After the lengthy wait for brand new episodes, The Rookie season 8 will get some optimistic scheduling information. The Rookie season 8 is on the best way, with its return to ABC set for Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 10 PM ET. The brand new installment will break new floor for the long-running procedural, that includes Nolan and Bailey abroad in a follow-up to the season 7 finale that aired in Could.
As a part of the Matt’s Inside Line e-newsletter, reporter Matt Webb Mitovich revealed that each The Rookie season 8 and Will Trent season 4 will air largely with none interruption between episodes, save for particular events resembling State of the Union addresses or surprising preemptions. This might observe alongside the traces of the identical schedule that was adopted for season 7. Will Trent season 4 will debut on the identical night time, at 8 PM ET, adopted by the return of Excessive Potential season 2.
The upcoming episodes will choose up after The Rookie‘s season 7 ending. Monica (Bridget Regan) taunts Nolan and the workforce by strolling proper previous them. She appears assured, even asking Nolan whether or not he misses her. The recurring antagonist is the main focus of the season 8 premiere, as Nolan and Bailey are in Prague, the capital metropolis of the Czech Republic, to seemingly arrest Monica.
Exterior the truth that a few of the solid and crew filmed in Prague, there may be additionally the query of the fan-favorite Tim and Lucy pairing. Sequence creator Alexi Hawley has previewed that the pairing generally known as Chenford will discover their means again to at least one one other. However they nonetheless would possibly face a bumpy street forward, particularly with regards to the subsequent stage of their relationship.
The Rookie‘s solid is likewise all set to return, together with Nathan Fillion, Mekia Cox, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Melissa O’Neil, Eric Winter, Jenna Dewan, Shawn Ashmore, and Lisseth Chavez. Deric Augustine, who joined in season 7 as the brand new arrival Miles, has been upgraded to a sequence common after sharing a number of standout scenes with Winter’s Tim Bradford.
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The Rookie Star |
Who They Play |
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Nathan Fillion |
John Nolan |
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Jenna Dewan |
Bailey Nune |
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Alyssa Diaz |
Angela Lopez |
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Shawn Ashmore |
Wesley Evers |
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Richard T. Jones |
Wade Gray |
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Lisseth Chavez |
Celina Juarez |
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Mekia Cox |
Nyla Harper |
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Melissa O’Neil |
Lucy Chen |
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Eric Winter |
Tim Bradford |
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Deric Augustine |
Miles Penn |
There’s additionally the deliberate spinoff, titled The Rookie: North. The venture remains to be alive at ABC, although a lead actor has not but been chosen for the potential subsequent chapter within the long-running franchise. That’s anticipated to be introduced within the coming months. Not less than within the case of The Rookie, although, it is going to be going sturdy, with minimal interruption.
- 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 Essential 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