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Scene stealer Courtney Taylor ( Abbott Elementary , Insecure ) is joining the Bosch universe.

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The actress will be a series regular in the currently untitled Renée Ballard spinoff starring Maggie Q as the titular detective, our sister site Deadline reports.

The franchise’s second offshoot (after Bosch: Legacy ) follows Ballard, who is tasked with running the LAPD’s new cold case division — a “poorly funded, all-volunteer unit with the largest case load in the city,” per the official logline. After uncovering a huge conspiracy, Ballard turns to her retired ally Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver) to help navigate the threats to her unit and life.

Taylor will portray Samira Parker, a wary ex-cop who returns to the force five years later at her former mentor Ballard’s behest. There, she’ll work to right past wrongs and restore her sense of justice.

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* Luke Evans will play Tracy Lawless in Prime Video’s Criminal , a series adaptation of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ popular graphic novels. Previously announced cast includes Emilia Clarke ( Game of Thrones ), Richard Jenkins ( Six Feet Under ), Charlie Hunnam ( Sons of Anarchy ), Adria Arjona ( Andor ), Kadeem Hardison ( A Different World ), Dominic Burgess ( Palm Royale ) and John Hawkes ( Deadwood ).

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* Shania Twain will host the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards, airing live from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn. on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. across NBC and Peacock.

* Starz will launch its first talk show with the half-hour series Fat Joe Talks , which finds the famed musician leading wide-ranging conversations with “today’s most influential personalities” and traveling throughout the United States to “meet these cultural icons in their environment,” per the official description.

* USA Network’s new social competition The Anonymous will see Big Brother winner Xavier Prather compete for the grand prize, according to Entertainment Weekly . The first three episodes will premiere Monday, Aug. 19, and simultaneously air on Syfy and Bravo. Watch a trailer:

* BET+ has released a trailer for Season 4 of the comedy Bruh , premiering with the first two episodes on Thursday, July 18; two new episodes will stream weekly until the finale on Aug. 15:

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