The Rookie Archives

As the cameras continue to roll on the 2026-premiering eighth season of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, the cast continues to impress with its social media skills Seriously, we would rank the cast right up there alongside the folks behind Prime Video and Showrunner Eric Kripke's The Boys Heading into a season that will[...]

When it comes to keeping the fans invested in a show between seasons and while filming is underway, the folks who make sure ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie hits our screens should be teaching a class to other shows on how to do it right We've heard from Deric Augustine, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil,[...]

ABC's Kaitlin Olson-starring High Potential (16.16 million viewers) and CBS's Kathy Bates-starring Matlock (15.72 million) placed strong in second and third, respectively (based on Nielsen data exclusively reported by The Hollywood Reporter). THE ROOKIE/HIGH POTENTIAL (Image: ABC Entertainment) But when you dig deeper into the rankings and numbers (which you can check out here), you see the[...]

We're talking Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Phineas and Ferb, Alien: Earth, Bob's Burgers, The Rookie, Solar Opposites, King of the Hill, Futurama, Abbott Elementary, The Simpsons,  American Dad!, Family Guy, and Paradise Deadline Hollywood offered a detailed rundown of the activations scheduled that you should check out, and here's a look at the panels,[...]

After getting a chance to check out what Deric Augustine, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, Lisseth Chavez, and Mekia Cox had to share about pre-filming police and firearm training ahead of the first day back on the set, Nathan Fillion had some things to share about the upcoming eighth season of Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie[...]

If you're reading this, then we're pretty sure we don't need to tell you that filming on the eighth season of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie is starting to pick up steam (with some filming having already taken place overseas) Last week, Deric Augustine, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, Lisseth Chavez, and Mekia Cox checked[...]

If you're a fan of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, last week was a pretty good week Along with some strong positive buzz surrounding the spinoff series The Rookie North, they got a chance to check out Deric Augustine, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, Lisseth Chavez, and Mekia Cox checking in on social media to share[...]

As much as we love covering ABC shows like The Rookie, High Potential, and Will Trent when the action is in season, there's something very different but equally cool about covering what the cast is up to between seasons For example, The Rookie star Mekia Cox, High Potential stars Judy Reyes and Javicia Leslie, and[...]

Back in December 2024, it was reported that ABC was looking to expand the universe of Alexi Hawley's Nathan Fillion, Eric Winter, and Melissa O'Neil-starring The Rookie. Lionsgate Television and 20th Television were in early development on the project, with Hawley writing the police-based spinoff The new series would be set in Washington state and focus on[...]

Even though the eighth season won't be hitting ABC screens until 2026, production on Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie is already underway While a number of the cast are overseas with filming, we've been getting social media updates showing how Deric Augustine, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, Lisseth Chavez, and Mekia Cox have been going through police/firearm[...]

To kick off the week on a strong note for fans of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, series stars Deric Augustine, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, and Lisseth Chavez checked in via social media to offer us a look at some of the police training they're going through in preparation for filming on the eighth[...]

Earlier today, ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie star Deric Augustine was kind enough to share a look at how things were going as he, Alyssa Diaz, Melissa O'Neil, and Lisseth Chavez went through some Season 8 police work training Shortly after that went live and the show's social media accounts took notice, Diaz[...]

Earlier this month, series star Deric Augustine had some good news to share with fans of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, posting the script cover for the Season 8 opener That's right, much like we saw with the seventh season, filming on Season 8 is already underway (as fans have seen on social media[...]

Jensen Ackles' daughter and The Rookie was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool again yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past six years Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further[...]

We like covering ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's Nathan Fillion starring The Rookie because it's a fun show, the cast is pretty great, and the fans are a whole lot of fun to follow on social media We like covering Jensen Ackles because he's a major name who continues to make a major impact on[...]

As series star Deric Augustine showed us this past week with a post teasing the script cover for the return episode, even with ABC and Showrunner Noah Hawley's The Rookie not returning until 2026, it's never too early to start collecting Season 8 intel Speaking with CTV's Jee-Yun Lee during the Bell Media upfronts, Melissa O'Neil[...]

Earlier today, we covered how ABC's The Rookie star Nathan Fillion received a doctorate from Concordia University over this past weekend In our write-up, we mentioned how we were on a holding pattern until things started heating up production-wise on the eighth season Did we think it would only be a few hours before we[...]

We've reached that point between seasons regarding our coverage of AMC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie But even though we're cooling our engines production coverage-wise until the news hits that work on Season 8 is underway, that doesn't mean we're still not going to have some goodness from the show's universe to pass along[...]

In a piece published by Variety earlier today, ABC's The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley makes an excellent argument about why network television shows matter now more than ever At the end of his opening paragraph, he states, "Network television has become comfort food for the anxiety generation." In terms of what he meant by "anxiety[...]

On the one hand, knowing that the eighth season of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie won't be hitting screens until 2026 is still a bitter pill to swallow That said, seeing as how the show's team likes to stay engaged with the fans during production and in the lead-up to the show's return,[...]

The Rookie Spinoff Update was, again, the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past six years Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen years[...]

The Rookie Spinoff Update was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past six years Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen years before[...]

Away from the spandex, Fillion has had a successful eight-seasons-and-counting run on ABC's The Rookie as John Nolan – and who can forget Fillion's runs as author/police advisor Richard Castle on ABC's Castle and as Capt Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds on FOX's Firefly (and feature film, Serenity)? With that in mind, who do you think would[...]

At this point, how can we not assume that a whole lot of explosive things are going to go down during tonight's Season 7 finale of ABC and series creator/showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie? Heading into S07E18: "The Good, The Bad, And The Oscars," we've got Lucy (Melissa O'Neil) and Tim (Eric Winter) adjusting their[...]

With tonight bringing the Season 7 finale of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, we have some end-of-the-season updated and more to pass along First up, Hawley offered an update on the previously announced spinoff set to take place in Washington state and spotlighting a male cop making a major change in his life[...]

We're going to keep this brief since we have our fully updated preview dropping in a little bit, but (better late than never) here's a look at the image gallery that was released for Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie S07E18: "The Good, The Bad, And The Oscars," which we've included with the official overview and[...]

With series creator/showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie wrapping up its seventh season tonight, ABC is letting fans know when they can expect Season 8… and that would be in 2026 Both The Rookie and Will Trent are being held from the Fall 2025 primetime lineup, with Craig Erwich, President, Disney Television Group, explaining that the move has[...]

While a whole lot was going on (and a whole lot of familiar faces) during this week's episode of ABC and series creator & showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, it all seems like a build-up to what's expected to hit our screens next week To kick off our preview run leading up to next week's[...]

From Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Enrique "Kiké" Hernandez and the return of Flula Borg's Skip Tracer Randy to Angela's (Alyssa Diaz) and Nyla's (Mekia Cox) moms helping with a case (and Wolfgang Puck, too?!?), there's a whole lot going on in tonight's episode of ABC and series creator/showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie Along with the[...]

With only one episode to go until the seventh season finale of ABC and series creator/showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, we have to be honest about something It's nothing personal, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Enrique "Kiké" Hernandez, but we're way more excited about the return of Flula Borg's Skip Tracer Randy And guess who's in love?[...]