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The Rookie(TV show/series, 2018-)

TV-14

| 43min per episode | Genres: Crime, Drama, Comedy

Scripted Reality in 7 seasons with 110 episodes

Rating: 4.3/5 (with 1,059 votes) 20

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, and Lisseth Chavez. 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 Televisi... ()

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About The Rookie

Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force’s oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

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The Rookie Seasons and Episodes

01/07/2025Season 7 - 2 episodes

#1 | 01/07/2025The Shot

Now recovering from a gunshot wound and feeling the effects of his age, John and the team welcome two new rookies and continue the hunt for two dangerous inmates with very personal vendettas following their prison escape.

#2 | 01/14/2025Episode 2

02/20/2024Season 6 - 10 episodes

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09/25/2022Season 5 - 22 episodes

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09/26/2021Season 4 - 22 episodes

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01/03/2021Season 3 - 14 episodes

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09/29/2019Season 2 - 20 episodes

Six months into his career as a cop, John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the LAPD, has used his life experience, determination and sense of humor to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior. But as he embarks on the second half of his rookie year, Nolan will be put to the test by a host of new challenges, romantic relationships and deadly criminals, as he looks to figure out what kind of cop he ultimately wants to be.

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10/16/2018Season 1 - 20 episodes

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Los Angeles (California)

Made by: Lionsgate Television, ABC Studios

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 32 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Estonian (ET), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hindi (HI), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Returning series

First episode released on: 10/16/2018

Latest episode released on: 05/21/2024

Cast: Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Titus Odell Makin Jr., Mercedes Mason, Melissa O'Neil, Afton Williamson, Eric Winter, Mekia Cox, Sarah Shahi, Shawn Ashmore, Mircea Monroe, Sara Rue, Currie Graham, Demetrius Grosse, David DeSantos, Zayne Emory, Michael Beach, Brent Huff, Matthew Glave, Harold Perrineau, Daniel Lissing, Ali Larter, Jasmine Mathews, Enver Gjokaj, Carsyn Rose, Annie Wersching, Jeff Pierre, Brandon Routh, Dylan Conrique, Tru Valentino

Director: Liz Friedlander

Executive Producer: Mark Gordon, Nathan Fillion

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"中年菜鸟"

"Ο Νεοσύλλεκτος"

"טירון"

"تازه‌کار"

"ザ・ルーキー 40歳の新米ポリス！？"

"ザ・ルーキーよんじゅっさいのしんまいポリス"

"Новичок"

"Салага"

"Новачок"

Keywords: crime investigation, patrol officer, lapd, police officer, police patrol, police everyday life, dramedy, procedural, los angeles, california, police department, street crime, police training, police detective

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