The Rookie Archives

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[...]

After ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie released a preview for S04E19 "Simone" that introduced 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, you knew something was missing A massive set of preview images that could probably be put together to[...]

On April 24th, the universe of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie is set to (hopefully) expand when S04E19 "Simone" introduces Niecy Nash (Claws, Reno 911!) in the first of a two-part storyline also set to serve as a backdoor pilot for an FBI-focused spinoff Nash stars as Simone Clark, a force of nature & the[...]

Okay, let's kick things off with a quick reminder that there is no new episode of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie tonight Nope, tonight is Oscar night so the network belongs to The Big Golden Dude be given out to a decent percentage of films most people haven't heard of But next Sunday, April 3,[...]

With ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie returning this Sunday night for a new episode, "Real Crime" not only finds the documentary crew returning for a reality show but in doing so Thorsen (Tru Valentino) might just have the means to change his public image Of course, that plan goes horribly wrong when a dead man[...]

Last month, we learned that ABC and Nathan Fillion's The Rookie were looking to expand the show's universe with a spinoff that would focus on the FBI and star Niecy Nash (Claws, Reno 911!) Now we're learning who will be joining her team for the backdoor pilot and potential series, with Kat Foster ('Til Death)[...]

With only hours to go until the next new episode of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie, what's been very interesting about tonight's episode is how quiet the network has been with previews and promos In what you're about to see below, two seemingly unconnected deaths soon have a deadly serious connection in that both victims[...]

It appears the universe of ABC and Nathan Fillion's The Rookie is about to expand, with a familiar face in the running to lead Earlier today, Deadline Hollywood reported that the network is exploring a spinoff from the police drama that would focus on the FBI and star Niecy Nash (Claws, Reno 911!) Stemming from[...]

Our line-up of news & opinion topics for today includes Paramount+'s "Yellowstone" prequel 1883, STARZ's Heels, The Always Sunny Podcast, BBC's Doctor Who, WWE Royal Rumble, ABC's The Rookie, The CW's The Flash, HBO Max's Peacemaker, and tons more! And then we wrap things up with a look at our reviews, with this round bringing[...]

This Sunday's episode of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie brings dangers to the team from high above and right here on earth, as you're about to see in the following preview images for "Fight or Flight." First, Nolan (Fillion) and Chen (Melissa O'Neil) find themselves racing against time to fulfill three "quests" in order to[...]

Look, we could give a bunch of reasons to check out this Sunday's episode of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie From Nolan (Fillion) beginning his run as union delegate to the team looking to solve the mystery behind a severed hand that (at least from what we're seeing in the promo below) still has a[...]

Before we get to the following preview for the next episode of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie, we have to say that this might be the largest amount of preview images we've ever posted for a single episode of a series Seriously I'm pretty sure you could turn all of these into a kind of[...]

Earlier this week, we checked in with what Brandon Routh (DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Rookie) had to say during his recent visit to Michael Rosenbaum's Inside of You podcast where he discussed what it was like putting on the Superman suit again for The CW's Arrowverse mega-crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths" as well[...]

If it feels like it's only been a month since you bid farewell to ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring police drama The Rookie ahead of its midseason holiday break, you would be wrong When the series returns with "Heart Beat" on Sunday, January 2, it will have only been three weeks Insane, right? And now we have[...]

Okay, just so there's no confusion? ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie returns tonight with "Hit and Run," the penultimate episode before the midseason finale To get viewers ready for what's to come, the network has released a massive amount of preview images for next Sunday's episode "Breakdown." To avoid any potential spoilers beyond what you[...]

In honor of the special occasion, ABC and Hulu have put together a number of 80s-themed ads promoting some of the network's biggest shows- including Big Sky, The Rookie, Black-ish, Queens, The Bachelor, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and New Year's Rockin' Eve: Big Sky & The Rookie (Image: Screencaps) Here's a look at the rundown of the 80's-themed[...]

Okay, just so there's no confusion? ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie returns tonight with "Hit and Run," the penultimate episode before the midseason finale To get viewers ready for what's to come, the network has released a massive amount of preview images for next Sunday's episode "Breakdown." To avoid any potential spoilers beyond what you[...]

Okay, sorry to get your hopes up but let's start with a friendly reminder that there isn't a new episode of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie this weekend, but that doesn't mean it's too early for a preview of what's to come on December 5th with "Hit and Run." And when the series does return,[...]

Heading into this weekend's episode of ABC's The Rookie, it's pretty clear that Nolan (Nathan Fillion), Bailey (Jenna Dewan), and Lopez (Alyssa Diaz) have a much deadlier killer on their hands than they first realized And from the looks of things on the following preview images, overview, and promo for "Fire Fight," things are about[...]

If you're a fan of ABC's Nathan Fillion-starring The Rookie then you probably think there's no such thing as a "special" episode of the popular series I mean, they're all special, right? But we're still tagging this one as special because it features the return of Jenna Dewan's firefighter (and soon-to-be-series-regular) Bailey Nune back to[...]