What's Happening?! The Spoiler/Casting/Plot Info Thread...

[WendyCR72]

This is the place to spec for those that inhabit the media thread and want to spec based on any casting or show info!

[shapeshifter]

Moved to the unspoiled thread: http://forums.previously.tv/topic/63185-uncovering-clues-non-spoiled-spec-thread/?do=findComment&comment=4777887

Edited October 24, 2018 by shapeshifter

[WendyCR72]

After a PM from a poster, I have decided to split the spoilers and the news stuff in two. Since some like news but don't like being spoiled.

Any casting news will go in here, as a way to keep things clear.

Any questions, please PM me!

[WendyCR72]

The media thread and spoiler thread have now been split into two separate threads as some posters like media/news but do not wish to be spoiled. For this reason, casting spoilers will now go into the created spoiler thread, as will articles pertaining to specific show details.

General news will go in the existing media thread.

[CheshireCat]

Hawley revealed how Bishop/Williamson will be written out. https://tvline.com/2019/08/09/the-rookie-bishop-quits-lapd-afton-williamson-leaving-season-2/

[CheshireCat]

Mekia Cox has been cast as Nolan's new TO https://tvline.com/2019/10/02/the-rookie-season-2-mekia-cox-series-regular/

[femmefan1946]

Oh lord another cookie cutter pretty girl with long  Hollywood hair.

Are cops allowed to colour their hair? Maybe blue or purple so we can tell her from the other three cookie cutter pretty girls with long Hollywood hair?
Why not someone who looks like a young Helen Worth or Julie Goodyear?  (google is your friend if you don't know the actors)

[Raja]

4 hours ago, femmefan1946 said:

Oh lord another cookie cutter pretty girl with long  Hollywood hair.

Are cops allowed to colour their hair? Maybe blue or purple so we can tell her from the other three cookie cutter pretty girls with long Hollywood hair?
Why not someone who looks like a young Helen Worth or Julie Goodyear?  (google is your friend if you don't know the actors)

This is trouble when the race thread hears about this one. The racial balance of the cast might have been maintained but the colorism issues of the black woman who replaced the black woman is going to provide more than a couple of howling protest.

[CheetaraThunder]

So a producer (@checktheirfridg, Jon Stwin berg) on the show tweeted these couple of hints when asked about Tim/Lucy for episod3 16 and beyond:

” 👮 + 👮‍♀️ - 😷 x 😘 = 🥰 “ and “ 🤓 + 👊 x ♥️ = 😊 “

Anyone have a clue...I have a feeling the mask 😷 represents Rachel.

 

[shapeshifter]

27 minutes ago, CheetaraThunder said:

So a producer (@checktheirfridg, Jon Stwin berg) on the show tweeted these couple of hints when asked about Tim/Lucy for episod3 16 and beyond:

” 👮 + 👮‍♀️ - 😷 x 😘 = 🥰 “ and “ 🤓 + 👊 x ♥️ = 😊 “

Anyone have a clue...I have a feeling the mask 😷 represents Rachel.

 

Yes, but who’s 🤓 and 👊?

[CheetaraThunder]

I’m guessing it could be brains + brawn + heart= aww 😊 

 

One of the writers also tweeted that episode 16 is Like no other and one of the best storylines they have done to date. 

Edited March 23, 2020 by CheetaraThunder

[paigow]

16 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Yes, but who’s 🤓 and 👊

 

Edited March 23, 2020 by paigow

[shapeshifter]

15 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Yes, but who’s 🤓 and 👊?

15 hours ago, CheetaraThunder said:

I’m guessing it could be brains + brawn + heart= aww 😊 

OK. But who is "brains," and who is "brawn"?⭐

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⭐Sorry. I may be a little more dense than usual.
At 1:00 a.m. I had to yell at my new neighbor's 20-year-old son that he could not smoke next to my bedroom window, which is less than 6 feet from my bed, and he could not be in my yard, period.  

 

[paigow]

Nolan is dumping Dr. Girlfriend....and going back to Lucy...

Rachel marries Bradford on the 50 yard line during halftime at a Rams home game

Edited March 23, 2020 by paigow

[CheetaraThunder]

On 3/24/2020 at 12:13 AM, paigow said:

Nolan is dumping Dr. Girlfriend....and going back to Lucy...

Rachel marries Bradford on the 50 yard line during halftime at a Rams home game

Hahaha 😂 that’s horrid ideas

 

Episode 17 Description:

IT IS A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF ABC’S ‘THE ROOKIE,’ AIRING SUNDAY, APRIL 12

“Control” – Officer Nolan’s relationship with his first confidential informant is tested when he discovers her back on the street dealing drugs. Meanwhile, Lucy’s fear of dating following her abduction and her intrusion into Jackson’s relationship is beginning to threaten their friendship on an all-new episode of “The Rookie,” airing SUNDAY, APRIL 12 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-14, LV) Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu.
 

Very happy they are following up on  Lucy’s post abduction and how she is handling life in general.

Edited March 31, 2020 by CheetaraThunder

[WendyCR72]

TV Line has a bit about the show:

Any scoop on The Rookie? Specifically related to Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen?

