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Ballard
Season 1 Premiere: Jul 9, 2025
83
5.3
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
83
100% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Jul 9, 2025
Prime Video’s Ballard is simply exceptional. Maggie Q has never been better (and that’s admittedly a bold statement after her unbelievable work on The CW’s Nikita). She perfectly embodies this character, leading an immensely talented cast that also consistently delivers, regardless of how much or how little time they have in the spotlight.
By Jay Snow FULL REVIEW
Sep 5, 2025
A resounding, unique, intoxicating “yes. ”It’s an uncommonly great potboiler with something for everyone.
User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 65 User Ratings
5.3
46% Positive
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
23% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
31% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 65 User Ratings
5.3
46% Positive
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
23% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
31% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
Sep 10, 2025
A construção da tensão e dos elementos de investigação vão, a cada episódio, numa crescente impressionante pelo menos até o caítulo 6, onde há um ataque mais visceral, provando que a série se sai melhor no suspense do que na ação. Com um roteiro bem escrito e que sabe aonde quer chegar, o final ainda dá muito pano pra manga para uma continuação, o que só reforça o quanto foi muito bom conviver naquele aombiente. Fiquei feliz também que não idiotizaram os personagens (como por exemplo, a estagiária), preservando a falta de experiência sem torná-los burros, conferiando maior peso ao que se via em tela, cuja pirotecnica aqui dará lugar a algo mais cru e real, e por isso mesmo num nível de tensão espantosamente natural (embora tenha achado o derradeiro capítulo e o confronto final muito aquém do que poderia ter sido, mas ainda assim funcional a essa proposta mais crua).
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Jul 9, 2025
One of the best police procedurals on TV. .... Smartly acted, beautifully paced and genuinely engaging, “Ballard” is a thrilling ride from start to finish.
Jul 10, 2025
Even if you didn’t catch Renée Ballard working with Harry Bosch in the Legacy finale, Ballard’s arrival feels fully formed. Maggie Q brings her serious-minded, action-oriented capacity to the lead role.
Jul 7, 2025
If you’re looking for a procedural thriller that’s grounded by grit, genuine leads, and complex cases, “Ballard” gets it done. Each character is fairly well sculpted, seeming to wrestle with some amount of dirt on their hands or darkness shadowing them. This series fits right in with “Bosch” and “Bosch: Legacy”.
By Sherin Nicole FULL REVIEW
Jul 7, 2025
Ballard steadily and coherently interrogates everything it aims to, exposing a different side to the underbelly of the justice system, one that women are generally impacted by. But it's a show that any fan of the genre will enjoy, whether you've seen Bosch or not, as cold cases and conspiracies wrap around the all-too-relatable pits of grief, trauma and loss.
Jul 8, 2025
Ballard, while indeed formulaic for the most part, is at least an intriguing Connelly adaptation that boasts Maggie Q killing it once again.
Jul 25, 2025
I've liked Michael Connelly's books but didn't like the Ballard series because her sexual proclivities were front and center. This series changes that. I've never found Maggie Q's acting too realistic and her role as an Amazon woman, who can kick 6'4" guys butts rather offputting. Other than that, the story keeps my interest and the pace didn't keep me from watching. This is a moderately entertaining series but the end, of course, was pretty unrealistic and stupid. We'd rate this: "go ahead and watch if you're a Michael Connelly fan but there are much better police procedurals out there."
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