The Rookie season 8 premiere date has been revealed, confirming when the police procedural drama shall be coming again with new episodes. The Rookie season 8 was confirmed in April 2025, forward of the season 7 finale. The collection continues to observe the years-long legislation enforcement profession of John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and different officers within the LAPD.
Now, ABC has confirmed The Rookie season 8 will return Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10 p.m. ET. The present will air within the ultimate slot of the evening, after the Will Trent season 4 premiere and Excessive Potential season 2’s mid-season return. As normal, new episodes will air weekly on this time slot till the season ends.
The Rookie season 7 ended on a serious cliffhanger, with Monica Stevens (Bridget Regan) free regardless of every thing she’s completed to the workforce over the previous few seasons. Nolan additionally lastly encounters Oscar (Matthew Glave) once more. The pair fought earlier than the prison escaped in a helicopter. Season 8 will little question cope with the repercussions of each characters’ assaults.
As well as, the characters in The Rookie have their very own storylines which have loads of potential for growth when season 8 arrives. On the finish of the episode, Tim Bradford (Eric Winter) confesses to Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil) that he may be able to get again collectively. Nevertheless, she fell asleep, making it unclear how their relationship will progress.
Season 8 may additionally see Nolan in a brand new function. Celina Juarez (Lisseth Chavez) is not a rookie, that means he might be given somebody new to coach. The upcoming episodes may additionally see him not supervising anyone, adjusting to Celina being on equal floor with him as their investigations and pursuit of criminals continues.
The largest assure, nevertheless, appears to be Monica’s continued risk towards the workforce, contemplating the pliability her newfound freedom will probably give her. Regardless of being free, it does not sound like she’s going to cease coming after her enemies within the LAPD anytime quickly, particularly contemplating how large a cliffhanger her look brings with it.
Though it isn’t clear how The Rookie season 8 will method its upcoming storylines, it looks like the present has all of the groundwork laid for a compelling and intense season. With its premiere confirming a daily January return for the present transferring ahead, it looks like there shall be loads of tales for it to inform as soon as its 2026 return arrives.
- 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 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