Harry Bosch Books To Be Made Into TV Series For Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios has just announced that Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch books will be made into a TV series and the actor who will play Harry Bosch will be none other than Titus Welliver, who has played in TV series such as Lost, White Collar, Touch, Grimm, The Good Wife, Argo and several others.
The TV drama series called Bosch will feature the LAPD homicide detective pursuing the killer of a 13 old teen boy, while at the same time having to battle in federal court accusations that he murdered a suspected serial killer in cold blood.
Amazon Instant Video will host the pilot episodes of Bosch and The After, from X-Files creator Chris Carter and customers will be able to watch them free, in return to offering feedback on which series to go forward to be produces as TV series.
“Sharing this story with television audiences is very exciting, something that’s been twenty years in the making,” Michael Connelly said in a statement about the new show.
The book author is working along with the creators of the TV show and he approves everything that will be aired, being fully involved in the smallest detail of the TV series.
As the pilot is being made by Fabrik Entertainment, who have created popular TV series such as The Killing and Burn Notice, Connelly is confident that the new series will be a full success.
“We have a tight script, a great cast and production team, and I am very confident we are making something all Harry Bosch fans (including myself!) will embrace”, said Harry Bosch in an interview.
This is great news – I look forward to it 🙂