Titus Welliver wants to bring Harry Bosch back in a feature film, and he says the intent from those involved is real, even if no deal is in place yet.
Speaking to Screen Rant at the Italian Global Series festival, Welliver said he had no concrete announcement to make but was direct about the direction everyone hopes to take. "I think that would be what we would ultimately want to do, would be a standalone Bosch film," he said. "Not to get closure, because to quote Harry Bosch, 'Closure is a myth,' but people want more. They want Bosch, they want to see him again, and I think that Ballard doesn't give them enough sustenance. They want to see the original thing. They want the integrity of what birthed that universe of those other shows. That's the tried and true original product."
Welliver pointed to Jack Ryan: Ghost War, Prime Video's feature-length conclusion to the John Krasinski series, as evidence that a major streaming show can successfully make the jump to a standalone film.
According to Collider, Welliver led Bosch for seven seasons on Prime Video before the show ended. He then returned for three more seasons in Bosch: Legacy. Prime Video canceled that sequel series after Season 3, despite plans already in development for a fourth installment. Welliver has since appeared in the Maggie Q-led spinoff Ballard and is expected to show up in three episodes of that show's second season.
Meanwhile, MGM+ is developing Bosch: Start of Watch, a prequel series set in 1990s Los Angeles. Cameron Monaghan, known for Gotham, is set to play a 26-year-old Bosch during his first year with the LAPD.
Welliver acknowledged those projects keep the character alive in some form but said they do not replace what fans are really looking for. Michael Connelly's novels have produced dozens of Harry Bosch stories, many of which have not yet been adapted in any form, leaving significant material available for a potential film.
A standalone Bosch movie has not been officially announced.