“Funny you should ask…,” showrunner Alexi Hawley responds. “In our next episode (airing this Sunday, April 12), a new love interest for Lucy causes her to question whether she’s ready to start dating again, and sparks tension with her T.O.”

[CheetaraThunder]

I think Tim will have a mix of overprotective with some jealousy.

 

Episode 18 Press release 

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OFFICERS NOLAN AND HARPER ARE ON LOCKDOWN ON AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF ABC’S ‘THE ROOKIE,’ AIRING SUNDAY, APRIL 26

“Under the Gun” – Officers Nolan and Harper are tasked with escorting four juvenile offenders to a Scared Straight program at a correctional facility that quickly becomes a riotous situation. Meanwhile, Nolan is uncertain about his relationship with Grace after she fails to introduce him to her ex-husband on an all-new episode of “The Rookie,” airing SUNDAY, APRIL 26 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-14, DLV) Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu.

 

[CheetaraThunder]

Promo pics for the 2nd Part of the finale: The Hunt

 

- Looks like Nolan breaks into Armstrong’s house.

- Tim/Rachel scene where it seems to be Rachel having something serious to discuss with Tim. With Tim having the black stripe on  his badge, signifying an officers death (which could be Armstrong)

- Also Rosalind is back!

[tv echo]

Nathan Fillion & Niecy Nash-Betts Tease What’s To Come In ‘The Rookie’s Fifth Season & ‘The Rookie: Feds’ First, How “Mothership” Series & Spinoff Will Overlap – Comic-Con
By Matt Grobar   July 21, 2022
https://deadline.com/2022/07/the-rookie-feds-nathan-fillion-niecy-nash-betts-tease-abc-spinoff-1235073909/ 

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Hawley and Winter shared that they’re currently three episodes into filming on both the fifth season of The Rookie and its offshoot’s first. The former said that the latest year of The Rookie will feel like “a real transitional” one, with “a lot of movement” — noting that the show will continue to tell “some harder stories,” with familiar villains returning.

Fillion noted that the upcoming season of the “mothership” series will see his rookie cop “elevated to another level of his job and starting at rock bottom again” — becoming the rookie once more, even as he rises in the ranks. He also shared that Nolan will be serving as a training officer to a “brand new” female rookie who makes “all the same mistakes” his character has. “[It’s] kind of brilliant, the way we take a look at life and say, what keeps you a rookie?” he said. “What in your life are you still a rookie at?”

Hawley said that there will be a “fun storyline” ahead pertaining to the pregnancy of Nyla Harper (Mekia Cox), who will continue to enjoy a Cagney & Lacey type dynamic with Angela Lopez (Alyssa Diaz), as she returns to full-time work as a detective. Also enjoying an exciting upcoming storyline coming up, per Hawley, is attorney Wesley Evers (Shawn Ashmore), who winds up “crossing over from the defense side” into the arena of policing “in a more solid way.”

A final plot tease from The Rookie on Hawley’s part had to do with the burgeoning romance between Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil) and Tim Bradford (Eric Winter). “Obviously, we left quite the cliffhanger last season with the kiss which we’ve been building up to,” said The Rookie‘s creator. “There will definitely be some repercussions and fallout from that.”
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Hawley said that multiple crossover events have been planned for the upcoming seasons of The Rookie and The Rookie: Feds, with Winter expressing the hope that ABC will ultimately be “lousy” with these kinds of episodes. “[The shows] do live in the same universe so we want you to feel like you can bounce between [them],” Hawley added. “They stand on their own but they’re super fun to watch together.”

John Nolan will become a training officer in season 5 of The Rookie
By Maureen Lee Lenker   July 21, 202
https://ew.com/events/comic-con/the-rookie-john-nolan-training-officer-comic-con-2022/ 

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Hawley danced his way around the No. 1 question on fans' minds: what's next for Chenford, a.k.a. Lucy (Melissa O'Neill) and Tim (Eric Winter) after that season 4 finale kiss? "Obviously, we left quite the cliffhanger at the end of last season with the kiss, which we've been building up to for four seasons," Hawley said. "There will definitely be repercussions and some fallout from that, but I do think it's fair to make you wait to see exactly where that goes. There's definitely going to be some carryover from the end of last season that's going to be very dynamic."

Fillion elaborated on the actors' undeniable chemistry, saying, "You have one character who is so very tuned in in Lucy. And then in Tim, you have this guy who's so very walled off and closed off and so tuned out. I tease Eric about this all the time. All he has to do is a little tiny smile and everybody goes, 'Oh my god, swooooon.'"

Terence Paul Winter revealed that the writers' room has been shipping this couple since season 1, originally using the clunkier ship name of "Tucy." Later, while teasing the first episode of the season, Hawley coyly noted the premiere could feature "maybe another kiss." Though that could be a misdirect, since the show is littered with couples, including Nolan and Bailey (Jenna Dewan), who Fillion promised will remain on very stable ground.

Edited July 25, 2022 by tv echo

[b4pjoe]

Sounds like  good time to remove this from the DVR scheduler.

