- “Six months into his career as a cop, John Nolan will be put to the test as he looks to figure out what kind of cop he ultimately wants to be.”
The Rookie is an ABC network police procedural/comedy-drama series created by Alexi Hawley which premiered on October 16, 2018. The third season will premiere on January 3, 2021.
The Rookie airs on Sundays at 10pm on ABC
About the show
The series follows John Nolan, a 40-year-old man, who moves from his comfortable, small town life to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of being a police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department. He must navigate the dangerous, humorous and unpredictable world of a "young" cop, determined to make his second shot at life count.
Cast
- Nathan Fillion as John Nolan
- Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez
- Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey
- Titus Makin as Jackson West
- Mercedes Mason as Zoe Andersen
- Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen
- Afton Williamson as Talia Bishop
- Eric Winter as Tim Bradford
- Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper
Episodes
Season 1
- Pilot
- Crash Course
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- The Switch
- The Roundup
- The Hawke
- The Ride Along
- Time of Death
- Standoff
- Flesh and Blood
- Redwood
- Heartbreak
- Caught Stealing
- Plain Clothes Day
- Manhunt
- Greenlight
- The Shake Up
- Homefront
- The Checklist
- Free Fall
Season 2
- Impact
- The Night General
- The Bet
- Warriors and Guardians
- Tough Love
- Fallout
- Safety
- Clean Cut
- Breaking Point
- The Dark Side
- Day of Death
- Now and Then
- Follow-Up Day
- Casualties
- Hand-Off
- The Overnight
- Control
- Under the Gun
- The Q Word
- The Hunt
Season 3
Production
Development
On October 26, 2017, ABC announced a straight-to-series order for The Rookie, starring Nathan Fillion, and written by Castle executive producer and co-showrunner Alexi Hawley. The series is produced by ABC Studios and The Mark Gordon Company. In November of 2018, it was picked up for full season of 20 episodes.
In January of 2018, Liz Friedlander signed on to direct and executive produce the pilot, production of which began on March 7, 2018, with filming taking place in Los Angeles and New York.
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