There's a brand new Harry Bosch on the scene — and he's a rookie.

MGM+ introduced Wednesday that Shameless star Cameron Monaghan will play a youthful, much less skilled Bosch for a newly greenlit prequel sequence exploring the origins of writer Michael Connelly's iconic detective. The actor takes over a task portrayed by Titus Welliver for greater than a decade.

Bosch: Begin of Watch will even characteristic Energy alum Omari Hardwick as Bosch's coaching officer, police veteran Eli Bridges, a brand new character not present in Connelly's ebook mythology.

The sequence will take viewers again to Los Angeles in 1991, following Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch as a 26-year-old rookie cop. Begin of Watch will discover a metropolis on the sting that, in accordance with a logline, is "teeming with racial rigidity, gang violence, and a fractured LAPD." Amid routine calls and rising unrest, Bosch will discover himself drawn right into a high-profile heist and an online of felony corruption testing his loyalty to the badge and shaping his future because the detective who lives by the code "Everyone counts or no person counts."

Produced by Fabel Leisure, Begin of Watch is co-created and executive-produced by Bosch: Legacy co-developer and government producer Tom Bernardo and co-executive producer Brian Anthony, with Bernardo additionally serving as showrunner. Connelly, Henrik Bastin, Jamie Boscardin Martin, and Jasmine Russ are additionally on board as EPs.

"It's a terrific privilege to have the ability to discover each the origins of this iconic character and the Los Angeles that shaped him within the early Nineteen Nineties," Bernardo mentioned in an announcement. "In telling the story of a younger Harry Bosch, we wish to honor the religion of Michael Connelly's legion of readers and the wonderful viewers that tuned into Bosch and Bosch: Legacy over time. We're excited to embark on this journey."

Begin of Watch marks the fourth installment of the Bosch franchise, which started with seven seasons of Bosch on Amazon Prime Video. Bosch: Legacy adopted on Amazon's since-shuttered Freevee platform, and the Maggie Q-led spinoff Ballard debuted on Prime Video earlier this 12 months. (Ballard has since been renewed for season 2.)

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Welliver's sons, Quinn and Eammonn, briefly appeared as youthful variations of their father's character in flashback scenes on Bosch and Bosch: Legacy.

Connelly mentioned of Begin of Watch, "I'm deeply grateful to Michael Wright [head of MGM+] and the workforce at MGM+ for championing this subsequent chapter in Bosch's journey with such exceptional care and integrity. With the ability to see how Harry Bosch grew to become the person we now have beloved for 10 seasons is a present to me and his many followers. I can't wait to dig in with Cameron and the writers to discover this uncharted character territory."

It's been six months since Prime Video launched the ultimate two episodes of Bosch: Legacy season 3, which appeared to wrap up the principle Harry Bosch saga on display.

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"I really like Harry Bosch and I miss him. You kind a bond with a personality over time, and I really feel like I preserve ready for him to point out up," Welliver informed Leisure Weekly forward of the present's conclusion. "However I'm extraordinarily happy with what we've completed in 10 years. I've labored with the most effective writers and actors and producers, and I've had the nice fortune to have the ability to painting a personality that I feel is deeply nuanced and really intense and multifaceted."

He continued, "It's an incredible present, and I feel if something, after I say it feels dangerous, I simply really feel unhappy simply because the expertise was so extremely optimistic for 10 years, and to have such an extremely religious, devoted fan base, which is why we lasted 10 years. It's arduous to say goodbye to that, however by no means say by no means."

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