The Rookie
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The Rookie is an American police procedural television series created by Alexi Hawley for ABC. The series stars Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Titus Makin Jr., Mercedes Mason, Melissa O'Neil, Eric Winter, Afton Williamson, Mekia Cox, Shawn Ashmore, Jenna Dewan, Tru Valentino, Lisseth Chavez, and Deric Augustine. It follows John Nolan, a man in his 40s, who becomes the oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). It is based on real-life LAPD officer William Norcross, who moved to Los Angeles in 2015 and joined the department in his mid-40s.
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The Rookie is an American drama television series and police procedural that originally aired on the American Broadcasting Company. The show, which is in English, was created with Nathan Fillion and Mark Gordon serving as executive producers. The cast includes Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, and Titus Odell Makin Jr. Liz Friedlander directed the series, which is produced by Lionsgate Canada and ABC Signature.
The series began in 2018 and focuses on the Los Angeles Police Department. It has run for 8 seasons, comprising 144 episodes, with each episode having a runtime of 43 minutes. Filming takes place in Los Angeles. The show is distributed by Disney–ABC Domestic Television and Hulu via video on demand. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0 and is categorized under the genres of Action, Crime, and Drama.
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Key facts
- Genre
- Police procedural Crime drama Action
- Created by
- Alexi Hawley
- Starring
- Nathan Fillion Alyssa Diaz Richard T. Jones Titus Makin Jr. Mercedes Mason Melissa O'Neil Afton Williamson Eric Winter Mekia Cox Shawn Ashmore Jenna Dewan Tru Valentino Lisseth Chavez Deric Augustine
- Opening theme
- "Kings & Queens" by ChinChin
- Composer
- Jordan Gagne
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Number span no of episodes
- 144 ( list of episodes )
- Executive producers
- Alexi Hawley Nathan Fillion Mark Gordon Nicholas Pepper Michelle Chapman Jon Steinberg Liz Friedlander William Norcross Terence Paul Winter
- Producers
- Michele Greco Patrick Mckee Marco Black Helen Pai Diana Mendez Boucher
- Production location
- Los Angeles, California
- Cinematography
- Doug Emmett
- Editors
- C. Chi-Yoon Chung Emily E. Greene
- Running time
- 42 – 45 minutes
- Production companies
- Entertainment One (seasons 1–5) Lionsgate Television (season 6–present) Perfectman Pictures ABC Signature (seasons 1–6) 20th Television (season 7–present)
- Network
- ABC
- Release
- October 16, 2018 ( 2018-10-16 ) –, present
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Los Angeles Police Department
- Director
- Liz Friedlander
- Cast member
- Tru Valentino
- Production company
- ABC Signature
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- FilmAffinity ID
- 480356
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- abc.com/shows/the-rookie
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- original broadcaster
- American Broadcasting Company
- title
- The Rookie
- executive producer
- Nathan Fillion
- number of seasons
- 8
- number of episodes
- 138
- start time
- 2018-10-16
- different from
- The Rookie
- list of episodes
- List of The Rookie episodes
- social media followers
- 188000
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Encyclopedic overview
The Rookie is an American police procedural television series created by Alexi Hawley for ABC. The series stars Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Titus Makin Jr., Mercedes Mason, Melissa O'Neil, Eric Winter, Afton Williamson, Mekia Cox, Shawn Ashmore, Jenna Dewan, Tru Valentino, Lisseth Chavez, and Deric Augustine. It follows John Nolan, a man in his 40s, who becomes the oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). It is based on real-life LAPD officer William Norcross, who moved to Los Angeles in 2015 and joined the department in his mid-40s.
Produced by 20th Television and Lionsgate Television, The Rookie premiered on October 16, 2018. In April 2024, the series was renewed for a seventh season, which premiered on January 7, 2025. In April 2025, the series was renewed for an eighth season, which premiered on January 6, 2026. In April 2026, the series was renewed for a ninth season, becoming the third longest running series currently airing on ABC.
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