Bosch: Season 1

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Amazon Instant Video | Prime Video | Season Premiere Date: February 13, 2015

Starring: Lance Reddick, Amy Aquino, Titus Welliver

Summary: Los Angeles homicide detective Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver) is under trial for killing a serial killer as he searches for another killer of a child in this series based on the books by Michael Connelly.

[Pilot first released 6 Feb 2014]

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Chapter Ten: Us and Them
Air Date: February 13, 2015
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S1:E9. Chapter Nine: The Magic Castle
Air Date: February 13, 2015
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S1:E8. Chapter Eight: High Low
Air Date: February 13, 2015

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Feb 24, 2015

It’s a solidly told whodunit with a payoff that’s worth your investment. Read full review

Rob Owen

Feb 12, 2015

Bosch is by no means a revolutionary show like Amazon's "Transparent," but it offers smarter than usual cop drama fare, and it's certainly better than any cop show currently on a broadcast network. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Feb 12, 2015

The plotting and pacing are what draw you in. The series works like a good page-turner. Read full review

David Wiegand

Feb 9, 2015

It feels like a detective movie or TV show from another era. Read full review

Nancy DeWolf Smith

Feb 13, 2015

Mr. Connelly is one of the writers and executive producers, along with co-executive producer Eric Overmyer of “The Wire” and much other fame. They know good writing, with not a word wasted. They know cop lore and lingo and what turns viewers on about the genre. There’s a solid cast. The rest... who knows? It just happens. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Feb 12, 2015

A slow but steady 10-episode drama from Amazon that begins streaming Friday. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Feb 4, 2015

Good casting and a strong sense of L.A. noir make the series watchable enough, but four episodes in, this page-turner feels undercooked. Read full review

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ecifelli

Jun 25, 2015

"Bosch" is a gritty LA cop drama that is peopled by misfits, malcontents, and marginally functional characters. Bosch himself is a cop with an attitude and history of working outside the LAPD rules book--which puts him directly in the line of Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood's classic creation"Bosch" is a gritty LA cop drama that is peopled by misfits, malcontents, and marginally functional characters. Bosch himself is a cop with an attitude and history of working outside the LAPD rules book--which puts him directly in the line of Dirty Harry, Clint Eastwood's classic creation who also has to fight bad guys and his local police bureaucracy at the same time. Like Dirty Harry, Harry Bosch fights the world from his perch on the moral high ground which he occupies with an edgy urgency. The other characters, his ex-wife, current girlfriend, his partner, his immediate boss (a friend), and his departmental higher-ups (all enemies), plus his daughter and the miscellaneous bad guys he tracks down, are all played with hard-bitten and often hilarious panache and a very literate dialogue. All ten episodes are devoted to the same story line that holds onto its structure as the twisting plot plays out one week at a time. And like the best ensemble television shows, the players themselves are all less than A list stars. This one's an absolute winner. Put it on your watch list.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

sunnyrising

Mar 8, 2015

Slow start, dodgy english and questionable acting by some, but by end of the pilot I was hooked all the way to the end. The suspense was unreal and it was unavoidable to binge watch the series almost in one sitting (although we had to catch a few hours sleep in between). We just had to knowSlow start, dodgy english and questionable acting by some, but by end of the pilot I was hooked all the way to the end. The suspense was unreal and it was unavoidable to binge watch the series almost in one sitting (although we had to catch a few hours sleep in between). We just had to know what happens next. I never read the books but now I cannot wait to buy them. I hope for another season...and that it is as good as this was.… Expand

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

SirNilesIV

Aug 18, 2015

Bosch does something that many crime, cop, detective shows don't: it remains compelling throughout the season and it doesn't suffer from a trite ending. In fact, Bosch is one of the few shows--along with Justified--where the dialog, story, visual aesthetics, even the opening sequence, setBosch does something that many crime, cop, detective shows don't: it remains compelling throughout the season and it doesn't suffer from a trite ending. In fact, Bosch is one of the few shows--along with Justified--where the dialog, story, visual aesthetics, even the opening sequence, set the tone really well. The whole show is realistic in a way that few are. There are no magical crime scene labs, no one has super powers, people rise and fall (and rise again) from grace, and most importantly, it highlights the arcane politicalness of being a Cop in a major city, that is really just trying to not look bad, ever. Can't wait for season 2.… Expand

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Bangstad

Apr 27, 2017

Like this show a lot. Just a notch or 2 below the exceptional, such as Rectify and Breaking Bad. I definitely have to pay attention to get all the intricacies and I've read all the books they are based on. I enjoy the political intrigue ala The Wire.

