The Rookie aired its season 7 finale, “The Good, The Unhealthy, and The Oscar”, on Might 13, leaving a handful of questions for the collection to reply when it returns to ABC. On par with latest years, the Nathan-Fillion-led police procedural will probably be held till mid-season, reportedly premiering in early 2026 (TVLine). There will probably be a lot to discover with Chenford now that the exes seem to have turned a nook, however there’s one other romance followers are hoping to see when The Rookie returns.
When catching up with showrunner, creator, and govt producer, Alexi Hawley, ScreenRant requested if he can be open to exploring a relationship between Celina Juarez (Lisseth Chavez) and Miles Penn (Deric Augustine) sooner or later. Whereas Celina is at present relationship musician and “Daddy Cop” singer, Rodge, the showrunner would think about pairing up the officers if the story felt natural. Try Hawley’s full response beneath:
ScreenRant: I do not know for those who’ve seen it, however there are some Miles and Celina followers on the market. Is {that a} relationship that you’d be open to exploring in future seasons?
Alexi Hawley: If it felt natural, I am not going to say no to it. It did not happen to me till you stated that. I do actually like them collectively. Yeah, I do not know. That is attention-grabbing. I hadn’t considered that. If it feels prefer it’s the place the story needs to go, then perhaps. You by no means know. Once more, it’s extremely simple, and I truly stated this going into the room at the start of final season, we’re fortunate sufficient to now be heading into season 8, nevertheless it’s tremendous simple to fall in love along with your characters and spherical off the perimeters.
We love all of them, we would like them to be pleased, however there’s inherently much less drama in that, and so simply always making an attempt to go, “Okay, properly how will we hold the stakes there? How will we hold it contemporary? How will we nonetheless rejoice our characters, however not simply make all the pieces simple?” As a result of then it is only a feel-good present, and that is not what we’re, essentially. We’re a enjoyable present to observe, however I do not wish to simply be tender, so to talk.
Extra About Miles And Celina’s Friendship In The Rookie
The Duo Grew Nearer All through Season 7
Miles first transferred to the Mid-Wilshire division in The Rookie season 7, episode 1, beforehand serving as a police officer in Sugarland, Texas. He’s assigned as Tim Bradford’s new rookie, and bonds with Celina, who not too long ago graduated from the coaching program. Though there are but to be any clear romantic implications, they’ve grown to belief each other, with Miles even calling Celina when he suspects his date is a part of the Japanese Entrance.
A Romance Between The Two Would Take Time
Celina Is Presently Relationship Zander Hawley’s Rodge
Probably the most sudden twists of The Rookie season 7 is when Celina reveals that she is relationship Rodge, the musician behind “Daddy Cop”. He’s portrayed by Alexi Hawley’s son, Zander Hawley, and first seems in season 5, episode 13. It was questionable whether or not the 2 had been meant to be a long-term match, however the collection has continued to construct upon their romance. Though Rodge is occurring tour, he and Celina seem invested in making their romance work.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Rookie star Lisseth Chavez addresses Celina and Miles’ romance hypothesis after it appeared like sparks had been flying between the pair.
As a result of she is at present in a relationship, Celina probably will not be paired with Miles anytime quickly. Nevertheless, if The Rookie does determine to make them greater than buddies, it is a dynamic that might be finest served as a sluggish construct. With the writers open to wherever the story might take them, something is feasible for Chavez and Augustine’s characters because the present continues.
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The Rookie returns to ABC in 2026. All episodes are at present out there to stream on Hulu.