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So of course, a blatant promo cliffhanger like that deserves mindless specualtion… Did ABC wise up and move the series from a Sunday night "death slot"? Are we finally getting that long-awaited The Rookie/Firefly crossover that was rumored all season? Did ABC find a way to do right by Afton Williamson (more below), which means Bishop is coming back? A[...]

Deadline Hollywood is reporting exclusively that sources are confirming that Nathan Fillion (Firefly, The Rookie) will be joining his friend and film collborator in Warner Bros.' The Suicide Squad. Fillion's role is not known at this time, but the production on the film starts in less than a month – on September 23 Scheduled to open[...]

While this type of tweet is routine in the lead up to a fall season premier, the timing and tone are – at best – questionable. After all, it is Nathan Fillion who is supposed to be acting as "the rookie"… not ABC. Here's what to expect in Season 2 of #TheRookie https://t.co/TAKS4lO1iX — The Rookie (@therookie) August[...]

A day after ABC's The Rookie star Afton Williamson posted on social media that she would not be returning to the Nathan Fillion-starrer for a second season – alleging "racial discrimination/racially charged inappropriate comments" as well as instances of bullying, sexual harassment, and sexual assault, ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke addressed the matter at Monday's[...]

In the post, the actress claims she quit the Nathan Fillion-starrer because of "racial discrimination/racially charged inappropriate comments" as well as instances of bullying and sexual harassment Williamson also alleges that instances of inappropriate behavior by the hair department and a "recurring guest star" were reported to executive producer/showrunner Alexi Hawley but her claims were[...]

After weeks of waiting and hours of announcements regarding other shows, ABC Studios finally confirmed that freshman show The Rookie has been renewed for a sophomore season. Starring Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, LAPD's oldest rookie, the show produced a solid first season and respectable ratings – as well as fantastic streaming numbers. However, when no renewal announcement[...]

This show is good, the most consistently good new show I have watched in a very long time. So what reasons could ABC possibly have for delaying the renewal? (ABC/Ed Herrera) First, a quick primer on why the show works… Originally billed as a Nathan Fillion vehicle, the actor stars as newly divorced 40-year-old father John Nolan who joins the[...]

What do you do if you are the season's best new show, but you reach your season finale without having been renewed for a second season? You bring in the big guns… Walking on shift in the beginning of ABC The Rookie's season 1 finale "Free Fall," rookies Nolan (Nathan Fillion), Chen (Melissa O'Neil), and West (Titus[...]

The freshman season of ABC's The Rookie has been a whirlwind ride-along with Mid-Wilshire LAPD rookies Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil), Jackson West (Titus Makin Jr.), and John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) In this week's episode "The Checklist," the rookies are preparing for their six month exams and moving to the next phase of their training But[...]

You have been served: Spoilers Ahead. (ABC/Tony Rivetti) A good portion of this episode centers on Nolan's (Nathan Fillion) Training Officer Talia Bishop (Afton Williamson) and her history as a foster kid When her former foster father is unexpectedly released from prison, Bishop worries that he will lead her foster brother Dylan (Caleb Castille) back into a[...]

pic.twitter.com/t90LXqI2UD — The Rookie (@therookie) March 26, 2019 The two major plot points from "The Shake Up" are 1) the new paper-pushing Mid-Wilshire Captain, and 2) Nolan's (Nathan Fillion) job protecting a witness, portrayed by Joel McHale (Community), who it testifying against drug cartels The earthquake that happens about halfway through the episode brings about two minutes of[...]

The kid's story is heartbreaking and not yet over, and it makes the whole IA exercise seem childish and unnecessary. (ABC/Richard Cartwright) The rest of the plot is all well and good, but the episode hinges on the repercussions of an arrest by Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and Bishop (Afton Williamson) When arresting a woman who tries to[...]

In this week's episode of ABC's The Rookie ("Manhunt"), it's a day that goes from good to bad quick - at least we have Bishop (Afton Williamson).

Over the course of The Rookie's first season, we have seen 13 episodes of Nolan (Nathan Fillion), Chen (Melissa O'Neil), and West (Titus Makin Jr.) learning how to be cops Through making mistakes and being gently (and not so gently) corrected by their training officers, the three rookies have found their footing "Plain Clothes Day," however,[...]

The characters feel like regular people – most of whom you would like to hang out with – and the show dependably delivers a high quality, enjoyable experience week after week. That is supposed to be a good thing, right? TITUS MAKIN, MELISSA O'NEIL, ERIC WINTER, NATHAN FILLION, AFTON WILLIAMSON, ALYSSA DIAZ, MERCEDES MASON, RICHARD T[...]

