Ballard Season 2 launch date could also be nearer than anticipated, as Maggie Q shared an thrilling replace concerning the present’s future. In a brand new interview, she confirmed that writers are already engaged on the subsequent arc and hinted at a potential fall manufacturing begin, setting the stage for a launch someday within the close to future.
Ballard Season 2 may get a 2026 launch date
Maggie Q confirmed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter {that a} second season of Ballard is actively in growth, with writers already engaged on the subsequent arc. “We now have a writers room, they usually’ve been writing away. The arc for the second season could be very thrilling,” she stated. Q added, “If we get a season two of Ballard, I feel we’ll be again within the fall to shoot.” A fall 2025 manufacturing begin would seemingly arrange Season 2 for a 2026 launch.
The present premiered on Prime Video on July 9, 2025, and shortly climbed to No. 1 on the platform’s TV charts. Q famous the fan curiosity was robust from the start. “After they made the announcement that I used to be doing the present, I acquired extra texts, extra messages, extra folks reaching out than for something I’ve ever completed in my whole profession.”
Q performs Renée Ballard, head of LAPD’s chilly instances unit, within the Bosch universe spinoff sequence. The present’s first season ends on a cliffhanger, however Q acknowledged that there’s no assure of renewal regardless of optimistic reception. “This trade shouldn’t be what it was earlier than. It’s barely recognizable to me, and exhibits are so expendable. They’ll throw out a present in two seconds,” she defined. She additionally recalled previous experiences the place a writers room was assembled, however the present was nonetheless canceled.
Manufacturing firm Fabel Leisure developed Ballard, and Henrik Bastin reportedly pursued Q for over a yr earlier than securing her dedication. Season 1’s manufacturing was one of many uncommon instances that allowed Q to work in Los Angeles, breaking a long-standing sample of filming in Canada regardless of intentions to shoot in California.