‘The Rookie’ Spin-Off Gets a Major Update as Pilot Order News Looms [Exclusive]

Between his work in Castle, Firefly, and even James Gunn’s new DCU, Nathan Fillion has loads of notable credit in his filmography. However, the position he’s given essentially the most time to in his profession so far is John Nolan, the lead character within the hit ABC cop drama, The Rookie. Fillion first suited up as Nolan within the debut season of The Rookie again in 2018, and virtually 10 years later, he’s exhibiting no indicators of leaving the character behind anytime quickly. He has talked about that, whereas he’d like to maneuver on finally, he has at least 10 more years of playing John Nolan left in him.

With any present as in style as The Rookie, which has been on the air for eight seasons, it’s solely pure for followers to start out asking about spin-offs. The Rookie had its first spin-off again in 2022, The Rookie: Feds, but it was canceled after just one season. The present adopted Special Agent Simone Clarke (Niecy Nash), the oldest rookie within the FBI Academy. Recently, ABC confirmed that one other spin-off is within the works. The Rookie: North will observe a middle-aged man who joins the Pierce County Police Department as its oldest rookie after a traumatic house invasion.

One of the names hooked up to star in The Rookie: North is Karen Fukuhara, who has earned acclaim within the final seven years for her efficiency as Kimiko within the hit Prime Video sequence, The Boys. Collider’s Steve Weintraub just lately sat down with Fukuhara to speak in regards to the subsequent season of The Boys, and he requested if there was something she may tease in regards to the new Rookie offshoot, which is at the moment simply a pilot at this stage. She advised Collider:

“Thank you for that. I just got back from shooting the pilot in Vancouver for The Rookie: North. It’s a spin-off of a show called The Rookie. The original is led by Nathan Fillion, and he’s been a friend of mine for years. He’s just a wonderful human being. He’s so kind-hearted, so I knew stepping into this project, I was in good hands, because everything trickles down from the number one. How they conduct a set is going to be how the vibe of the crew is going to be. It’s really important to have a good number one, and we have Jay Ellis, who is at the forefront of it all. I really hope we get picked up. We find out at the end of April, beginning of May. So, I might be a Canadian again.”

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Who Else Might Star in ‘The Rookie: North’?

In addition to The Boys veteran Karen Fukuhara, The Rookie: North additionally stars Janet Montgomery, famed for her work in New Amsterdam and Scarpetta, as effectively as Taylor Sheridan’s 1923. Top Gun: Maverick veteran Jay Ellis is about to steer the sequence as the titular rookie. Chris Sullivan, who may just lately be seen enjoying the villain in Mercy, Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson’s newest sci-fi thriller, additionally has a position within the new sequence.

Watch all episodes of The Rookie on Hulu and keep tuned to Collider for extra updates and protection of The Rookie: North.

Release Date

October 16, 2018

Showrunner

Alexi Hawley

Directors

Tori Garrett, Chi-Yoon Chung, Michael Goi, Sylvain White, Lisa Demaine, Lanre Olabisi, Bill Johnson, David McWhirter, Liz Friedlander, Daniel Willis, Toa Fraser, Anne Renton, Jon Huertas, Cherie Nowlan, TK Shom, Rob Seidenglanz, Valerie Weiss, Barbara Brown, Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul, SJ Main Muñoz, Nelson McCormick, Marcus Stokes, Adam Davidson, Anna Mastro

Writers

Corey Miller, Bill Rinier, Zoe Cheng, Mary Trahan, Ally Seibert, Liz Alper, Nick Hurwitz, Racheal Seymour, Madeleine Coghlan, David Radcliff