The Rookie

Caught Stealing

Favors, freebies, and the lure of easy money were the slippery slope the rookies had to face on The Rookie Season 1 Episode 12.  While some barely seemed tempted by the huge pile of cash sitting in front of them, others got flustered over a tasting a free dessert.  Officer Jackson West's attitude when it came to following the rules didn't surprise me as much as it annoyed me, almost as much as it annoyed his training officer.  It's one thing to stick to the... more

Heartbreak

It's Valentine's Day on The Rookie Season 1 Episode 13 and who knew it was the most dangerous day of the year?  So much so that Sgt. Grey chooses to take his wife out on Valentine's Eve, and his reasoning made perfect sense. They were able to have a romantic evening without the crowds or overpriced, price-fixed menu.  It should have been perfect, but Nolan ended up playing hero and interrupting their date. Breakups and broken hearts, jealou... more

Redwood

Only The Rookie Season 1 Episode 11 could begin with the explosion of a claymore mine and wrap up with a warm, fuzzy moment with a kid's homemade height stick.  In between, it was an action-packed episode that went by so fast that if you blinked, you might have missed the impressive character moments slipped in between the bullets and bloodshed.  Many of us who live in or near large cities know what it means when someone like the President or Vice President comes to ... more

Person of Interest's Sarah Shahi Joins The Rookie in 'Rock Star' Recurring Role

Sarah Shahi has become a person of interest over at The Rookie, with the freshman ABC procedural tapping the TV vet for a juicy recurring role, TVLine has learned exclusively. The actress will play Jessica Russo, a smart and intense rock star FBI agent who now uses her expertise training others in the private sector. A straight shooter with a subversive sense of humor, Jessica is an expert in hostage negotiations, predictive analysis and profiling — and wrote the definitive book on the subject to prove it. Coinciden... more

Nathan Fillion's Rookie Cop Is Faced With Ageism in ABC Series Sneak Peek

Being 40 years old, The Rookie represents a dangerous potential influx of “middle-aged losers” to the LAPD, John Nolan learns in this exclusive sneak peek from the new ABC drama. Premiering Tuesday, Oct, 16 at 10/9c, The Rookie stars Castle vet Nathan Fillion as the aforementioned small-town guy who, in the wake of a life-altering incident, pursues his dream of being an LAPD officer. But as the police force’s oldest rookie, he is met with skepticism from some higher-ups — namely, Sergeant Wade Grey (pla... more

'The Rookie' Boss on Dramatizing 'How We Think Cops Should Act'

“The Rookie” creator Alexi Hawley says that his upcoming police drama will take an aspirational approach to police work. “We try to approach it from how we think cops should act in these situations,” he said at the Paley Fall TV Preview panel Saturday. Acknowledging that it is more common to “see a story about a mentally ill person that’s been shot by a cop because they don’t have the training to deal with mental health issues,” Hawley cited a scene f... more