[shapeshifter]

2 hours ago, tv echo said:

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Nyla Harper (Mekia Cox), who will continue to enjoy a Cagney & Lacey type dynamic with Angela Lopez (Alyssa Diaz), as she returns to full-time work as a detective.

Nathan Fillion & Niecy Nash-Betts Tease What’s To Come In ‘The Rookie’s Fifth Season & ‘The Rookie: Feds’ First, How “Mothership” Series & Spinoff Will Overlap – Comic-Con
By Matt Grobar   July 21, 2022
https://deadline.com/2022/07/the-rookie-feds-nathan-fillion-niecy-nash-betts-tease-abc-spinoff-1235073909/ 

Nyla & Angela with the "Cagney & Lacey type dynamic" Should've been the spinoff, amirite?

Edited July 25, 2022 by shapeshifter

[tv echo]

Inside Line: Scoop on #OneChicago, Abbott Elementary, Ghosts, Andor, CSI, Blue Bloods, Rookie, Walker and More
By Matt Webb Mitovich / September 26 2022
https://tvline.com/lists/chicago-pd-season-10-spoilers-detective-promotions/ 

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Will we learn more about or explore Tim’s backstory/family this season on The Rookie? –Ashley
In a word, yep! “We love Peyton [List ], who plays his sister, so she’ll come back, and we’ll dive into that a bit more,” showrunner Alexi Hawley told me. “Ultimately, there’ll be Dads house to sell, so, ‘What is that like?’ Yes, we’ll definitely keep going with Tim’s backstory.” Bonus scoop for Inside Line emailer Bonnie: Helena Mattsson will be back as Ashley.

Edited September 28, 2022 by tv echo

[tv echo]

Inside Line: Scoop on Chicago Fire, WCTH, Outer Banks, The Rookie, Flash, Criminal Minds, CSI: Vegas and More
By Matt Webb Mitovich / February 7 2023
https://tvline.com/lists/criminal-minds-evolution-finale-spoilers-death-and-mystery/

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Will we see Nolan and Bailey getting married this season of The Rookie? –Lilly
Married? You should instead just hope they can survive their very first big fight as a couple, which will be happening in the Feb. 21 episode.

Edited February 8, 2023 by tv echo

[tv echo]

Recently Added Episode Titles - Various Shows - 9th February 2023
Posted by DarkUFO at February 09, 2023
https://www.spoilertv.com/2023/02/recently-added-episode-titles-various_01158417157.html

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The Rookie - Episode 5.17 - The Enemy Within

Edited February 10, 2023 by tv echo

[tv echo]

Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on Manifest, Chicago Fire, Heels, Grey's, The Flash, The Rookie, Magnum P.I. and More
By Matt Webb Mitovich / April 3 2023
https://tvline.com/lists/chicago-fire-stellaride-marriage-spoilers-taylor-kinney-absence/ 

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Any #Chenford scoop after the latest The Rookie promo shows Isabel coming back needing to talk? –Emily
The resurfacing of Tim’s ex (played by Mircea Monroe), as you are likely supposing, will put some pressure on Chenford’s relationship. (Among other things, the former narc’s presence serves as a reminder that her undercover work is why Bradford’s first marriage didn’t work. And Lucy has been going UC more and more….)

[tv echo]

The Rookie Photos: Tim Gets a Blast From His Past When Isabel Returns
By Matt Webb Mitovich / April 12 2023
https://tvline.com/lists/the-rookie-photos-season-5-episode-20-tim-wife-isabel-returns-mircea-monroe/ 

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In the light ABC procedural’s next episode, titled “S.T.R.” and airing this Tuesday, April 18 at 8/7c, Tim’s ex-wife returns — the character’s first appearance in more than four years — and asks the team to help her save someone from her undercover past.

But as TVLine’s Inside Line column previously warned you, as Tim and Lucy (played by Eric Winter and Melissa O’Neil) assist Isabel in said search, it will put some pressure on the #Chenford relationship. (Among other things, the presence of Isabel, a former narcotics detective, serves as a reminder that her past undercover work is why Tim’s first marriage didn’t work out. And Lucy has been going UC more and more….)

Matt's Inside Line: Scoop on Ghosts, The Night Agent, Fire Country, NCIS, Titans, Abbott Elementary and More!
By Matt Webb Mitovich / April 17 2023
https://tvline.com/lists/ghosts-season-2-finale-spoilers-hetty-secret/ 

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On The Rookie, has Tim’s ex-wife gotten off of drugs and cleaned up her act? –Towson
I reached out to a fellow MM — returning guest star Mircea Monroe — and she told me that, as suggested by our first look photos, “Isabel has worked so hard on herself” in the years since we first met her. “I’m inspired by her journey and feel lucky to play her.”

