The Rookie Archives

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?[...]

When we last checked in on how the remainder of the seventh season of ABC and series creator/showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie was looking, we were getting an early look at S07E17: "Mutiny And The Bounty." Yesterday, the spotlight was on guest star and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Enrique "Kiké" Hernandez, but for go-around, we're getting a[...]

Though we don't have the official image gallery yet for next week's episode, we are getting an early look at what's ahead with ABC and series creator/showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie S07E17: "Mutiny And The Bounty." When the official overview was released, we learned that Skip Tracer Randy (Flula Borg) would return – but he's not[...]

With two episodes to go this season, we've got a Wednesday update that looks back at last night's episode of ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie and looks ahead to the season's penultimate episode, hitting next week First up, we have some additional images for you to add to your image[...]

We've got two big headlines heading into tonight's episode of ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie On this side of the TV screens, there's the not-so-small matter of the time change, with both Will Trent and The Rookie pushed back an hour due to an ABC News program On the other side[...]

Since we have a little extra time tonight before the next episode of ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie hits our screens, we have two big updates to pass along before our official preview hits later today First up, we have a sneak peek at tonight's episode, S07E16: "The Return," that includes[...]

Even though we're still set to have our weekly official preview of ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie drop on Tuesday night, we have two updates to pass along that needed to get out there sooner rather than later First up, you should know that there is a time change for[...]

Since we've been covering ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, we've gotten the distinct impression that there are more than a few of you out there who are "Chenford" fans Okay, obviously, we're joking – there are a ton of you out there keeping fingers and toes crossed that Lucy (Melissa O'Neil)[...]

In terms of what the headline will be for an upcoming episode, next week's chapter of ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie makes our job really, really easy In S07E16: "The Return," Seth's (Patrick Keleher) back – and a whole lot of folks are not happy to see him back[...]

If it's the day after a new episode of ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, then it must be time to pass along some additional images from this week's chapter – but not before we take a look at the big development that hits the station next week in S07E16: "The Return."[...]

We've got a pretty impressive preview/update on the seventh season of ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie to pass along First up, S07E15: "A Deadly Secret" finds a documentary crew (we have a feeling you may have seen them somewhere before) interviewing the squad for a "true crime" show about a missing[...]

How about some good news before our official preview for ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie S07E15: "A Deadly Secret" hits? As the recently renewed series heads towards its seventh season finale, Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Deric Augustine (Miles Penn) has made the jump from recurring to series regular on the[...]

While we're still set to have our official preview tomorrow, we wanted to pass along another update on the seventh season of ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie May 6th brings S07E17: "Mutiny And The Bounty," – with the return of Skip Tracer Randy (Flula Borg), Angela (Alyssa Diaz) and Nyla (Mekia[...]

Okay, ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie We see what you're doing Just when we thought we had their system down, the hit series goes and drops preview images for S07E15: "A Deadly Secret" way sooner than we expected Well-played As we mentioned when we passed along the episode trailer, a documentary[...]

Less than 24 hours after the latest round of ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, we're already looking ahead to next week's episode – S07E15: "A Deadly Secret." Based on the official overview that was previously released, we knew that a documentary crew would be interviewing the squad for a "true crime"[...]

  Is tonight's episode of ABC and series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie honoring Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror? Okay, not really – but between the dark web, a podcast that hits a little too close to home, and training video difficulties, it doesn't appear that technology is going to be anyone's friend this week[...]