The Rookie Archives

During Disney's Upfronts 2026 presentation, ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie was repped in a very big way by Hawley, Nathan Fillion, Melissa O'Neil, Mekia Cox, Lisseth Chavez, Eric Winter, Deric Augustine, and Jenna Dewan Not only did we get a great image gallery from the event's red carpet (including The Rookie: North star[...]

If you're a fan of Kaitlin Olson-starring High Potential, Ramón Rodríguez-starring Will Trent, and Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie, you all have something very important in common No, we're not talking about all of you being fans of really popular ABC shows It's that all of you are fans of really popular ABC shows that won't[...]

The universe of Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie is about to expand once again, with Deadline Hollywood reporting exclusively that the Jay Ellis-starring spinoff, The Rookie: North, has been picked up for a 10-episode start and is expected to premiere midseason The spinoff introduces Alex Holland (Ellis), who believed his midlife wasn't worthy of a crisis[...]

There was a whole lot to unpack about this week's Season 8 finale of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie At this point, consider the "MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!" sign on, and we're throwing down an image spoiler buffer You've been warned… Image: ABC Entertainment The good news? After a whole lot of racing around to keep[...]

You have to hand it to ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie The long-running hit series definitely knows how to set up a season finale Heading into S08E18: "The Bandit," we've got some major personal and professional matters looking to collide After dealing with the shocking death of Bridget Regan's Monica, there's now the[...]

We've got a double dose of updates for fans of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie First up, we have an overview, image gallery, and trailer for Monday night's season finale, S08E18: "The Bandit," waiting for you below But before we get to that, Hawley had some updates to share with Deadline Hollywood about the Jay Ellis-starring spinoff, The[...]

With the season finale so close, you can almost feel it, we're back with our pregame preview of tonight's episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie In S08E17: "Dead Ringer," Bridget Regan's Monica is back If that's not a headline-grabber, then we don't know what is – especially this close to the season[...]

As we inch closer to the season finale, fans of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie can at least rest assured knowing that the hit series will be back for a ninth season Of course, there's still a whole lot of Season 8 to get through – with Nolans (Nathan Fillion) finding himself forced to[...]

Between the Season 9 green light and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's promising update on the spinoff, it's been a pretty good week or so to be a fan of ABC's The Rookie To keep the good vibes going, we've got an earlier-than-usual preview of what's still to come this season Along with the previously released official overviews[...]

The universe of Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie is looking pretty damn promising at this point Only hours before tonight's new episode dropped, ABC announced that the long-running series would be running for at least one more season In addition, the buzz surrounding the Jay Ellis-starring spinoff The Rookie: North continues to build As we[...]

During tonight's episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie, a mockumentary episode featuring a case from the 90s brings us a very surprising crossover with Supernatural Or, to be more precise, a crossover with the folks who brought the long-running series to life At this point, we're giving you a warning[...]

Normally, an episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie that brings back the documentary-style approach and spotlights a rumored "murder cult" from the 90s would be the automatic headline-grabber But today's a very different and very special day, because the long-running and beloved series will officially be running even longer – for a ninth season,[...]

On Monday, ABC announced that Alexi Hawley's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie will be back for a ninth season In addition, Ramón Rodríguez-starring Will Trent will be back for a fifth season – with both shows returning this week with new episodes, as they head toward their respective (now) season finales. THE ROOKIE/WILL TRENT (Image: ABC Entertainment) John Nolan[...]

If there's a recurring theme in tonight's episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, it's that everyone seems outside their respective comfort zones While the team deals with a serious situation at a school that sends them down a very twisted social media rabbit hole, Celina (Lisseth Chavez) faces a dangerous situation as she continues her[...]

Heading into next week's episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, the team struggles to cut through tons of rumors and social media postings to get to the truth behind a disturbing school incident Meanwhile, Celina (Lisseth Chavez) finds herself in a dangerous situation as she rides out her temporary missing persons assignment[...]

