The Rookie Archives

When ABC's The Rookie returns this Sunday, "Man of Honor" finds Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and Harper (Mekia Cox) once again facing the clock as a life's on the line when they attempt to help a mother being forced to steal $250,000 in diamonds in exchange for her child But as the minutes tick away, the[...]

Welcome back to another preview of ABC's third season of The Rookie, and it appears to be an episode filled with lasts, almost-last, and a possible first for two of our officers For Jackson (Titus Makin Jr.) and Chen (Melissa O'Neil), it's their last shift as rookies- an honor that Nolan (Nathan Fillion) will also[...]

ABC's The Rookie looks to be changing things up with this Sunday's episode, as Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and the team take on the case of a former child actor who now has a cult following in his name Of course, the leader's name is Jedidiah and the cult is the Children of the Stars- and in[...]

Heading into our preview for this Sunday's episode of ABC's The Rookie, Nolan's (Nathan Fillion) passed his disciplinary exam but also found himself faced with the stark realities of just how far he's going to go in the LAPD On tonight's "Revelations," we see the first step in Nolan's attempt at a "reset" as he[...]

After a week off thanks to the wide berth that the Super Bowl was afforded last Sunday across the television landscape, ABC's The Rookie returns this week- and wastes no time putting Nolan (Nathan Fillion) back into the meatgrinder As if facing down the future of his career in law enforcement in the form of[...]

Heading into this Sunday episode of ABC's The Rookie, viewers should have their radars attuned to some major things happening this week Why? Because the gods that keep our dumpster fires of speculation roaring have brought it to our attention that the episode description for tonight's "Sabotage" focuses on Officer West (Titus Makin Jr.) needing[...]

Welcome back to our weekly preview of ABC's third season of The Rookie– and if things haven't been volatile enough in his professional life? Sunday night's "La Fiera" finds Nolan (Nathan Fillion) dealing with an unexpected visitor in the form of his mother, played by Watchmen star Frances Fisher Meanwhile, Lopez (Alyssa Diaz) has personal matters[...]

With Nolan (Nathan Fillion) having suffered the "Consequences" of his season-ending action in last week's third season premiere of ABC and Alex Hawley's The Rookie, the attention turns to the Mid-Wilshire station attempting some serious community service to gain back the trust of the people Unfortunately, Brandon Routh's Doug Stanton might end up making that a[...]

With Alexi Hawley and ABC's The Rookie set to hit the streets for its third season this Sunday night, it does so with some major changes happening on both sides of the camera In the wake of the protests stemming from the 2020 protests over the killing of George Floyd, Hawley has promised that the[...]

DC's Legends of Tomorrow star Brandon Routh is moving on from his five seasons on the long-running CW to the set of the third season of ABC's The Rookie Created by Alexi Hawley and starring Nathan Fillion, the police drama is set to introduce Routh's Doug Stanton in the fourth episode and is contracted for[...]

While ABC's The Rookie might be the latest television series to be hit by several positive COVID-19 tests, show producer Entertainment One is continuing on with production on the third season after a "deep cleaning" of the set and filming locations On October 21, it was confirmed that four crew members had tested positive with[...]

Edgar Hoover worked with, and sometimes coerced, television producers to make shows that put law enforcement in a positive light. So what to do with our Law and Orders? Our SWATs? Our Hawaii-Five-O's? Our Criminal Minds? Our Numbers? Our NCIS's? Our CSI's? What about even more recent, and slightly more "woke" Brooklyn Nine-Nines and The Rookies?[...]

We look at Showtime's interesting schedule change, a lack of Black Lightning love, how The Rookie moves forward with the third season, and how Black-ish could've ever been left off ABC's fall schedule in the first place We wrap up with a Twin Peaks tearjerker, a waste of The Alienist's time, the pro wrestling industry[...]

With ABC's The Rookie set to return for a third season and the series' overall focus on officers-in-training, ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke revealed to Deadline Hollywood that series creator Alexi Hawley is calling in experts to discuss matters of policing and police brutality with show's writers: The Rookie (ABC/Christopher Willard) "Alexi Hawley is a really thoughtful[...]

Up first tonight at 8 PM is The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid as high school baseball coach Jim Morris who would become the oldest minor league baseball player ever Does he make the majors? I'll never tell. ESPN next week on April 3rd is Glory Road, about NCAA coach Don Haskins, who started the first all[...]

