Michael Connelly (Writing)

The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood

Michael Connelly takes viewers on a wild journey into the twisted story of the massacre at Wonderland Avenue on July 1, 1981 – one of Hollywood's most famous murder cases that has fascinated people for more than 40 years.

Release Date: 2024-09-08

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Self

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 2

The Lincoln Lawyer

Sidelined after an accident, hotshot Los Angeles lawyer Mickey Haller restarts his career - and his trademark Lincoln - when he takes on a murder case.

Release Date: 2022-05-13

Department: Writing

Job: Novel

Episode Count: 20

Vote Count: 336

Bosch: Legacy

Bosch is now making a living as a private investigator two years after he quit the LAPD and finds himself working with one time enemy and top-notch attorney Honey “Money” Chandler. Meanwhile, Bosch's daughter Maddie is venturing into the world of the LAPD.

Release Date: 2022-05-05

Department: Writing

Job: Novel

Episode Count: 20

Vote Count: 166

Tales of the American

Seemayer Studios presents a new documentary about the American Hotel in downtown Los Angeles and the Arts District that surrounds it. Since 1979, the American Hotel has been the beating heart of a rich community of artists who began moving into the deserted factory buildings between Alameda and the Los Angeles River.

Release Date: 2017-11-30

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 2

Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story

This soulful documentary illuminates the hell-and- back life of the late, great L.A. alto sax legend Frank Morgan. A prodigy who was acclaimed as the natural heir to his bebop mentor, Charlie Parker, Morgan derailed his career with heroin, which led him into a life of crime. After decades in prison, he made an astonishing comeback, leaving behind recordings of deep, melancholy beauty. Framed by a tribute concert held in San Quentin, where Morgan’s 19-year-old Asian-American protégé, Grace Kelly, performs a heart-stopping version of “Over the Rainbow,” N.C. Heikin’s film is filled with revealing interviews with the colleagues, lovers, family and wives who accompanied Morgan on his long and rocky journey to redemption.

Release Date: 2016-07-15

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 3

Sjöwall & Wahlöö - Berättelsen om ett brott

The whole story of how the books about Martin Beck came to be is told here. It's a love story. A young couple wanted to talk about the injustices in society. Thus was born the modern detective story. It has been over 50 years since the first book in the series came out and it would only be in the fall of the age that Sjöwall Wahlöö was celebrated as the creator of the entire modern detective genre.

Release Date: 2016-01-04

Character: Self

Vote Count: 1

Bosch

Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels, these are the stories of relentless LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch who pursues justice at all costs. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to remain loyal to his personal code: “Everybody counts or nobody counts.”

Release Date: 2015-01-14

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 5

Vote Count: 600

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders, for example), to discuss their development before fame, their passions beyond their careers, and gives them a space to open up about their insight into their business and their own abilities. Filmed in black and white, with a few deep cushion chairs and sparse set, the show relies on Sam's ability to relate to the guests and their will to speak freely with him.

Release Date: 2014-02-06

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 4

A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers

Writers of crime fiction and nonfiction discuss influential movies about police officers and the criminal element.

Release Date: 2013-11-26

Character: Self

Vote Count: 2

The Lincoln Lawyer

Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.

Release Date: 2011-03-17

Department: Writing

Job: Novel

Vote Count: 3311

Castle

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.

Release Date: 2009-03-09

Character: Self

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 1907

Opie Gets Laid

At 30 years old, Opie is a virgin whose existence is made up of watching pornography and eating junk food. One day a drug dealer named Thai mistakenly comes to his door. She decides to help Opie by finding him a good woman.

Release Date: 2009-01-19

Character: Mike

Vote Count: 5

Blue Neon Night: Michael Connelly's Los Angeles

Bestselling author Michael Connelly, one of the biggest names in crime fiction, is featured in this documentary as he talks about the city of Los Angeles, its bright side, its dark side, and how it all gives his novels their unique flair. Interspersed within the film are clips showing different spots of the Los Angeles area as William Petersen reads excerpts from the novels. Together, they give Connelly fans an in-depth look into Los Angeles and its influence on the author.

Release Date: 2004-05-03

Character: Himself

Blood Work

Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.

Release Date: 2002-08-09

Department: Writing

Job: Novel

Vote Count: 818

Ballard

Detective Renée Ballard 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. When she uncovers a larger conspiracy during her investigations, she'll lean on the assistance of her retired ally, Harry Bosch, to navigate the dangers that threaten both her unit and her life.

Department: Writing

Job: Novel

Episode Count: 2