There is a whole lot going on during tonight's episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie: Bailey (Jenna Dewan) gets a new role, things get a bit more than just problematic for Nolan (Nathan Fillion) during a ride-along, and the team starts looking to recruit some new blood That's what's on tap tonight with S08E13: "The[...]

We think it's safe to say that change is in the air this season of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, and we'll be seeing more of it in next week's episode, S08E13: "The Thinker," as Bailey (Jenna Dewan) gets a new role, things get a bit problematic for Nolan (Nathan Fillion) on a ride-along,[...]

Welcome back to our weekly pregame preview of what's ahead with tonight's episode ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, as well as what the rest of the season has to offer In S08E12: "Spy Games," the FBI and LAPD team up on an operation to keep Bailey (Jenna Dewan) safe, while troubles with Wesley's (Shawn[...]

While there's a whole lot that fans of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie love about the series, the growing and evolving relationship between Tim Bradford (Eric Winter) and Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil), aka "Chenford," might be near the top of that list But now that Lucy and Tim are living together, could "Chenford" be[...]

We've still got some time to go between now and the next episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, but's it's never to early to pass along what's been released about what's still to come this season In S08E12: "Spy Games," the FBI and LAPD team up on an operation to keep Bailey (Jenna[...]

After the crushing way things wrapped on last week's episode, fans know that tonight's episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie is going to be an emotionally intense one While Lucy (Melissa O'Neil) prepares to return to work after that brutal life-or-death attack, the team needs to deal with the possibility that Liam Glasser (Seth Gabel)[...]

As fans continue to process what went down with Lucy (Melissa O'Neil) during this week's episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, and the repercussions it could have on her moving forward, the network is wasting little time getting out a promo and image gallery for next week's episode, S08E11: "Aftermath," as"Lucy returns to[...]

We're going into tonight's episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie with the understanding that there's most likely going to be a lot for fans to discuss on social media after the final credits roll We know that things take a horrific turn for Nolan (Nathan Fillion), Harper (Mekia Cox), and Miles (Deric[...]

It's pretty clear that something bad is going to go down over the course of the next two episodes of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie We've seen that things take a horrific turn for Nolan (Nathan Fillion), Harper (Mekia Cox), and Miles (Deric Augustine), based on what we've seen so far of S08E10:[...]

We've got Nolan (Nathan Fillion) encountering a familiar face re-entering the scene, Harper (Mekia Cox) and Miles (Deric Augustine) now in a trainer/trainee dynamic, and the crew from Dropout's Game Changer on tonight's episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, S08E09: "Fun and Games." With an episode that big, it's only right that[...]

As you can see, there's a whole lot going on during tonight's episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie S08E08: "Grand Theft Aircraft." To make sure you're up to speed, we have an official overview, a promo trailer, images, and more for tonight's chapter In addition, we have an official overview for March[...]

We're going to have our updated preview before tonight's episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie, but we wanted to pass along the last-minute image gallery for S08E08: "Grand Theft Aircraft," released on Monday afternoon Here's a look – and we'll meet you back here in a few hours. (Disney/Mike Taing)SELA WARD, ERIC WINTER The Rookie:[...]

Less than 24 hours after the latest episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie hit our screens, we already have two updates about the next two episodes to pass along First up, we have an official overview and promo trailer for next week's episode, S08E08: "Grand Theft Aircraft." Now, we've just added the[...]

Lucy (Melissa O'Neil) and Harper (Mekia Cox) go undercover, the team teams up with the FBI on an investigation, and Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and Bailey (Jenna Dewan) have some long-distance relationship growing pains to deal with heading into tonight's episode of ABC and Showrunner Alexi Hawley's The Rookie We've got an updated look at S08E07:[...]

Close to a month after we learned that Chris Sullivan (This Is Us) had joined the cast of ABC's and series creator/showrunner Alexi Hawley's Jay Ellis-starring pilot The Rookie: North, we've got another major casting update to pass along With the series expected to start filming later this month in Vancouver, Deadline Hollywood is reporting[...]