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When serial killer Rosalind Dyer (Annie Wersching) snares Bailey (Jenna Dewan) in a deadly trap, Nolan (Nathan Fillion) will find himself in a potential no-win situation that will require the teamwork of ABC's Fillion-starring The Rookie and Niecy Nash-Betts-starring The Rookie: Feds to even the odds Beginning Sunday, October 16th, with The Rookie S05E04 "The Choice"[...]

Considering just how well things are going for ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie and Niecy Nash-Betts-starring The Rookie: Feds, you wouldn't think there would be a need for the shows to crossover so early in their returns But if there's any threat deadly enough to bring both teams together, it's serial killer Rosalind Dyer (Annie[...]

With only hours to go until the next episode of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie, viewers have already been clued in that S05E03 "Dye Hard" will feature a familiar face joining the cast in a very big way Lisseth Chavez's Officer Celina Juarez is Nolan's (Fillion) very first trainee, and tell us if this sounds[...]

After last week's season opener left a ton of "Chenford" fans nervous about what the future holds for Bradford (Eric Winter) and Chen (Melissa O'Neil), ABC's The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley shared some thoughts on what it could mean for the remainder of the season But before we get to that, we have an update[...]

Before we take a look at what's ahead for the next two episodes of ABC's Alexi Hawley-created, Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie, it's safe to say that fans were left stunned and with a ton of questions when it comes to Bradford (Eric Winter) and Chen (Melissa O'Neil)… or "Chenford." Well, Hawley had some insight/clues to share[...]

With ABC's Alexi Hawley-created, Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie set to return this weekend, we have a major update to our preview package profiling the first three episodes This time around, we have preview images for the season's second episode In "Labor Day" (written by Elizabeth Davis Beall and directed by Rob Seidenglanz), Nolan's (Fillion) prep[...]

Written by Alexi Hawley and directed by Tori Garrett, the fifth season opener of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie finds Nolan (Fillion) & the squad come face-to-face again with Annie Wersching's Rosalind Dyer for what looks to be a very deadly reunion Meanwhile, Bradford's (Eric Winter) and Chen's (Melissa O'Neil) undercover work is forcing the[...]

Focusing on the adventures of Nathan Fillion's (The Rookie) Serenity Capt Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds & his renegade crew in 2517, the series boasted an impressive line-up of actors that included Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, and Ron Glass And with today being the 20th anniversary of[...]

With ABC's Niecy Nash-Betts (Simone Clark)-starring spinoff series The Rookie: Feds set to hit screens on September 27th, how about we pass along a look at the series premiere? Because not only do we have a pretty impressive set of preview images and an official overview for S01E01 "Day One" (with some familiar faces making an[...]

Earlier today, we looked at the new key art for the fifth season return of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie Now, with less than a month to go, we're getting a look at some very "Chenford"-friendly images. Written by Alexi Hawley and directed by Tori Garrett, the fifth season opener finds Nolan (Fillion) & the squad coming[...]

Checking the calendar, it looks like we're down to only a little more than two weeks until the fifth season return of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie Previously, we took a look at the newest teaser and overview for S05E01 "Double Down" (both of which are waiting for you below) This time around (and with[...]

With less than three weeks to go until the fifth season return of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie, viewers are getting a double treat First, we have a new teaser to pass along that's a nice follow-up to the previously-released trailer & teasers But to go along with that, we also have the official overview[...]

With less than a month to go until ABC gives fans a double dose of action with the return of the Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie for a fifth season and the premiere of the Niecy Bash-Betts-starring spinoff series The Rookie: Feds But for this go-around, we're focusing on the franchise and a pleasantly surprising "Buffyverse"[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes a wide range of topics… just take a look! ABC's The Rookie releases a Season 5 trailer and welcomes Chicago P.D alum Lisseth Chavez to the cast James Gunn explains the difference between Baby Groot and OG Groot Netflix's Cobra Kai drops ominous key art and a motion poster[...]

We weren't expecting a trailer for the return of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie, but that's just what we got earlier today And let's just say that Annie Wersching's Rosalind Dyer is back on the scene… and she's not there to throw Nolan (Fillion) and the squad a "welcome back" party. Image: Screencap Now here's a look[...]

Between ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie and its Niecy Nash-Betts-starring spinoff The Rookie: Feds, the month of September is looking pretty good for the franchise And the former is about to get a whole lot better with the addition of NBC's Chicago P.D alum Lisseth Chavez to the cast as a guest star set for multiple[...]

