CELEBRICY EPITHET NEWSY
FRIDAY 11TH JULY,2025.
•Miss Maggie Q and Author Michael Connelly potentially discusses how Ballard serves as a new lens to explore more of the Bosch universe in Los Angeles. Taking the ‘Bosch’ Universe in a Whole New Direction.
For Maggie Q, joining a project tied to the Bosch universe came with certain expectations ; it was precisely the chance to do something new that drew her in. “We’re 10 years past when Bosch started,” she told Collider. “We’re moving into a new decade of television, and so we have to elevate and approach it differently.”
While the new central detective may live in the same world as Bosch, she moves through it differently. The series trades in a grizzled veteran hardened by decades on the job for a driven truth-seeker with something to prove while she chases answers.
"There's a void that they have to fill. And I think part of what pushes us out into the world, especially when it comes from either trauma or a gaping hole, can be very beneficial to others, to the public, if you work in public service. Being mentored by these detectives and seeing who they were and what they went through and seeing their different motivations, I see a lot of the underlying motivation being that they're either running from something or running towards something that is very hard to face. So, it all comes from seeking, but that seeking comes from, again, this emptiness."
To build the character, Maggie worked closely with real-life LAPD detective Mitzi Roberts, the inspiration for Ballard in Connelly’s books. Being particularly drawn to Roberts’ blend of compassion and command, Maggie allowed this balance to shape how Ballard is portrayed as a leader, especially in the show’s more comedic moments. “She's not here to be people's emotional support animals,” Maggie explains. “When they're doing something wrong, she has to tell them.”
And while Ballard exists in the same universe as Bosch, Maggie is adamant that the new series needs space to define itself, and not have Ballard be constantly walking in the shadow of Welliver’s detective.
“Mr.Michael Connelly and the producers alike, we all agreed when we sat down before I even took this that if we weren't doing something different, then what are we doing?” she said. “And because we all agreed on that, I thought, ‘Yeah, this will be fun to find,’ like you said, ‘Our place within a place.’”
Kindly,Subscribe with your Valid Email Address and receive Relevant Notifications to your active Device with Professionalism.
Thankyou for the Scheduled Quality Ample Time.