Edited April 18, 2023 by tv echo

[tv echo]

[tv echo]

Matt’s Inside Line: Scoop on FBI, NCIS, Chicago Fire, The Rookie, Fire Country, Star Trek: Discovery, Walker and More
BY MATT WEBB MITOVICH   APRIL 10, 2024
https://tvline.com/lists/fbi-most-wanted-wedding-season-5-finale-spoilers/ 

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Are Lucy and Tim getting back together on The Rookie? –Dana
Let’s just say y’all really better be rooting for a Season 7 renewal! Invited to tease the Season 6 finale, Eric Winter told me, “It’s big. There are a lot of reveals, and as far as Tim and Lucy, they have some fun stuff together — including another great action sequence that they get involved in. For Tim and Lucy, it leaves you with a nice sort of, I wouldn’t say closure or a guarantee of anything, but it leaves it in a place where there’s stuff to talk about.”

[tv echo]

The Rookie - Episode 6.07 - Crushed - Press Release
Posted by SpoilerTV - April 15, 2024
https://www.spoilertv.com/2024/04/the-rookie-episode-607-crushed-press.html

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When two teenagers go missing, it is up to the entire team to find the girls and uncover the truth about their disappearance. Meanwhile, Lopez and Harper are on a different kind of investigation – the search for the perfect nanny.

[tv echo]

‘The Rookie’: Synopsis Released for Season 6, Episode 8 “Punch Card”
Briar   April 26, 2024
https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2024/04/25/the-rookie-synopsis-released-for-season-6-episode-8-punch-card/ 

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ABC has released the synopsis of season 6, episode 8 of The Rookie. The episode is titled “Punch Card” and is set to air on Tuesday, May 7 at 9:00 p.m. EST.
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After a mafia-related mass casualty, the team is tasked to keep the peace at the hospital. Lucy and Celina work together to investigate the suspects behind the attack. Meanwhile, Tim and Aaron embark on a metro ops mission.

Edited April 26, 2024 by tv echo

[tv echo]

Matt’s Inside Line: Scoop on FBI, S.W.A.T., Chicago Fire, PLL, Mayfair Witches, The Way Home, The Rookie, Criminal Minds and More
BY MATT WEBB MITOVICH   MAY 8, 2024 
https://tvline.com/lists/fbi-maggie-returns-season-6-finale-missy-peregrym/ 

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With The Rookie having Tamara move out of Lucy’s apartment, will we be seeing her a lot less, or at all, moving forward? –Emily 
All I can tell you at this time is that we have seen the last of Tamara this season.

[tv echo]

Cary Christopher is currently 7 years old...

Cary Christopher Is Going to be on The Rookie
Soap Opera News   May 9, 2024
https://soapoperanews.net/2024/05/09/cary-christopher-is-going-to-be-on-the-rookie/

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Cary Christopher is one busy actor, with an exciting upcoming appearance in The Rookie’s two-part season finale airing on May 14th and May 21st.

[tv echo]

Matt’s Inside Line: Scoop on Big Little Lies, Leverage, Chicago P.D., The Way Home, The Rookie, The Diplomat, Criminal Minds and More!
BY MATT WEBB MITOVICH   JUNE 10, 2024 1
https://tvline.com/lists/big-little-lies-season-3-status-david-e-kelley-update/ 

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Any scoop on The Rookie ahead of Season 7? –Emily
Now that Juarez has been around for a minute, Mid-Wilshire Division is due to recruit a new rookie when Season 7 rolls around in… 2025. “We’re looking at the end of Celina’s 13 months, so to speak, at some point in the [coming] season,” showrunner Alexi Hawley told TVLine, “so I think it’s fair to say that there might be a new rookie or two showing up at some point.”

[tv echo]

The Rookie's Nathan Fillion has fans in hysterics as he jokes around on the set of season seven
Megan Bull   July 10, 2024
https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/705282/the-rookie-nathan-fillion-behind-the-scenes-video-season-seven-set/ 

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As for the plot, star Eric Winter has teased what's to come. Speaking exclusively to HELLO!, the actor, who plays Tim Bradford, opened up. 

"I do know we're gonna see Tim back in the field training rookies, which I think is what people always loved about Tim, I think people liked Metro Tim, but I think people do like training officer Tim, so we'll get him back out in the field," explained Eric.  
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"I think we're going to see Tim and Lucy continue to learn how to navigate their feelings while being on the job. 

"We'll see them pick up in a place where they've shown that they care about each other and now they have to figure out, 'can we give each other space to do our job and allow our feelings to stay in a safe place but not rush anything and hope one person doesn't go astray?'"

Edited July 10, 2024 by tv echo

[shapeshifter]

2 hours ago, tv echo said:

The Rookie's Nathan Fillion has fans in hysterics as he jokes around on the set of season seven
Megan Bull   July 10, 2024
https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/705282/the-rookie-nathan-fillion-behind-the-scenes-video-season-seven-set/ 

😆 ❣️

 

[tv echo]

The Rookie’s Eric Winter Says Tim Will Have to Earn ‘Love of His Life’ Lucy’s ‘Trust’ in Season 7 (Exclusive)
By Kat Pettibone  October 14, 2024
https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/the-rookies-eric-winter-says-tim-must-fight-for-lucy-in-season-7/ 

