The Rookie (TV series)

The Rookie
Genre
ShowrunnerAlexi Hawley
Starring
Opening theme"Kings & Queens" by ChinChin
ComposerJordan Gagne
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes126 (list of episodes)
Production
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 locationLos Angeles, California
CinematographyDoug Emmett
Editors
  • C. Chi-Yoon Chung
  • Emily E. Greene
Running time4245 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseOctober 16, 2018 (2018-10-16) 
present
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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, 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 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.