The stories are interesting, the jokes are funny, the subject matter is treated respectfully, and the main character is played by geek idol Nathan Fillion (John Nolan) Additionally, the casting is fantastic! Of eight main character roles–all police officers–half are badass women played by fantastic actors: Alyssa Diaz (Angela Lopez), Melissa O'Neil (Lucy Chen), Afton Williamson (Talia Bishop), and Mercedes[...]

Nathan Fillion has confirmed that he won't be playing Cayde-6 in Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion as he was unavailable, so Nolan North is taking up the mantle for what might be the character's last outing. Destiny 2: Forsaken is proving to be a pretty Cayde-6 heavy expansion The opening pitch for the content is that the[...]

Have you ever wanted to see an Uncharted film starring Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake doing around looking for treasures? Well, we got you one, sorta This is a 15-minute fan made film where, for some reason, Fillion decided to lend his talents and become the primary character of the series Everything about this role[...]

Also featured are Jason O'Mara (The Man in High Castle) as Batman, Rosario Dawson (Marvel's Daredevil) as Wonder Woman, Shemar Moore (Criminal Minds) as Cyborg, Nathan Fillion (Castle) as Green Lantern and Christopher Gorham (Covert Affairs) as The Flash. It is interesting to note that this is the second time that DC has adapted the Death[...]

Credit: ABC Following up on yesterday's official announcement that Castle executive producer/co-showrunner Alexi Hawley's light crime drama series The Rookie has received a series order, ABC is sharing a teaser look at the upcoming Nathan Fillion (Castle, Firefly) series. Written by Hawley and directed by Liz Friedlander, the project was the subject of a "competitive situation" that resulted[...]

Credit: ABC/Kevin Foley Castle fans barely had time to mourn the loss of star Nathan Fillion's presence from their ABC screens (there was Modern Family, but that wasn't the same…) before today's news that the network has given a formal series order to Castle executive producer/co-showrunner Alexi Hawley's light crime drama series The Rookie[...]

Nathan Fillion loves his lightsabers- no really, he does He's also really excited about being in A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix with his (as he calls him) pal Neil Patrick Harris. Nathan Fillion smiles during the Netflix pressroom at WonderCon 2018Photo by Mary Anne Butler We were lucky enough to get a few minutes of Nathan's time[...]

The premise of the series is: after the loss of their parents in a mysterious fire, the three Baudelaire children face trials and tribulations attempting to uncover dark family secrets. The write-up for the clip says: Visit the VFD headquarters and party with the Volunteers: Jacques and Lemony Snicket (Nathan Fillion & Patrick Warburton), Uncle Monty (Aasif[...]

Bleeding Cool contributor Jude Terror likes to call Firefly and Serenity fans by the phrase "Firebronies" rather than the more popular term, "Browncoats". Many fans despise this and write it off as a mockery. But could it have more value than they believe?

For the long-suffering hardcore fans of the prematurely canceled space Western from alleged fake feminist Joss Whedon, Firefly, known colloquially as "firebronies," an end to the misery of living without their treasured favorite show is finally in sight… sort of! Star Nathan Fillion, who firebronies once tried to raise the money and buy the rights to[...]

There are some new faces, too, some of which you can see in the trailer below, including Lucy Punch, Nathan Fillion, Tony Hale, Robbie Amell, Sara Rue, Roger Bart, and David Alan Grier. Netflix played along with the theme of the series with their announcement for the trailer today: NETFLIX REGRETFULLY RELEASES OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR THE SECOND [*GROAN*][...]

Credit: CBS The precinct at ABC's The Rookie continues to get crowded, with word that Ray Donovan's Alyssa Diaz has been charged as a series regular in the light crime drama series. Written by former Castle executive producer/co-showrunner Alexi Hawley and executive produced by series star Nathan Fillion (Castle), the Mark Gordon/Entertainment One and ABC Studios production[...]

Seems like it was just yesterday that I was writing up that the new Nathan Fillion series, The Rookie, had cast Afton Williamson to play his training officer and that they were still looking to cast his love interests… and that's because it was just yesterday Today, the new ABC straight-to-series project has announced that[...]

Credit: Sam Aronov / Shutterstock.com The new Nathan Fillion-led series The Rookie has added Afton Williamson (The Night Of, Banshee) as a series regular The straight-to-series crime dramedy features Fillion as a 40-year-old rookie cop with Williamson playing Talia Bishop, his newly promoted training officer. Reports say that the series is still looking for to fill the[...]

The ABC series Castle was well loved by fans and pushed Stana Katic into stardom along with her co-star Nathan Fillion For eight years their partnership/relationship was a hit for the network, which made how the series ended so odd They basically fired her from the show and then later decided to cancel the series[...]