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Bosch’s Titus Welliver Officially Returns to Amazon This Year for New Crime Thriller

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When it comes to crime thrillers, few stars have had as much success in the last 10 years in a single role as Titus Welliver. The role is, of course, Harry Bosch, who he first played in the Prime Video original cop drama that ran for seven seasons between 2014 and 2021. The year after Bosch went off the air, Welliver returned as the titular character in a new series, Bosch: Legacy, which was also beloved by Bosch fans around the world. Bosch: Legacy was tragically canceled after only three seasons, but Welliver has since reprised his role in the spin-off show, Ballard, which has been picked up for Season 2. Welliver’s future as Bosch is up in the air at this time, but good news for Bosch fans: he’s got a brand-new crime thriller set to release before the end of the summer.

Welliver has been tapped to star in The Westies, a new Amazon-backed crime thriller coming to MGM+ on July 12. J.K. Simmons co-stars opposite Welliver in the show, and as part of our Exclusive Preview Event here at Collider a few weeks ago, we debuted a new sneak peek image of Simmons in the series. The Westies was written and created for TV by Chris Brancato and Michael Panes — the former is best known for his work writing one of the greatest Netflix crime thrillers of all time, Narcos. After Bosch and Bosch: Legacy became two of the biggest Prime Video shows of all time, Welliver’s return to Amazon with The Westies on MGM+ can safely be considered one of the most anticipated shows of the year. Hamish Allan-Headley (Daredevil: Born Again) also has a key role in The Westies.

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What Is ‘The Westies’ About?

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The Westies is set in the 1980s in Hell’s Kitchen, following the infamous crime gang who profits from the construction of the Javitz Center. While they remain vastly outnumbered by the Italian mafia, their brutality lands them in the sights of the FBI, with tensions rising as the stakes grow by the day. MGM+ has quietly become one of the most popular streaming services in the world, offering additional content like the sci-fi series From and historical epic Robin Hood, which can’t be found on Prime Video.

Stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of The Westies, and check out Welliver in Bosch and Bosch: Legacy on Prime Video.

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