(L to r) Courtney Taylor, Maggie Q and John Carroll Lynch Star in ‘Ballard’.
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,Ballard‘, which is the new cop shown based on the popular character created by author Michael connolly And is set in the same universe as’Bosch‘And’BOSCH: Legacy‘, Premieres on Prime video July 9th.
Maggie Q ,The protégé‘) Stars as la detective Renée Ballard, Along With John Carroll Lynch ,The founder, Courtney taylor ,Abbott elementary, Michael Mosley ,Ozark, Rebecca field ,A star is born, Victoria Moroles ,Teen wolf‘), and Titus wellr ,The Town,
Moviefone Recently had the pleasure of siting down in-Person with Maggie Q, John Carroll lynch and courtney taylor to talk about their work on ‘ballard’. Q discussed introducing the Character first on ‘Bosch: Legacy’, Working with Titus Welliver, The Team Ballard Puts Togetra and the Future of the series, While Lynch Talked About His Character”s Past White Ballard and His brother’s love for author michael connelly’s work, and taylor talked about her character’s backstory and working with the cast.
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Maggie Q (Renée Ballard) in ‘Ballard’. Photo: Greg Gayne/Prime Video.
Moviefone: to begin with, maggie, coming off the introduction of Renée Ballard in ‘Bosch: Legacy’, What has been like for you as an actress to have the options to really exclusively extra not on Present, but her future with this new series?
Maggie Q: I mean, how cool is it that we are able to get to introduce her in that way, and I was alive to just feel out the world through the eyes of obvious the ‘bosch’ communication and universe Obviously have all knowledge each other? It was just this club, right? I come into this club, and it’s so warm and welcoming and wonderful that it just gave me such a ground a grounding in the university. Without that cost, and the producers and their reaction to me and the welcoming that they gave me, i mean, I don’t know that I would’ve justy as grounded Going into ‘ballad’, so that was a hug gift. I mean, the episode is fun, and our outro, titus and i, maybe we have a future togeether, maybe we don’t. She Thinks he’s kind of a dangerous guy, and I think it set us up for a nice friendship that allows for bosch to doubles in and out and be that person the person the person Undrstands Her. I mean, the only other person she really has that she has history with is laaffont. It provides her something that I think we would have got his presence. I think, building and going to the future, we’re obvious making somebody different from ‘bosch’, similar but different, in that we realled to create a wall Building on what they obvious did so successfully. I think that everything they did successfully, if we were smart, we would nod to wherever we can.
Mf: John, Can You Talk About Thomas Laffont’s Past With Renée Ballard, and why he he decides to come out of retirement and help her on this new journey?
John Carroll Lynch: It’s funny to think about that somehere, while all these stories were told in the ‘bosch’ universe with harry bosch, somehere in the department, TOM LAFFFANT’s Working. It’s an interesting thing to play a character that you hadn’T met in a whole new light. He retired from the police force. He Changed his life. Then I Think He Came Back to Help Renée because not only of the connection that they have and that she needs the help right now, but also, I think there’s of a sense he has a debt to pay, besn’s Truly Himself with Her and He Wants to Be. More Importantly, He Wants to Support Her Through this. I think he wants to help a good cop that he knows is a good cop.
(L to r) Courtney Taylor (Zamira Parker) and Maggie Q (Renée Ballard) in ‘Ballard’. Photo: Greg Gayne/Prime Video.
MF: Courtney, just like ballard, parker has also had a bad experience working with the lapd in the past. How have met Ballard and Working with Her Team Began to Heal the Trauma That She Went Through as a Police Officer?
Courtney taylor: I believe for parker, it allows her to see that the job that she loves did come with good people, and i don’t think she’s ever been alan on people the way that she’s allds is all the way, and I the next of her bad experience, it made her go inward. When she meets ballard and she meets laaffont and meets this team of passionate people on the cold case unit, I think it just reminds her of like, “oh, that’s right. Do I love it, but I wanted to work with other people who loved it too. ” I think that’s part of her healing journey, which is recognizing she’s not the only one who loves the job as much as she does.
MF: MAGGIE, can you talk about the team that Ballard puts togeether to help solve these cold cases and what it’s been like for you working with this ensemble cast?