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“[Tim] is trying to do whatever he can to make things better, to really earn [Lucy’s] trust back, whether it’s as a friend or more,” Winter, 48, exclusively told Us Weekly while hosting Palm Republic’s California Kick Off at the Juniper Lounge and Garden at the 1 Hotel West Hollywood on Saturday, October 12. “And we see him go through therapy, we see him go through veterans groups. We see him start to talk to people and share what it’s been like for him. And at the same time, I think he’s trying to be the best coworker he can still be and find a way to, like I said, earn [Lucy’s] trust back. So we’re seeing a lot of that out the gate.”
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“Let’s say maybe everybody thinks that that’s his girl and he leaves her high and dry for no reason because [he’s] working on himself,” he explained. “And you’re seeing him put in the work this season, you’re seeing her process that and how they can work together as colleagues. And we’ll see if the romance is going to build back into something or not.”
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“I’ll be honest, [Tim and Lucy] were never supposed to end up together,” Winter confessed. “This was never part of the scripted journey. The fans saw something between these two that was so opposite, and thought they needed to be together and really pushed it. And the writers listened.”

Winter credits The Rookie creator, Alexi [Hawley], for listening to what the viewers wanted and crafting a “beautiful story” for Tim and Lucy in response. “It plays out and the ebbs and flows in the long burn,” he added. “So it’s hard to live up to their expectations because it is their baby in a way too. But we’re getting there and I think they’re going to love it. I think they’re going to love where we’re headed.”

Edited October 15, 2024 by tv echo

[tv echo]

‘The Rookie’ Gets Musical in Bloopers — Plus Scoop on Chenford, More in Season 7 (VIDEO)
Meredith Jacobs   November 21, 2024
https://www.tvinsider.com/1162923/the-rookie-season-7-chenford-cast-bloopers/ 

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What better way to celebrate The Rookie finally returning, with its seventh season premiere just over a month away (January 7, 2025), than with the cast having fun? To promote the upcoming return, ABC has put together some of the show’s best blooper reels, and TV Insider can exclusively unveil the latest one. (The first one was on Nathan Fillion’s Instagram, and the next will be on Eric Winter’s.)

Watch the cast getting musical behind the scenes in the full video above.
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Season 6 left off with three well-known enemies, Monica (Bridget Regan), Oscar (Matthew Glave), and Jason (Steve Kazee), on the run—and therefore threats to our characters. A few weeks will have passed between seasons in-show for The Rookie when Season 7 premieres. That’s “time for Nolan’s [Nathan Fillion] injury to heal enough for him to come back to work — although whether he’s fully ready is part of the storytelling in Episode 1,” teases Hawley. “Our fugitives are still at large when we come back, and we won’t find resolution right away (although there will be some false alarms along the way).”

The executive producer likens the premiere to “a bit of a purposeful re-pilot. We’re introducing two new rookies [played by Deric Augustine and Patrick Keleher] — which means our front row in roll call will now be full for the first time since Season 3. We definitely came into this season determined to keep moving forward, telling new stories, shaking things up where we could, while keeping the show as fun to watch as ever.”

Also a mix of the old and new? What’s to come for exes Tim (Eric Winter) and Lucy (Melissa O’Neil). “By the end of last season, Tim and Lucy had worked through a lot of the emotional damage Tim caused by blowing up their relationship. It was important to us to come into Season 7 with a sense of positivity, of them having gotten to a place where the old dynamics could start to kick back in — while they try and navigate whether there’s a way back to what they had,” previews Hawley.

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[tv echo]

The Rookie's Eric Winter and Melissa O'Neil branded 'troublemakers' on set
The duo can't stop laughing
Megan Bull    Nov 24, 2024
https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/731941/the-rookie-eric-winter-melissa-oneil-troublemakers-on-season-seven-set/ 

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Speaking exclusively to HELLO!, Eric has teased what's to come for his character, Tim, not to mention his relationship with former flame, Lucy. 

"I do know we're gonna see Tim back in the field training rookies, which I think is what people always loved about Tim, I think people liked Metro Tim, but I think people do like training officer Tim, so we'll get him back out in the field," he said. 

"I think we're going to see Tim and Lucy continue to learn how to navigate their feelings while being on the job. 

"We'll see them pick up in a place where they've shown that they care about each other and now they have to figure out, 'Can we give each other space to do our job and allow our feelings to stay in a safe place but not rush anything and hope one person doesn't go astray?'"

Edited November 28, 2024 by tv echo

[tv echo]

The Rookie - Episode 7.01 - The Shot - Promotional Photos + Press Release
Posted by SpoilerTV - January 01, 2025
https://www.spoilertv.com/2024/12/the-rookie-episode-701-shot-promotional.html 

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THE ROOKIE – “The 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. TUESDAY, JAN. 7 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST) on ABC.

The Rookie - Episode 7.02 - The Watcher - Press Release
Posted by SpoilerTV - January 01, 2025
https://www.spoilertv.com/2025/01/the-rookie-episode-702-watcher-press.html 

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The team is tasked with community policing while hunting for a local vigilante. Meanwhile, Celina’s instincts are tested, and Tim and Lucy discover secrets about the two new rookies.

