Red Eye," Bosch flies to Boston to track the suspect in a murder case in LA and teams up with local private investigator Patrick Kenzie when they[...]

Michael Connelly's work, both in books, television, and now audio drama, carries a central theme, which is that of the father-daughter relation In The Safe Man, reclusive author Paul Robinette (played by Bosch actor Titus Welliver) and safecracker Brian Holloway (played by The Boys' Jack Quaid) are parallel figures The older Robinette has a grown[...]

Last week, fans of bestselling author Michael Connelly's "Boschverse" were treated to a preview of the meet-up they've been waiting for since Maggie Q's casting was first announced Before heading off into her own series, Maggie Q's Det Renée Ballard is coming face-to-face with Titus Welliver's Harry Bosch in the third season finale of Bosch: Legacy[...]

Bestselling author Michael Connelly is best known for his crime novels and the expanding "Bosch" television universe, and The Safe Man is his first foray into audio drama The 2012 story was originally written for an anthology where authors were briefed to write a story not in the genres they were known for, and Connelly[...]

Michael Connelly, the creator of the Bosch series of books – and now television series and spinoffs – is venturing into the realm of audio drama with the Audible adaptation of his 2012 short story The Safe Man The story is Connelly's first (and so far, only) foray into the supernatural – where a reclusive[...]

It's been a little over a month since bestselling author Michael Connelly offered some insights into Prime Video's upcoming Maggie Q-starring Untitled Renée Ballard Series (more on that in a minute) Now, Bosch: Legacy star Titus Welliver is sharing a look at a face-to-face between his Harry Bosch and Maggie Q's Ballard And when will[...]

Bosch creator Michael Connelly has not always just written in the Bosch universe featuring Harry Bosch, Mickey Haller, Renée Ballard or reporter Jack McAvoy He has also written short stories that introduced other characters, and now one of them, The Safe Man, has been recorded as an audio drama from Audible starring Bosch star Titus[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Disney+'s Loki, Ryan Reynolds/Rob McElhenney, Michael Connelly's The Waiting, HBO's True Detective: Night Country, Max's Peacemaker, NBC's Saturday Night Live, WWE/ECW, Crypt TV's The Faceless Lady EP Eli Roth, William Shatner/Bill Maher, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Discovery, ABC's The Golden Bachelor, Crunchyroll's SPY x FAMILY CODE: White, and more! Image/Screencaps: Threads, HBO, Ryan Reynolds YouTube Channel BCTV[...]

We're having fun jumping back and forth between the live-action & literary worlds of Michael Connelly's "Bosch-verse." Previously, we took a look at what the bestselling author had to share about Prime Video's upcoming Maggie Q-starring Untitled Renée Ballard Series For this go-around, we're back to the literary side as Det Renée Ballard's story continues[...]

Once again, it's time for us to jump back and forth between the literary side and the live-action side of Michael Connelly's "Bosch-verse." For this go around, the bestselling author offered some insights into Prime Video's upcoming Maggie Q-starring Untitled Renée Ballard Series with the Tampa Bay Times Confirming that production is set to get[...]

Now, we're shifting back to the literary side of bestselling author Michael Connelly's "Bosch-verse." On November 5th Det Renée Ballard's story continues with Connelly's new novel The Waiting (in print, eBook & audiobook) –with some familiar faces also on hand Previously, we had a look at the official overview of the novel (waiting for you below) –[...]

Our most recent updates on bestselling author Michael Connelly's "Bosch-verse" have been focused on Det Renée Ballard's literary future – with November 5th bringing Connelly's new novel The Waiting (in print, eBook & audiobook) –with some familiar faces also on hand But for this go-around, it appears we have a filming update to pass along regarding Prime[...]

Michael Irby, Maisie Klompus & Wolé Parks join Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 - with Jon Tenney returning as Mickey Haller, Sr. 

