Prime Video ‘s Bosch spinoff Ballard starring Maggie Q already has made a strong case for a Season 2 renewal with positive reviews and solid ratings performance. The Los Angeles-based series’ prospects just got brighter with the potential second season awarded a $14.84M tax credit by the California Film Commission, making a pickup very likely.

TV studios typically submit for tax incentives projects — series and pilots — that they believe in which either have already received a pickup or are earmarked for one.

Add to that the fact that Ballard has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and generated 2.5B minutes viewed in the U.S. from its July 9 binge release through the end of the month, charting on Nielsen’s weekly Top 10 for streaming originals — most recently at #4 with 619M minutes fo

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