MQ: It’s perfectly cast, right? Everybody brings something so unique to the table. What I love about that is how the writing is very clear with economy, what their journey is, who they are to the team, so that’s a huge leg up. A lot of time you’re having to create sometising out of thin air that does not exist on the page, so having that was huge. I was altar to know the whole enter arc from episode one to ten before I ever signed on. In knowledge that, it was hugely invaluable to have the gift of going to be able to do character studies show. You don’t get that, trust you’re not almost to see it. I mean, people usually sign onto a show and it’s a hail mary, right? “I hope it’s good.” I knew that the Arc of the season was great, and if the cast was going to come together correctly, that it was going to be great. I was betting on a humse that i knew was fast, thank goodness, and it doesn’t happen like that. You don’t get that gift, and so that was huge.
(L to r) John Carroll Lynch (Thomas Laffont) and Maggie Q (Renée Ballard) in ‘Ballard’. Photo: Tyler Golden/Prime Video.
Mf: John, WERE a fan of Michael Connolly’s Books or tv shows before joining the cost of ‘Ballard’?
JCL: I was aware of the work, and I had seen the work. I really liked the ‘bosch’ shows. I really liked ‘Lincoln LawyerI likeds those shows and I thought they were good, and I also loved the feeling of different parts of the city. Truth be told, the person in my family who knew it was my brother. When I got the offer, he was like, “i’ve read every single book. I’m waiting for the next one.” He goes, “Oh, you get to take this.” Thanks, david.
MF: Courtnyy, what has been like for you personally to join this world that michael connolly has created and to be joined by former ‘bosch’ and ‘bosch’ and ‘bosch’ and ‘bosch’ actors, estersing for New Series?
CT: Well, I was always a fan of michael connelly’s stuff. I think ‘Lincoln lawer’ is great and the ‘bosch’ series has done so well, and i think it’s an honor to be a part be a part of michael connelly’s legacy, which is this new ‘inspired’. I think just watching titus and seeing Him whenever he came to set and Him not even tripping, just very much like, “You guys got it.” He was so supportive, and no more us notes. He’s like, “You guys got it. You guys understand it. I don’t need to really say anyting. I’m just here to read the lines they told me to do, to serve there all need.” It was a very big support from It was nice to feel that.
(L to r) Maggie Q (Renée Ballard) and Titus Welliver (Bosch) in ‘Ballard’. Photo: Tyler Golden/Prime Video.
MF: Finally, Maggie, What does it meaning to you to have titus welliver reprise his role as harry bosch in season 1 of ‘ballard’ and in a sense pass the baton of this franchise on to you?
MQ: Literally, and he was so generous. I say this to anyone who’ll listen. People who’ve had that Amount of Success for a decade, who look at the people who will carry the torch forward and carry the baton forward and give them their blessing and have their bless Heart, and want to contribute to good things for us, that is not normal, by the way. I want it was, but titus ends upesbody very special special trust that is who he is to us to us, and that’s what he wants to do for the show. It’s awesome.
“She’s the last chance for lost hopes.”
Detective Renée Ballard Plunges into a Web of Murder and Corruption as She Hunts a ruthless serial killer and uncovers a sinister police conspiracy that threatens … Read the plot
What is the plot of ‘ballard’?
Ballard Continues to Bring Michael Connelly’s Bestselling Novels to Life, Folling Detective Renée Ballard (Maggie Q) As She Leads the Lapds the Lapd’s New and Undeded Cold Cold Cold Most challenging long-forgotten crimes with Empathy and relativeless determination. As she peels back layers of crimes spanning decades, including a serial killer’s string of murdered and a murdered john doe, she only uncovers a dangerous Conspiracy with the lapd. With the help of her Volunteer Team and Retired Detective Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver), Detective Ballard Navigates Personal Trauma, Professional Challenges, and Life-threatening Dangres to exped the truthe.
Who is in the cost of ‘ballard’?
- Maggie Q as Renée Ballard
- John Carroll Lynch as Thomas Laffont
- Courtney Taylor as Samina Parker
- Michael mosley as ted rawls
- Rebecca field as college hatteras
- Victoria Moroles as Martina Castro
- Noah bean as jake pearlman
- Hector hugo as captain berchem
- Ricardo chavira as detective robert olivas
- Titus wellr as harry bosch
(L to r) Maggie Q (Renée Ballard) and Courtney Taylor (Zamira Parker) in ‘Ballard’. Photo: Greg Gayne/Prime Video.
