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Bosch Officially Returns to Prime Video With a Brand-New Series

Nairavoice · Nov 8, 2026 · 5 min read

Since viewers first met Harry Bosch on Prime Video‘s 2015 series Bosch, the character has remained one of modern television’s most popular detectives because of his gritty realism and uncompromising moral code. Portrayed by the commanding Titus Welliver, the investigator captures audiences with his defining mantra: “Everybody counts, or nobody counts.” From seven seasons of the original series to its acclaimed 2022 follow-up, Bosch: Legacy, Harry’s relentless pursuit of justice across Los Angeles redefined the standard police procedural.

Welliver’s Bosch left the small screen last year when Bosch: Legacy concluded after three seasons, but fans were introduced to a new character in the Bosch universe. Maggie Q joined the franchise as Renee Ballard, an empathetic detective who dives into cold cases to seek justice for the victims. In the spin-off titled Ballard, Harry has retired but occasionally appears to help. However, there is still something about Harry’s unrelenting defiance that makes him irreplaceable. And while Welliver is not leading another show in the near future, fans are about to meet a different Harry from the one they know.

Prime Video announced that the next chapter in the character’s story turns the clock back to explore how he became who he is in the flagship series. The show would feature an entirely new cast and time period, but the events take place in Los Angeles. In Bosch: Start of Watch, it’s 1992, and Harry (Cameron Monaghan) is a 26-year-old rookie. He begins policing in a city on the edge as racial dynamics bring tension, gang violence is rife, and the LAPD is phoning it in. “Amid routine calls and growing unrest, Bosch finds himself drawn into a high-profile heist and a web of criminal corruption that will test his loyalty to the badge and shape his future as the detective who lives by the code, ‘Everybody counts, or nobody counts.'” Prime Video has announced that Bosch: Start of Watch officially premieres on January 10, 2027.

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Who Is Behind ‘Bosch: Start of Watch?’

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The series is based on Michael Connelly‘s books that inspired the flagship series. Tom Bernado and Brian Anthony helm this new chapter of Bosch’s life as co-creators and executive producers, with Bernado as showrunner. Shameless star Monaghan is the new face of Bosch, while Power‘s Omari Hardwick plays Eli Bridges, a veteran cop and Harry’s training officer. Other series regulars include Ariana Guerra (Rosa) and JD Pardo (Cory).