The Rookie‘s upcoming spinoff is formally taking place at ABC after receiving a pilot order and revealing its lead star. Created by Alexi Hawley, The Rookie is a police procedural present that has been a serious hit for the community. The spinoff, which can also be created by Hawley, is titled The Rookie: North.
ABC has now introduced that it has picked up The Rookie: North‘s pilot episode, with Operating Level and All Her Fault star Jay Ellis solid in the principle function. Together with being the spinoff’s creator, Hawley can also be the director, author, and an govt producer of the pilot episode. Authentic collection star Nathan Fillion will likely be one other govt producer, and Ellis can also be connected to supply.
The Rookie: North‘s story is just like the principle collection, with Ellis taking part in Alex Holland, a middle-aged man who joins his native police power and is the oldest rookie amongst his friends. Try the official logline for the collection beneath:
Alex Holland (Ellis) believed his mid-life wasn’t worthy of a disaster. However after a violent house invasion ignites a dormant goal, Alex battles a lifetime of failed commitments by becoming a member of the Pierce County Police Division as its oldest rookie. Policing from the city coast to the agricultural forest the place backup isn’t simply 5-minutes away, Alex should show to his skeptical coaching officer, his fellow rookies, and himself, that he’s lastly discovered one thing worthy of the struggle.
Finalizing Ellis’ deal reportedly got here with some scheduling challenges as a result of steadily increasing variety of initiatives that he stars in. Together with a recurring function in Operating Level season 2, the Insecure and High Gun: Maverick star will likely be a collection common for the Hulu comedy present Not Appropriate for Work. The ultimate deal ensures that if The Rookie: North pilot is adopted by a full collection order, he’ll be capable of do the spinoff and the Hulu comedy.
In September, Hawley gave a Rookie: North filming replace, sharing that the plan was to movie the pilot within the late winter or spring of 2026. With ABC now having picked up the pilot and the principle star solid, the spinoff is seemingly on monitor for this manufacturing begin date.
A full collection order would make this the second spinoff within the police procedural franchise, following The Rookie: Feds being canceled after one season in 2023. The Rookie: Feds was co-created by Hawley and starred Niecy Nash-Betts and Frankie Faison.
Earlier than the brand new spinoff, The Rookie season 8 will make its ABC debut on January 6. This premiere date ensures that the favored collection avoids the mid-season hiatus that many community exhibits undergo and could have minimal interruptions with its weekly launch schedule.
The Rookie season 7’s unanswered questions are poised to be addressed within the fast-approaching season 8 premiere, however the tales of John Nolan (Fillion), Tim Bradford (Eric Winter), Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neill), will not be the one method that the franchise can discover now that The Rookie spinoff’s pilot is transferring ahead.
- Launch Date
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October 16, 2018
- Showrunner
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Alexi Hawley
- Administrators
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Tori Garrett, Chi-Yoon Chung, Michael Goi, Sylvain White, Lisa Demaine, Lanre Olabisi, Invoice Johnson, David McWhirter, Liz Friedlander, Daniel Willis, Toa Fraser, Anne Renton, Jon Huertas, Cherie Nowlan, TK Shom, Rob Seidenglanz, Valerie Weiss, Barbara Brown, Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul, SJ Most important Muñoz, Nelson McCormick, Marcus Stokes, Adam Davidson, Anna Mastro
- Writers
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Corey Miller, Invoice Rinier, Zoe Cheng, Mary Trahan, Ally Seibert, Liz Alper, Nick Hurwitz, Racheal Seymour, Madeleine Coghlan, David Radcliff