Amazon Has Greenlighted Four Series, Including Michael Connelly's Crime Thriller "Bosch"

Andrew Wallenstein at Variety.com reports that Amazon has greenlighted four new series, including Michael Connelly's detective series Bosch.

Amazon Studios has settled on four series orders among the 10 pilots the company announced last month were under consideration, according to sources close to the deals. 

Getting the greenlight will be “Bosch,”  a cop drama based on Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch series, written by Eric Overmyer and Connelly. Pilot follows title character, played by Titus Welliver (“Argo,” “The Good Wife”) as he pursues the killer of a 13-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court on accusations that he murdered a suspected serial killer in cold blood. Cast includes: Annie Wersching, Amy Price-Francis and Jamie Hector. Henrik Bastin of Fabrik Entertainment (“The Killing”) produced and Jim McKay directed the pilot.

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/amazon-to-order-four-series-including-drama-from-x-files-creator-exclusive-1201129456/

You can also read an earlier post on Bosch and watch the pilot via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2014/02/michael-connellys-crime-thriller-bosch.html

And you can read my interview with Michael Connelly via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2010/04/killers-cops-and-crime-reporters-q-with.html