[tv echo]

Matt’s Inside Line: Scoop on Chicago Fire, Whose Line, Found, Will Trent, The Night Agent, The Rookie, Poker Face, When Hope Calls and More!
By Matt Webb Mitovich    January 6, 2025
https://tvline.com/lists/chicago-fire-spoilers-stella-backstory-reveal-baby-plans/ 

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We’ve been teased about things we were expecting to come out about The Rookie — i.e. the new rookies, John’s recovery, the prison escapees and of course Chenford — but is there something we’re not expecting that we should look forward to when the show comes back on Jan. 7? –Emily
Ooh, this was a fun question. And it took some thinking. I mean, I personally was not expecting the Wesley story teased here, and I’m super-curious to see where it leads. Two things jump out at me, that I won’t spoil, but one character appears deeply engrossed in a bedtime read titled (ahem) Seduced by a Sniper, while another character by Episode 2 will be scrambling to find a new place to live.

The Rookie - The Shot (Season Premiere) - Preview: New Rookies, The Highest Stakes Yet...and a Flirty Bet!
Posted by SpoilerTV - January 06, 2025
https://www.spoilertv.com/2025/01/the-rookie-shot-season-premiere-preview.html 

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Now, the season 7 premiere, “The Shot”, starts just where the finale left off, where Nolan (Nathan Fillion) struggles with his injury and grapples with his age while searching for two fugitives. Then, after a jump, we meet the newest rookies – Miles Penn (played by Deric Augustine) and Seth Ridley (played by Patrick Keleher, making his TV debut!) – who immediately gain a lot of depth and characterization just from their first episode. We get Tim (Eric Winter) and Lucy (Melissa O'Neil) as training officers, making a flirty bet over their fresh trainees. And Celina (Lisseth Chavez) finally gets her short sleeves! (It’s never too late, apparently.) Meanwhile, Wesley (Shawn Ashmore) discovers something he wishes he could unlearn...
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Character of the Week: Lucy Chen

Lucy gets the interim TO position and immediately knocks it out of the park. Rookie Seth Ridley might need a lot of work, but Lucy is determined to train him in a way that suits her personal style, rather than copy another TO’s methods – all while still aiming to beat Tim in their bet!
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Ship of the Week: Wopez

Wesley and Angela’s relationship really got pushed to the background in season 6, but they start strong with this premiere!
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Dialogue Teases:

1. “Try to suck less.”
2. “I'm just saying, I'll cut a bitch.”
3. “Cut the crusts off his sandwiches.”

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The Rookie Showrunner Reveals When Jenna Dewan's Bailey Returns For Season 7
By Matthew Biggin   Published 1 day ago
https://screenrant.com/the-rookie-season-7-bailey-jenna-dewan-return-when/ 

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In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant's Rachel Foertsch, Hawley reveals that Dewan will return in season 7, and discusses when viewers can expect to see the fan-favorite back on screens. After missing the premiere episode of The Rookie season 7, there was speculation that Dewan might be away for a while, but Hawley has revealed she is set to return sooner than expected. According to the showrunner, Bailey will return at the end of episode 3; check out her comments below:

ScreenRant: Jenna Dewan is obviously not in the premiere due to outside circumstances. Are you able to say when Bailey will return?

Alexi Hawley: Yeah. I mean, Jenna had a baby, so we see her at the end of episode 3, basically.

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The Rookie - Episode 7.03 - Out of Pocket - Press Release
by SpoilerTV   January 09, 2025
https://www.spoilertv.com/2025/01/the-rookie-episode-703-out-of-pocket.html

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Ahead of Bailey’s return home, John looks for clues to locate Jason Wyler. Then, Tim and Lucy swap rookies; a friendly face resurfaces at the station, and Wesley feels unsettled over Angela.

Air Date: 01/21/2025

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The Rookie - Episode 7.04 - Darkness Falling - Press Release
Posted by SpoilerTV - January 13, 2025
https://www.spoilertv.com/2025/01/the-rookie-episode-704-darkness-falling.html 

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Following his stint at the LAPD, Wesley returns to the district attorney’s office where his past connects him to the team’s investigation. Meanwhile, Bailey and John have conflicting feelings over safety, while Lucy grows suspicious of Seth.

Edited January 14 by tv echo

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The Rookie Boss Warns of More ‘Conflict’ Ahead for Nyla and James — in ‘Unexpected Ways’

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I still don't think he's her baby's father.

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The Rookie Boss Gives Updates on Chenford, the New Rookies, and Upcoming 'Fun' Episodes
The ABC procedural is going back its roots
Max Gao   Jan. 15, 2025
https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-rookie-season-7/ 

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... Heading into the seventh season of his hit ABC police procedural, creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley felt it was time to return to the roots of the show by recruiting two new rookies, returning to some hallmarks of earlier seasons (plain clothes day, rookie roundups, post-work food truck hangs), and re-establishing the rookie-training officer relationship that has remained the lifeblood of the franchise.

