Bosch: Start of Watch – MGM+ Greenlights Prequel Series Starring Cameron Monaghan

MGM+ continues to expand the Bosch universe with the announcement of Bosch: Start of Watch, a prequel series telling the story of legendary detective Harry Bosch’s early days, created by Michael Connelly.

In this new chapter, Cameron Monaghan (Shameless, Gotham) will play a young Harry Bosch, who is still a rookie LAPD officer. Omari Hardwick (Star Trek: Section 31, Pieces of Her) will play his training officer, Eli Bridges. The series will air on MGM+ in several territories, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, Latin America, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Based on Michael Connelly‘s best-selling novels, Bosch: Start of Watch, takes viewers back to Los Angeles in 1991. The city is marked by racial tensions, gang violence, and internal divisions within the police force. Twenty-six-year-old Harry Bosch is just starting out and quickly finds himself involved in a high-profile robbery that reveals a vast network of corruption. These events will shape the motto that will guide his entire career: “Everybody counts, or nobody counts.”

“We are thrilled to expand the Bosch universe with this compelling origin story that showcases how one of television’s most beloved detectives became the man we know today,” said Michael Wright, head of MGM+.

Created by Tom Bernardo and Brian Anthony, the series is produced by Fabel Entertainment in collaboration with Michael Connelly, who welcomed the news: “Being able to see how Harry Bosch became the man we have loved for 10 seasons is a gift to me and his many fans,” said the author. “I can’t wait to dig in with Cameron and the writers to explore this uncharted character territory.”

No release date has yet been announced for Bosch: Start of Watch, but fans of Michael Connelly‘s universe can prepare to discover a new side of the famous detective in the coming months.