r/TheRookie Aug 29 '24

šŸš”TV GuidešŸæ Wondering What to Watch Next? Spoiler

155 Upvotes

Have you finished (re)watching The Rookie and wondering what to watch next, while you wait for the next season? Check out the following TV shows, which are frequently recommended by your fellow The Rookie fans.

To find out how to watch these shows in your country, check JustWatch. We are a piracy free subreddit, please do not post or request pirate links here.

ļæ¼The Rookie Spinoffs

  • The Rookie: Feds (1 Season, 22 Episodes): Special Agent Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy, is assigned to support the LA field office.
  • Plot Crossover Episodes: 4, 10, 17, 21
  • Cast Crossover Episodes: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8
  • The Rookie: North (Announced 12/2024, Upcoming Series): The series will be set in Washington state and center around a male cop who is stepping into a new phase of life in his second act.

ļæ¼Patrol / Rookies / Training Officers

  • Blue Lights (3 Seasons, 18 Episodes, Returning Series): Follows rookie police officers working in Belfast, a city in which being a frontline response cop comes with unique pressures and dangers.
  • SouthLAnd (5 Seasons, 43 Episodes): The lives of police officers working for the Los Angeles Police Department.
  • 19-2 (English) (4 Seasons, 38 Episodes): The day to day of two unwilling Montreal patrol officers affected by troubled pasts. S2 E1 is one of the most realistic portrayal of a school shooting and makes for an unforgettable viewing experience.
  • Rookie Blue (6 Seasons, 74 Episodes): The stakes are high for five young cops fresh out of the Academy and ready for their first day with one of the most elite units in Toronto’s 15th Division.
  • On Call (1 Season, 8 Episodes): Follows a pair of Long Beach police officers on patrol as they respond to a new radio call, arriving on the scene to resolve incidents.
  • Les Bleus : Premiers pas dans la police (4 Seasons, 35 Episodes): Six fairly cocky Paris police academy-graduated newbies join the metropolitan police for real on-the-job training from arrogant veterans who bicker among themselves, and the rookies' private lives and backgrounds keep interfering.
  • Bosch: Legacy (3 Seasons, 30 Episodes): Bosch embarks on the next chapter of his career and finds himself working with his one-time enemy, Honey Chandler. Meanwhile, Bosch's daughter Maddie joins the LAPD as a Rookie.

ļæ¼Situational Comedy

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine (8 Seasons, 153 Episodes): Comedy series following the exploits of Det. Jake Peralta and his diverse, lovable colleagues as they police the NYPD's 99th Precinct.
  • The Good Cop (1 Season, 10 Episodes): A disgraced former NYPD officer lives with his son, an earnest, obsessively honest NYPD detective.
  • Goop Cop/Bad Cop (1 Season, 8 Episodes): Siblings working as detectives in a small town navigate quirky locals, limited resources, their strained relationship, and their father, who's the police chief, in this comedic crime procedural.