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Sisyphus

Feb 23, 2015

Well, daddy needs to knock on the bedroom door late at night, or Mommy needs to be a hooker - that's a surefire way to quickly write a character who is bound to be "complex". Minor spoiler: writers of the show went with latter, correction - author of the Books did. Our hero isn't aWell, daddy needs to knock on the bedroom door late at night, or Mommy needs to be a hooker - that's a surefire way to quickly write a character who is bound to be "complex". Minor spoiler: writers of the show went with latter, correction - author of the Books did. Our hero isn't a wisecracking charm machine, barring that the 'Here's a complex character' cliche checklist (for our male lead, played by Titus Welliver with a weird restraint bordering on bland) has a tick next to just about every sentence, Lets see - A high functional alcoholic, problem with authority, total disregard for "procedure", mommy issues i already mentioned and he grew up in foster homes (obviously duh), heck even his name is Harry and no points for guessing how much time he spends with family - sympathize with this character folks, been through a lot this one.
This series doesn't really do anything exceptionally well, but the good thing is it didn't do anything unforgivable bad either. Every aspect of the show is unremarkable and pretty standard. The acting, the direction, the cinematography, character development - are all nice and wonderfully mediocre.Far cry from excellent or/and poor. What makes it watchable is the plot, adapted from the works of Michael Connelly. The story itself is an above par work of crime/detective fiction.
I did binge watch it and after the last episode ended my thoughts were - not bad, that was a perfectly average experience. A Friday night i'd call entertaining but would not recall next week, and won't demand from the creators of the show the 8 hours or so i spent watching it.
You know what - if it's renewed i would check out Season 2 as well, there's just so much content in the books the series has been adapted from, besides there's scope for improving just about every creative aspect of the show.… Expand

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geewah

Jan 14, 2021

Starts off slowish and uses a lot of tropes seen in similar cop shows, but remains captivating enough to see it to the end.

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Bo33y

Feb 21, 2015

Flat, monotone, bland. Fictionally coming out of a novel probably displayed from another era. The result stretched. Superhero cops otherwise the work horses solving every case having problems with authority often using their own means to get the job done

Dialogue, certain structure,Flat, monotone, bland. Fictionally coming out of a novel probably displayed from another era. The result stretched. Superhero cops otherwise the work horses solving every case having problems with authority often using their own means to get the job done

Dialogue, certain structure, stereotyped cliches using a god dammit amount of swearwords every conversation in bids to appeal to that larger demographic.

Some tedious errors. A cop salary living in a modern Hollywood Hills, hill view. After the media spotlight, enough to get mayors elected, where is CCTV, those smart phones instantly pinged, but why is local enforcement still working this case? Poker profilers consulting sensitive files which walk in and out of the office. Forensic's, never leaving DNA but he came out of an institution and was on file. More but to tirelessly put more comment into wouldn't be worth the effort.

Cereal killers a monument too policing's coffee adverts. Not that breakfast show, but the one were the bodies were found in the morning, otherwise sending to sleep… Expand

0 of 6 users found this helpful06

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Seasons & Episodes

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  Air Date: April 17, 2020
Season 5

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  Air Date: April 19, 2019
Season 4

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  Air Date: April 13, 2018
Season 3

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  Air Date: April 21, 2017
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: March 11, 2016
Season 1

71
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 13, 2015
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  S1:E10. Chapter Ten: Us and Them
  Air Date: February 13, 2015
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  S1:E9. Chapter Nine: The Magic Castle
  Air Date: February 13, 2015
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  S1:E8. Chapter Eight: High Low
  Air Date: February 13, 2015
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  S1:E7. Chapter Seven: Lost Boys
  Air Date: February 13, 2015
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  S1:E6. Chapter Six: Donkey's Years
  Air Date: February 13, 2015
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  S1:E5. Chapter Five: Mama's Boy
  Air Date: February 13, 2015
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  S1:E4. Chapter Four: Fugazi
  Air Date: February 13, 2015
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  S1:E3. Chapter Three: Blue Religion
  Air Date: February 13, 2015
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  S1:E2. Chapter Two: Lost Light
  Air Date: February 13, 2015
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: February 7, 2014