From the world of Bosch, Detective Renée Ballard (Maggie Q) takes the lead in Ballard, supervising a team working specifically on cold cases that often has to push hard to get anyone to care enough to cooperate on long-dormant investigations with the potential to give people much-needed closure.
Awards Buzz spoke with author and series creator Michael Connelly about getting to know the real-life inspiration for the character of Ballard and what about Q convinced him that she was the right fit for the role. Watch the video above to hear about the particularities of adopting policework for television to make sure it’s both accurate and interesting.
Season one of Ballard is now streaming on Prime Video.