Recently added to the Prime Video catalogue, Ballard quickly climbed to the top of the charts after attracting major audience attention. The Bosch spin-off (2014–2021) has already been renewed for a second season following its strong performance.
The first season featured 10 episodes and amassed 2.5 billion minutes of viewing time in the U.S. within its first month. Ballard also reached number one on the viewing charts in the U.K. The series has received high ratings from both critics and audiences, resonating strongly with crime drama enthusiasts.
Based on a side story from American author Michael Connelly’s literary universe, Ballard stars Maggie Q as LAPD detective Renée Ballard. Leading the newly established cold case unit, she reopens long-forgotten murder files and shines light on cases left in the dark.
The cast includes Courtney Taylor, Michael Mosley, Rebecca Field, Victoria Moroles, Amy Hill, and John Carroll Lynch, alongside Maggie Q. In an earlier interview, Maggie Q commented:
“We have a writers’ room, and they’ve been writing away. The arc for the second season is very exciting. But I’ve had writers’ room hired before and then gotten canceled. So everyone’s like, ‘Maggie, of course!’ I’m like, ‘No, no, no.’ There is no ‘of course.’ I am not a negative person at all. I’m a very positive person, but I’m a realist.”
While Prime Video has not yet issued an official statement, reports suggest the renewal was communicated to the cast and crew last week.
Production on Season 2 of Ballard is expected to begin in early 2026.
Source: Deadline, Episode Magazine
