The Rookie, a drama series about a law enforcement investigation, has received a sixth season order from ABC. The season’s premiere date has not yet been announced, although the network will air the season 5 finale on Tuesday, May 2.
The Rookie, which was created by Alexi Hawley, will air its 100th episode in the following season and rank among ABC’s top five most-watched scripted shows. The Rookie started airing in 2018 and quickly gained popularity among network viewers.
Nathan Fillion, who starred in Castle, a network procedural, has a history with ABC and serves as the show’s executive producer. Eight seasons of the program were completed until it was canceled in May 2016.
The oldest new recruit of the Los Angeles Police Department, 40-year-old John Nolan, is played by Fillion in his most recent television project.
He makes the decision to relocate from his home in Pennsylvania to sunny California to become a police officer after getting divorced from his spouse and unintentionally aiding authorities in stopping a bank heist.
After enrolling in the police academy and eventually graduating, he is now adjusting to life as a police officer. When Hawley learned that mid-40s police officer William Norcross joined the LAPD in 2015, he was inspired to write the procedural drama.
The Rookie: Feds, a spin-off of the series that was awarded to it last year, witnessed a 40% boost in viewers when its airing day was changed from Sunday to Tuesday. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly about the prospect of a crossover between the original and spinoff shows, Hawley said:
“ABC is moving us to Tuesdays at 8pm, and then Feds comes right after. It’s incredible. That’s a seismic vote of confidence from ABC, building a night around us. It’s a seamless two hours. It’s really special how it comes together.”
The renewal of The Rookie makes it the third season on the ABC slate to earn a renewal after Abbott Elementary and Grey’s Anatomy. Mekia Cox, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Melissa O’Neil, Eric Winter, Shawn Ashmore, Jenna Dewan, and Tru Valentino co-star with Fillion in The Rookie.
According to a tweet from Variety, The Rookie has been picked up for a sixth season by ABC.
‘The Rookie’ Renewed for Season 6 at ABC https://t.co/vVAp1iBAVM
— Variety (@Variety) April 17, 2023
In Season 4, Valentino, who plays Officer Aaron Thorsen, made his television debut. However, in season 5, the actor was promoted to series regular. After working together on Castle, Fillion, and Hawley will now collaborate on another project.
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Together with Terence Paul Winter, Bill Norcross, Mark Gordon, Michelle Chapman, and Michelle Chapman, the two are now The Rookie’s executive producers.
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