Exciting new developments are coming this week on ABC’s The Rookie! Star Afton Williamson left the series during the hiatus after alleging harassment and discrimination behind the scenes. This left Nathan Fillion‘s rookie John Nolan without a training officer onscreen. After training with various other officers in the first three episodes of the season, Nolan is finally going […]
ABC‘s police procedural dramedy The Rookie won hearts, minds, and viewers in its first season. The show had the perfect storm of comedy, drama, and attitude. John Nolan, Nathan Fillion‘s forty-year-old rookie brought life experience and a quirky sense of humor. But Nolan’s irreverent perspective is balancedby the drama of his cases and the matter-of-fact perspective […]
Bring on the drama! It is “Cast from the Past” week on ABC, and Nathan Fillion‘s former Castle co-stars are making trouble for John Nolan on The Rookie. Both Seamus Deaver and Jon Huertas from Castle will be guest starring in “The Bet,” the third episode of the season. Hopefully, the guest stars will inject some much-needed […]
Last week, the season premier of ABC’s The Rookie pulled in the highest ratings in three years for its new Sunday 10PM time slot. The premier, “Impact,” set several character-centric plots in motion, but both the show and the characters felt unsettled. In the second episode of The Rookie‘s sophomore season, “The Night General,” the show’s […]
As The Rookie rolls into the second episode of Season 2, “The Night General,” everything is unsettled. John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) is without a permanent training officer, though not for long. Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil) just called her training officer a hypocrite. Jackson West (Titus Makin Jr.) almost failed his rookie exam, told high school […]
A new training officer is headed to The Rookie! ABC announced Wednesday that Mekia Cox will be joining the cast of The Rookie as a Season 2 series regular. Cox previously appeared as Robin Charles on Chicago Med and as Princess Tiana on Once Upon A Time. She will join The Rookie as Detective Nyla Harper, John Nolan’s (Nathan […]
ABC‘s police procedural The Rookie is back with its Season 2 premier “Impact.” This season, everyone is acting like a rookie. One would expect that actual rookies: John Nolan (Nathan Fillion), Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil), and Jackson West (Titus Makin Jr.), would act as such. But their training officers, sergeants, and significant others spent the […]
WANTED: Who: The Rookie Season 2 The Rookie is a police procedural dramedy that stars Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, the Los Angeles Police Department’s oldest rookie. Nolan and his fellow rookies, Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil) and Jackson West (Titus Makin Jr.), navigate personal and professional relationships while learning to be cops. Training officers Tim Bradford […]
ABC‘s The Rookie used the last twenty-four hours to put their fans through an emotional rollercoaster. At about 3 p.m. EDT Sunday afternoon, the show’s official Twitter account posted a countdown clock promising a “big announcement” on Monday afternoon. The countdown – which featured Nathan Fillion‘s floating head – told fans to expect big news at […]
With ABC‘s The Rookie looking to start its second-season shift on Sunday, September 29, the network took to Twitter to post a tease of a “big announcement” breaking on Monday, September 16, at 3 p.m. ET. So of course, a blatant promo cliffhanger like that deserves mindless specualtion… Did ABC wise up and move the […]
While Marvel maestro James Gunn might be spending some time making his mark on DC Comics‘ cinematic universe, it looks like he’ll be getting a little more help from his friends – a very familiar one, at that. Deadline Hollywood is reporting exclusively that sources are confirming that Nathan Fillion (Firefly, The Rookie) will be […]
On August 14, the folks at ABC‘s The Rookie posted a new tweet for the first time since star Afton Williamson‘s August 4 allegations of racism, sexual harassment, and sexual assault against the production. The retweet – the first action on the show’s official twitter account in two weeks is a TV Insider cast interview […]
A day after ABC‘s The Rookie star Afton Williamson posted on social media that she would not be returning to the Nathan Fillion-starrer for a second season – alleging “racial discrimination/racially charged inappropriate comments” as well as instances of bullying, sexual harassment, and sexual assault, ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke addressed the matter at Monday’s […]
While fans of ABC‘s The Rookie are eagerly awaiting the show’s second-season return on its new night starting Sunday, September 29, series co-star Afton Williamson has taken to Instagram to announce that she will not be returning for a second season. In the post, the actress claims she quit the Nathan Fillion-starrer because of “racial […]
After weeks of waiting and hours of announcements regarding other shows, ABC Studios finally confirmed that freshman show The Rookie has been renewed for a sophomore season. Starring Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, LAPD’s oldest rookie, the show produced a solid first season and respectable ratings – as well as fantastic streaming numbers. However, when no renewal announcement […]
It has been a little over a week since freshman cop dramedy The Rookie ended its first season with a gruesome and dramatic cliffhanger episode. Despite respectable ratings, positive word-of-mouth, social media support, and an active, engaging, and diverse cast, ABC has yet to renew The Rookie for a second season. We all know that ratings are everything, […]
What do you do if you are the season’s best new show, but you reach your season finale without having been renewed for a second season? You bring in the big guns… Walking on shift in the beginning of ABC The Rookie‘s season 1 finale “Free Fall,” rookies Nolan (Nathan Fillion), Chen (Melissa O’Neil), and […]
The freshman season of ABC‘s The Rookie has been a whirlwind ride-along with Mid-Wilshire LAPD rookies Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil), Jackson West (Titus Makin Jr.), and John Nolan (Nathan Fillion). In this week’s episode “The Checklist,” the rookies are preparing for their six month exams and moving to the next phase of their training. But […]
Two weeks after ABC‘s The Rookie suffered a heartbreaking loss in “Greenlight,” the show is right back in its sweet spot. After letting some plot points hang fas the show recovered, this week’s “Homefront” picked up right where things left off. Once again, the show is heartwarming, challenging, funny, and engaging. However, unlike previous episodes, not everyone […]
Last week’s episode of The Rookie “Greenlight” was intense. The stakes were high, the action was non-stop, and the ending was heartbreaking. Given the shocking character death in “Greenlight,” one would expect this week’s episode, “The Shake Up,” to address the aftermath. However, when viewers catch up with the rookies of the Mid-Wilshire Precinct, things are […]
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