"It was the first time since I think Season 2 or the beginning of Season 3 where we had three rookies in the front row of the roll call, and then the three training officers — with Lucy [Melissa O'Neil] joining Tim [Eric Winter] and Nolan [Nathan Fillion] — felt very much like a throwback to the origins of the show," Hawley told TV Guide ahead of the new season.
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In the wake of their breakup last season, Chen and Bradford had to navigate some pretty awkward conversations, but losing the romantic side of their relationship seemed to allow you and the writers to return more fully to the playful, competitive banter at work this season. How would you describe the state of their relationship now, and how will that dynamic continue to evolve going forward?
Alexi Hawley: Coming into this season, it was important to embrace the positivity of them again. We blew them up last season, but we also did a lot of work by the end of the season of trying to put them back together — even if it's not romantic, even if it's more just on a sort of personal level. He did a lot of the work to try and figure out why he did what he did and did understand that she's going to drive whatever this relationship is going to become. Because he's the one who ruined it, he doesn't get to put it back together; he has to be respectful of her in that conversation. But it did feel like coming into this season that we really wanted to lean into what the next chapter was going to be, and the fun of making her a training officer next to him, even temporarily, and the competition of who can train the better rookie — that's the best of Chenford, really.

Look, the chemistry between them is undeniable, so that's always going to exist. And "Is there a romantic future down the road?" is something that we're definitely leaning into. What is it going to be? What work still has to be done? And what feelings really still exist? Obviously, he's still a sergeant and she is not, so he is her superior officer and therefore that's an obstacle as well.

In the second episode, Lucy claims she's over the breakup, and even reiterates to some of her female colleagues that she and Tim always had friendly professional competition long before they were an item. At this stage, is she really over their breakup, or does part of her still think that Tim made a mistake in letting her go?
Hawley: I think she's putting on a brave face. I think there are things that she might not even admit to herself, but I also think that she is putting herself first in a way that's important. At least what she's trying to do is go, "OK, well, a main reason I didn't make detective is because the five-player trade I tried to put together to get Tim into metro ultimately pissed off the people who had control over my future, and therefore I scored lower on the detectives exam because I got dinged for something I did that put Tim first," which she did because she loved him and all that kind of stuff. She doesn't regret that necessarily, but I do think that coming into this, given that he blew up their relationship, that she is feeling very much like, "My path is important to me. Getting ahead, putting together a career that I want, is a priority."
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Tim has always been a bit of a hard-ass when it comes to being a training officer, but he definitely seems to be channeling a lot of that pent-up energy into becoming really strict with Miles this season. He even tells him, "Get your eyes off Officer Chen, Texas. You're not fit to breathe the same air." Why do you think that's the case? Is there some other personal reason for his attitude beyond just wanting to do a good job and whip this arrogant rookie into shape?
Hawley: … How do I answer this? [Laughs.] I think there's always stuff under the surface. I do think on a less layered level, he does see in Miles someone who needs that [tough love], right? What was interesting is if you go back to the episode where he had that rookie Katie [Barnes, played by Katy O'Brian] that was former military, and there was a moment where Lucy was upset because she was like, "Why are you being so nice to her?" And Tim said, "She won't wear perfume because she's afraid of giving away her position. She hasn't left the war." Lucy needed somebody to kick her ass a bit to show her how competent she was, whereas this other rookie needed somebody to tell her that it was safe, that it was OK. So I do think that Tim reflects the rookies that he's training, and so when Miles shows up as this cowboy who thinks he knows everything, Tim needs to show him he doesn't know anything very quickly.

I do think Miles does have growing up to do, as you'll see over the course of the season. There's stuff from his past — obviously, you saw Episode 2, so his backstory about how he was going to be in the NFL, he was going to be an All-Star, and then he threw it away by being an idiot, literally jumping off the roof at a house party and destroying his knee, and he didn't even do it on the field. So there's a big chip on Miles' shoulder, and it's not like Tim doesn't have a chip on his shoulder too, but I think Tim just wants to steer him in the right direction, and that's tough love.

