In just one month since its record-breaking debut, Amazon has announced it has greenlit a second season of its first original hour-long drama series “Bosch.”
Based on Michael Connelly’s internationally best-selling “Harry Bosch” book series with nearly 50 million copies sold, “Bosch” has achieved the biggest debut weekend among all Amazon Original Series and is the most-watched title on Prime Instant Video, across movies and TV series in its first four weeks.
Season two will be drawn from Connelly’s bestselling novels “Trunk Music” and “The Drop.” Returning to the series are stars Titus Welliver (“Lost,” “The Good Wife,” “Sons of Anarchy”) as Harry Bosch, Jamie Hector (“The Wire”) as his partner Jerry Edgar, Amy Aquino (“Being Human”) as Lt. Grace Billets, Lance Reddick (“Fringe,” “The Wire”) as Deputy Chief Irvin Irving, and Sarah Clarke (“24″) as Eleanor Wish.
The series was developed for television by Eric Overmyer (“Treme,” “The Wire,” “Homicide: Life on the Streets”) and is Executive Produced by Overmyer, Connelly, Henrik Bastin (“The Killing,” “Odyssey,” “The Comedians”) and Pieter Jan Brugge (Heat, The Insider, The Clearing).
“We’re delighted to see that Amazon customers have immediately embraced ‘Bosch,’” said Roy Price, Vice President, Amazon Studios. “Fans will soon be able to enjoy more of this inspired adaptation brought to life by a remarkably gifted cast.”
“I am very excited about continuing the ‘Bosch’ story with season two,” said Michael Connelly. “I love what we started with and I think our plans for the second season will make the show even better and more exploratory of the character of Harry Bosch. We have a great cast and crew and we are all going to be one year better at this. I can’t wait.”
“It is great news that the huge success of the first season on Amazon has led to this swift recommission,” said Henrik Pabst, Managing Director at Red Arrow International. “The response from international broadcasters, viewers and the press has been unprecedented, and we are excited about the ongoing future of this new crime franchise, and enjoying its success with Amazon. Congratulations to everyone involved.”
In the second season of “Bosch,” the relentless LAPD detective will investigate the murder of a Hollywood producer who laundered money for the mob. He will also pursue serial killer Chilton Hardy and the investigations take Bosch from the Hollywood Hills down through the gritty back streets of L.A. and Las Vegas, threatening those closest to him—his teenage daughter and ex-wife.
There have been 19 “Harry Bosch” novels published since 1992, including 2014’s number-one bestseller “The Burning Room.”
