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The next spin-off of The Rookie has taken another step forward. ABC has ordered a pilot for the possible series, The Rookie: North, starring Jay Ellis (above).
The actor currently recurs in Running Point and is set to star in Not Suitable for Work. This caused some trouble scheduling the series and filming the pilot.
Deadline shared the following about the plot of the possible ABC series:
“Alex Holland (Ellis) believed his mid-life wasn’t worthy of a crisis. But after a violent home invasion ignites a dormant purpose, Alex battles a lifetime of failed commitments by joining the Pierce County Police Department as its oldest rookie. Policing from the urban coast to the rural forest where backup isn’t just 5-minutes away, Alex must prove to his skeptical training officer, his fellow rookies, and himself, that he’s finally found something worthy of the fight.”
Additional details for The Rookie: North will be announced at a later date.
What do you think? Do you enjoy The Rookie? Would you watch the spin-off series?
Not at all interested in yet another spin-off~
I like The Rookie, but did not like the FBI spinoff. The actress didn’t fit the part. I hope this spinoff is better. I do think it takes the right cast.
what does fbi & the rookie have to do with each other??????????
I love the Rookie but with the new spin off —you are just using the same story just different actors. Find a different story. Spin offs usually feature a character from the current show NOT A NEW ACTOR. If you are not using a current character then you cannot call it a spin off. Also the name is terrible—how about Rookie Orlando then set the series in Orlando, Florida. Lead actor a woman maybe the youngest Rookie. Whatever you do— don’t use the same plot, please.
Love the Rookie my favorite show doesn’t need a spinoff.
I really enjoy the Rookie and its first spinoff, the Rookie: FBI. I don’t understand why the first spinoff was cancelled, and now they are trying a new spinoff with the Rookie: North?
Here we go again!