Wesley (Shawn Ashmore) learns from his mandated review of Blair London's therapy sessions that one of the other officers, Det. Graham (Ivan Hernandez), admitted to having sexy dreams about Angela (Alyssa Diaz). How will that revelation contribute to Wesley and Angela's marital conflict this season?
Hawley: I love that relationship. I think it's really special. What Shawn and Alyssa bring to it is really nuanced, fun, and real. So, yeah, it felt like a fun opportunity to keep the corruption scandal alive, but to do it in a way that was unexpected. He thinks he's going to listen to a cop confess to something criminal — only to find out that the guy's got the hots for his wife and he can't tell anybody because legally this is all protected. There's that great moment at the end of [Episode 1] where he asks Lopez if she's happy in bed that night, but he still can't leave it alone. It still works at him like sand inside an oyster. I think ultimately, it takes a few other unexpected turns in a fun way.
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In the second episode, Nyla (Mekia Cox) and James (Arjay Smith) reach a point in their marriage where they can no longer deny that their respective vocations come into regular conflict with each other. What does the future hold for them?
Hawley: A primal part of our storytelling this season with them is this sense that they do deeply love each other and they are happy in their lives outside of this, but they can't keep having the same conversation over and over. So, what does that look like? And I think it will drive the story in really interesting ways. I'm not going to say the word "fun," but there's drama. Is there stuff that Harper can do inside the department that pushes that forward? Because it's not like she disagrees with him that there are issues, that there's injustice in the justice system, and that there are issues with policing. She does agree with him. The problem is that she also is a police officer who loves her job and is good at her job and does think that there's incredible value in policing, and so therefore, where do you go from there when you just keep having the same conversation over and over again?
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Bailey is off on a deployment right now — Jenna was on maternity leave to start the season — but what can you preview about how she and Nolan will intersect with Bailey's ex Jason and Oscar (Matthew Glave) again later in the season?
Hawley: It was important to us to have Jason out there as a sort of existential threat, and the fear and the paranoia that creates is very inherently dramatic. So I think that the impact that has both on Bailey and Nolan personally and also on their relationship is part of our storytelling this year. And then the fallout from what ends up happening is also powerful for us. It's easy in Season 7 of a show to just fall in love with your characters and just want everybody to be happy. You love them. "Oh, they're going to do fun things and all that," but it is really important not to round the edges off of this. And where can we find conflict? Don't forget: Bailey was still married to Jason when she and Nolan started dating, and she didn't tell him because there was a lot of deep-seated trauma from it, and that trauma's not gone, and some of it, she doesn't even realize that she's still carrying this season. So that was really interesting to dive into that — Jason ultimately reveals stuff to herself that she didn't even know.
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Are there any specific episodes or storylines this season that you're most excited for fans to watch play out this season?
Hawley: There's a lot. It feels obnoxious to say this, but it's a really strong season. [Laughs.] We have a lot of great episodes. We do a Valentine's episode, we do an April Fool's episode, which are super fun. We have some dark serial killer-type episodes, which are also really, again, I won't say fun because you called me on that word, but dynamic. And then we have a few really emotional episodes, which are very powerful.

Will you be doing another undercover storyline this season?
Hawley: No, not in the way that we've done before.

Edited January 16 by tv echo

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'The Rookie's Eric Winter Previews a Return to Therapy in Season 7 (Exclusive)
Paulette Cohn   Jan 14, 2025
https://parade.com/tv/the-rookie-season-7-eric-winter-interview-exclusive 

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“We actually get to see Tim in a support group trying to work through these difficulties,” Winter says. “Granted, the situation he’s in at the time we see that scene is very funny, or it makes it kind of funny. I won’t spoil it. But, yeah, he took it seriously after those sessions with a therapist and knows that he needs help, and he can work on himself, and he can be better.”

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‘The Rookie’ Creator Alexi Hawley Teases ‘Tension’ for Nolan and Bailey Amid Prison Escape (Exclusive)
By Megan Behnke    January 20, 2025,
https://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/the-rookie-creator-alexi-hawley-teases-tension-for-nolan-and-bailey-amid-prison-escape-exclusive/ 

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Tuesday’s episode of The Rookie will be continuing the prison escape from the Season 6 finale and creator Alexi Hawley shared with PopCulture.com what will be going on with Nolan and Bailey. With Bailey’s psychotic ex-husband Jason Wyler out in the open, Nolan is growing more and more cautious. Since Jenna Dewan was on maternity leave when filming started for Season 7, Bailey is only just now appearing in Episode 3, and it’s going to be quite a homecoming.

Hawley revealed that Nathan Fillion’s cop has been “very afraid of Jason and the impact he’ll have. He was hoping to catch him before she got back.” He continued, “But there’s a very fun storyline in 3 about him trying to basically bullet armor his house, the most insane security system that he’s installing, and all that kind of stuff. But ultimately realizing that you can really live in such fear that it’s destructive rather than constructive. So I think that that’s really useful. And then driving forward from there, there’s a lot of stressors from having Jason out there, her ex-husband.”
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“We are gonna dig into some stuff that Jenna’s character, Bailey, actually has not fully processed from being in an abusive relationship with this guy, partly because he was not physically abusive, that she sort of characterized it differently in her head and never really sort of processed some things,” Hawley explained. “And so she is reactive to some stuff. There is some tension in the relationship because of some choices she makes. We wanted to really sort of honor the real effects that being in a toxic relationship can really have. And so we get the sort of plot, plotty, ‘Where is he coming first?’ The paranoia, ‘Is he around the corner?’ Plus, the sort of real-life repercussions.”

Edited January 21 by tv echo

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Q: As The Rookie‘s Tim tries to grow and heal from the events of Season 6, will we see anyone from his past make an appearance to help him — either someone we have seen before, like his sister, or someone new?

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I delivered your Q to showrunner Alexi Hawley, who confirmed that “we will see his sister again,” played by Peyton List (no, the other one). “We love her,” added the EP.

 

Q: In The Rookie‘s season premiere, I noticed the title of Angela’s bedtime read, Seduced by a Sniper, but was not sure of the significance of it. Is it setting something up for a future episode?

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I, too, wondered if the camera’s conspicuous close-up of that cover was planting a seed for anything. “Only in the back of my head as something we should do — put our a romance novel line!” showrunner Alexi Hawley quipped. “But no,” it’s not hinting at anything, he said, “at least in the near future.”