ABC's cop dramedy The Rookie has been more drama than comedy lately So, for the show's next episode"Follow-Up Day," Nathan Fillion and friends have called in some comedic back-up Saturday Night Live's Pete Davidson will guest star in this week's episode as Officer John Nolan's long-lost half-brother The surprise family reunion will involve a death,[...]

ABC's The Rookie blasted back onto the network with the daring rescue of Officer Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil) in "Day of Death." This week in "Now and Then," Chen is back to work and everyone is dealing with the aftermath of her abduction In fact, the entire team is sorting through their own personal drama, and[...]

After a record two-and-a-half month winter hiatus, ABC's The Rookie returns on Sunday February 23rd with its Spring Premier "Day Of Death." For viewers without a elephant's memory, the December fall finale ended with Officer Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil) being kidnapped by a serial killer The premier picks up right where the finale left off: Chen[...]

The second season of ABC's The Rookie started under a cloud, but showrunner Alexi Hawley is undaunted In addition to running the popular network dramedy starring Nathan Fillion, Hawley is now tackling the problem of homelessnes Inspired by CIA agent turned real-life cop Patrick Skinner, Hawley is encouraging The Rookie's cast and crew to distribute "tactical caring kits"[...]

This week's brand new episode of ABC's The Rookie, "Fallout," has all of the drama of a disaster movie For a show that usually aims for lighthearted and wholesome, "Fallout," is disaster porn for the masses In an echo of the 2018 incident in Hawaii, the LAPD takes to the streets when everyone is notified of[...]

This week on ABC's The Rookie, California braces for the big one Instead of an earthquake, however, they receive a warning about an impending missile strike to Los Angeles The rookies, the greater LAPD, and the good people of Los Angeles have no idea if the threat is real But, understandably, panic ensues Ripped from the[...]

In this week's episode of ABC's The Rookie, "Tough Love," the rookies learned how little control they actually have All they can do is make the best decisions they can, and live with the results John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil) face challenges both in their personal and their professional lives, learning[...]

In Season 2 of ABC's The Rookie, main character John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) is dealing with a lot His new training officer, Detective Nyla Harper (Mekia Cox), keeps putting him in dangerous situations Jessica Russo (Sarah Shahi), his girlfriend and occasional coworker, wants her own custom closet in his house And his long lost college[...]

In this week's episode of ABC's The Rookie, "Warriors and Guardians," everyone is introduced to Detective Nyla Harper, portrayed by Once Upon a Time's Mekia Cox, Harper is definitely not a denizen of Fantasyland Like a hand grenade to the precinct, Harper's first day leaves no one unscathed The character has issues Not small issues, but[...]

Exciting new developments are coming this week on ABC's The Rookie! Star Afton Williamson left the series during the hiatus after alleging harassment and discrimination behind the scenes This left Nathan Fillion's rookie John Nolan without a training officer onscreen After training with various other officers in the first three episodes of the season, Nolan is finally going[...]

ABC's police procedural dramedy The Rookie won hearts, minds, and viewers in its first season The show had the perfect storm of comedy, drama, and attitude John Nolan, Nathan Fillion's forty-year-old rookie brought life experience and a quirky sense of humor But Nolan's irreverent perspective is balancedby the drama of his cases and the matter-of-fact perspective[...]

Bring on the drama! It is "Cast from the Past" week on ABC, and Nathan Fillion's former Castle co-stars are making trouble for John Nolan on The Rookie Both Seamus Deaver and Jon Huertas from Castle will be guest starring in "The Bet," the third episode of the season Hopefully, the guest stars will inject some much-needed[...]

Last week, the season premier of ABC's The Rookie pulled in the highest ratings in three years for its new Sunday 10PM time slot The premier, "Impact," set several character-centric plots in motion, but both the show and the characters felt unsettled In the second episode of The Rookie's sophomore season, "The Night General," the show's[...]

As The Rookie rolls into the second episode of Season 2, "The Night General," everything is unsettled John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) is without a permanent training officer, though not for long Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil) just called her training officer a hypocrite Jackson West (Titus Makin Jr.) almost failed his rookie exam, told high school[...]

A new training officer is headed to The Rookie! ABC announced Wednesday that Mekia Cox will be joining the cast of The Rookie as a Season 2 series regular Cox previously appeared as Robin Charles on Chicago Med and as Princess Tiana on Once Upon A Time She will join The Rookie as Detective Nyla Harper, John Nolan's (Nathan[...]