Bosch and its spinoff/sequel Bosch: Legacy are now established as popular TV series adapted from his decades-long novel series, so Michael Connelly and a new team of writers are preparing another spinoff in the cop universe of Harry Bosch (played by Titus Welliver) – a new Amazon series featuring LAPD Detective Renée Ballard, played by[...]

Along with the news came behind-the-scenes images of Garcia-Rulfo and Elliott Gould (Legal Siegal) waiting to film on the set of "Lincoln Lawyer" and Welliver going over a scene during the filming of "Legacy." Images: Michael Connelly "Bosch: Legacy" Season 3: Previously, we learned that Tommy Martinez (Good Trouble), Andrea Cortes (The Company You Keep), Orla Brady (Star[...]

Ballard is a lead character in six of Michael Connelly's books, often teaming up with Harry Bosch to make a formidable, unstoppable duo The character has been Connelly's primary LAPD cop character ever since the aging-in-real-time Bosch retired years ago. Maggie Q in "Designated Survivor" (ABC), soon to be a member of the Bosch Universe The Untitled[...]

Based on bestselling author Michael Connelly's novels Desert Star (2022) and The Black Ice (1993), the third season focuses on the investigation into the murder of Kurt Dockweiler – one which brings dangerous secrets to light and threatens to ruin the lives of our three principal characters. The disappearance of a family haunts Harry Bosch (Welliver) and[...]

Smith, Adult Swim's Royal Crackers, Hulu's Amanda Knox series, TNT Sports/truTV, Michael Connelly's The Waiting, AMC's Interview with the Vampire, Paramount+'s HALO, The Flash: James Gunn/Grant Gustin, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Netflix's Parasyte: The Grey, Netflix's 3 Body Problem, Netflix's Jake Paul/Mike Tyson Fight, Apple TV+/Steve Martin, BBC's Doctor Who, and more! Images/Screencaps: NBC, AMC Networks, CW, DC Comics, Instagram Stories, Adult Swim,[...]

The last time we checked how things were going with bestselling author Michael Connelly's "Bosch-verse," we had some big news to pass along regarding Det Renée Ballard's literary future With November 5th bringing Connelly's new novel The Waiting (in print, eBook & audiobook) –with some familiar faces also on hand – Connelly shared the official overview[...]

Last month, we learned that production on Netflix and bestselling author Michael Connelly's Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (Mickey Haller)-starring The Lincoln Lawyer was officially underway Now, we have some big casting news to pass along – including overviews for each of their characters Merrin Dungey (The Resident, Big Little Lies) stars as Judge Regina Turner, a former public defender[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Audible's Slayers: A Buffyverse Story, Prime Video's The Boys, TBS's AEW Dynamite, Michael Connelly & Det Renée Ballard, HBO's True Detective: Night Country, DC Studios' Superman: Legacy, CBS's Dolly Parton's Pet Gala, Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender, Max's The Girls on the Bus, Stephen Amell/Grant Gustin, Max's Peacemaker, Netflix's Wednesday,[...]

As far as bestselling author Michael Connelly's "Bosch-verse" goes, things have been heating up big time for Det Renée Ballard Before being treated to some great news about the upcoming live-action series earlier this month (more on that in a minute), we learned that Ballard would be returning on November 5th in the new novel The Waiting[...]

When we last checked in with how things were looking with bestselling author Michael Connelly's "Bosch-verse," we were passing along the news that Det Renée Ballard will be returning on November 5th in the new novel The Waiting (in print, eBook & audiobook) –with some familiar faces also on hand[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? AMC's Interview with the Vampire, AMC's The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Babylon 5, AMC's Mayfair Witches, Max's The Girls on the Bus, Gina Carano/Disney, Paramount+'s Landman, Apple TV+'s Foundation, Disney+'s Wonder Man, Pokémon/100 Thieves, Bosch/Michael Connelly, Hulu's Solar Opposites, FX's Shōgun, Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender, USA Network's WWE Raw, Max's Tokyo Vice, Yen Audio's Your Name, Aubrey Plaza/Mountain[...]