With still more than a month to go until ABC's Niecy Nash-Betts (Simone Clark)-starring spinoff series premieres, viewers are getting a fresh look at what they can expect from The Rookie: Feds Joining Nash-Betts on the series are Frankie Faison as Christopher "Cutty" Clark, Felix Solis as Special Agent Matthew Garza, and Britt Robertson (Big Sky)[...]

With still more than a month to go until ABC's Niecy Nash-Betts (Simone Clark)-starring spinoff series premieres, viewers are getting a fresh look at what they can expect from The Rookie: Feds. Joining Nash-Betts on the series are Frankie Faison as Christopher "Cutty" Clark, Felix Solis as Special Agent Matthew Garza, and Britt Robertson (Big Sky) as[...]

Before we get to what Nathan Fillion, Niecy Nash, franchise creator Noah Hawley, and executive producer Terence Paul Winter had to share about ABC's The Rookie Season 5 and spinoff series The Rookie: Feds at their San Diego Comic-Con panel earlier today, we have some casting news to report Tru Valentino's Officer Aaron Thorsen has been[...]

With ABC's Nathan Fillion (John Nolan)-starring flagship series returning on Sunday, September 25, and the network's Niecy Nash-Betts (Simone Clark)-starring spinoff series debuting two days later (on Tuesday, September 27), things are looking pretty good with "The Rookie" universe Now we're getting an update on both series, and it comes courtesy of Fillion and his co-star[...]

With ABC's Niecy Nash-Betts (Simone Clark)-starring spinoff series set to premiere this fall, Deadline Hollywood is reporting exclusively that Britt Robertson (Big Sky) has joined the cast of The Rookie: Feds as a series regular Joining Nash-Betts and Robertson on the series are Frankie Faison as Christopher "Cutty" Clark and Felix Solis as Special Agent Matthew[...]

First introduced in the backdoor pilot "Simone" and "Enervo", we learned last week that Niecy Nash-Betts' Simone Clark would officially be returning to our screens in The Rookie: Feds, a spinoff from ABC's popular Nathan Fillion-starring series Joining Nash-Betts on the series are Frankie Faison as Christopher "Cutty" Clark and Felix Solis as Special Agent[...]

Our line-up of news, opinions & commentary for this morning: ABC's The Rookie has a Firefly reunion and Pete Davidson on tap for the season finale, The CW's DC's Stargirl enters the Arrowverse crossover, we have some drop-the-binge advice for Netflix, Amazon's The Boys gets us prepped for Monday's Season 3 trailer drop, Disney+'s Loki[...]

During a week that saw a number of shows shuffling off their network or streamer's programming mortal coil, ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie has been having a pretty good week First came the news that the backdoor pilot for the Niecy Nash-Betts-led spinoff had received a series green light (now titled The Rookie: Feds) And[...]

Well, it didn't take long for ABC to make a decision on the Niecy Nash-Betts-led spinoff from the Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie Less than two weeks after the two-part backdoor pilot "Simone" and "Enervo" aired, the network has given a series order for The Rookie: Feds Joining Nash-Betts' Simone Clark in the cast are Frankie Faison[...]

After last week's finale of a two-part backdoor pilot for Niecy Nash's FBI Trainee Simone Clark, ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie is taking a break from looking to expand the show's universe with S04E21 "Mother's Day." In the following preview images, episode overview, and promo, we see Grey (Richard T Jones) on a ride-along with[...]

This past weekend brought the first of a two-part special storyline to ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie. In S04E19 "Simone," viewers were introduced to Niecy Nash's Simone Clark in what will hopefully turn into a spinoff series Nash's Clark is a force of nature & the living embodiment of a dream deferred, and (much like Fillion's[...]

Beginning tonight, fans of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie are in for a special two-episode treat with S04E19 "Simone," introducing Niecy Nash (Claws, Reno 911!) for the first of a two-part storyline that's also serving as a backdoor pilot for an FBI-focused spinoff But before we get to previewing tonight's first chapter, we have some[...]

Though ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie is back this weekend with the start of a special two-episode arc (more on that in a minute) and was already renewed back in March for its fifth season, this week does mark an end of sorts With a little more than a month to go and four new episodes,[...]

Great news, The Rookie fans! ABC has already released this weekend's episode of the Nathan Fillion-starring series in a series of 9,287 preview images! Okay, we're just having a little fun but the network did release a pretty impressive preview package for S04E18 "Backstabbers" that's a mix of the urgent and the festive (are those[...]