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Maggie Q on Chasing a Woman-Hating Serial Killer in ‘Ballard,’ That Cliffhanger and the Scene That Made Her Say ‘I’m Going to Lose It!’
'Ballard' star Maggie Q on Season 1 of the Amazon Prime Video mystery: the serial killer reveal, Renée's friendship with Bosch and potential Season 2.
Q’s latest role, as an LAPD detective in Prime Video’s “ Bosch ” spinoff “Ballard,” feels like an amalgamation of the action heroes and strait-laced law enforcement officials who have defined her body of work. First introduced in the series finale of “Bosch: Legacy” and inspired by real-life detective Mitzi Roberts, Renée Ballard is the leader of a team of quirky civilians and disillusioned cops investigating cold cases around Los Angeles. The final two episodes of the season revealed that Gary, the father of councilman Jake Pearlman (Q’s former “Nikita” co-star, Noah Bean), was the elusive serial killer who targeted women he deemed “not-ladylike” for prioritizing their careers over marriage and children.
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