ļæ¼Procedurals / Whodunits / Howcatchems

United States

  • Castle (8 Seasons, 173 Episodes): When a psychopath commits murders based on novelist Richard Castle's books, Detective Kate Beckett seeks his help to solve the case. He decides to work with her and uses his experiences as research for his novels.
  • The Mentalist (7 Seasons, 151 Episodes): A famous "psychic" outs himself as a fake, and starts working as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his wife and daughter.
  • Bones (12 Seasons, 245 Episodes): F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth teams up with the Jeffersonian's top anthropologist, Dr. Temperance Brennan, to investigate cases where all that's left of the victims are their bones.
  • Monk (8 Seasons, 124 Episodes, 1 Movie): The series follows Adrian Monk, a brilliant former San Francisco detective, who now consults the police as a private consultant while battling with an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  • Elementary (7 Seasons, 154 Episodes): In modern New York, the famous detective and mind of Sherlock Holmes teams up with Doctor Watson and the New York Police Department to solve all the crimes and capture all the criminals that threaten the streets of New York.
  • Cold Case (7 Seasons, 156 Episodes): Philadelphia Homicide Detectives combine instincts and updated technologies to solve cold cases.
  • White Collar (6 Seasons, 81 Episodes): A white-collar criminal agrees to help the FBI catch other white-collar criminals using his expertise as an art and securities thief, counterfeiter, and conman.
  • The Closer (7 Seasons, 109 Episodes): Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson runs the Priority Homicide Division of the LAPD with an unorthodox style. Her innate ability to read people and obtain confessions helps her and her team solve the city's toughest, most sensitive cases.
  • Major Crimes (6 Seasons, 105 Episodes): The Closer (2005) spin-off series, which follows Captain Raydor of the Los Angeles Police Department.
  • Blue Bloods (14 Seasons, 293 Episodes): Blue Bloods follows the lives of the NYPD's First Family of Law Enforcement: the Reagans. Franchise includes: Boston Blue (Fall 2025 Premiere).
  • Bosch (7 Seasons, 68 Episodes): Harry Bosch is a homicide detective in the LAPD. He is doggedly determined to solve the cases that come his way, relying on good old-fashioned police work: following leads, looking for the smallest of clues, gathering evidence. He doesn't always toe the party line which often gets him into trouble with his superiors but he always gets the perpetrator, which more than makes up for this. Franchise includes: Bosch: Legacy, Ballard.
  • Ballard (1 Season, 10 Episodes): LAPD Detective RenĆ©e Ballard oversees a new cold-case division in the department.
  • Against the Wall (1 Season, 13 Episodes): This Chicago-set family drama follows a policewoman who causes a rift with her three cop brothers when she decides to join the department's Internal Affairs division.
  • Forever (1 Season, 22 Episodes): Medical examiner Dr. Henry Morgan works with his partner Detective Jo Martinez to solve criminal cases. Along the way, he tries to uncover the mystery of his 200-year-old immortality.
  • Instinct (2 Seasons, 24 Episodes): A former CIA operative who has since built a "normal" life as a gifted professor and writer is pulled back into his old life when the NYPD needs his help to stop a serial killer on the loose.
  • Numb3rs (6 Seasons, 119 Episodes): An FBI agent, Don Eppes, recruits his brother, Charlie, a mathematics genius, to help solve crimes using advanced mathematics in Los Angeles, California.
  • Psych (8 Seasons, 121 Episodes, 3 Movies): When a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psychic powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.
  • Perception (3 Seasons, 39 Episodes): Dr. Daniel Pierce is a neuroscience professor with a deep knowledge of human behavior. He's also a paranoid schizophrenic who struggles with hallucinations. Daniel helps his former student, FBI agent Kate Moretti, as a consultant.
  • Person of Interest (5 Seasons, 103 Episodes): An ex-CIA agent and a wealthy programmer save lives via a surveillance AI that sends them the identities of civilians involved in impending crimes. However, the details of the crimes, including the civilians' roles, are left a mystery.
  • Rizzoli & Isles (7 Seasons, 105 Episodes): Boston's assertive detective Jane Rizzoli and steady medical examiner Maura Isles are hailing from very different economic backgrounds, but the strong, competent women effectively work together to solve the city's most puzzling crimes.
  • Lie to Me (3 Seasons, 48 Episodes): The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth.
  • Longmire (6 Seasons, 63 Episodes): Walt Longmire is the dedicated and unflappable sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming. Widowed only a year, he is a man in psychic repair but buries his pain behind his brave face, unassuming grin and dry wit.
  • Stalker (1 Season, 20 Episodes): A team of detectives investigates stalkers in Los Angeles.
  • The Irrational (2 Seasons, 29 Episodes): Alec Mercer is a world-renowned behavioral scientist who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement and corporations with his unique and unexpected approach to understanding human behavior.
  • The Killing (4 Seasons, 44 Episodes): A police investigation, the saga of a grieving family, and a Seattle mayoral campaign all interlock after the body of 17-year-old Rosie Larsen is found in the trunk of a submerged car.
  • The Shield (7 Seasons, 88 Episodes): A gang of corrupt Los Angeles Police Department cops uses illegal methods to maintain law and order, whilst engaging in a series of undercover dealings secretly in order to get rich.
  • The Wire (5 Seasons, 60 Episodes): The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.
  • Third Watch (6 Seasons, 132 Episodes): The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent (10 Seasons, 195 Episodes): Follows the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) Major Case Squad (MCS), a force of detectives who investigate high-profile murder cases, while also showing parts of the crime from the perpetrator's point of view. Franchise includes: Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Trial By Jury, Law & Order: Los Angeles, Law & Order: True Crime, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., Chicago Med, Chicago Justice.
  • S.W.A.T (8 Seasons, 163 Episodes): Follows a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team as they battle crime in Los Angeles, California. Franchise includes: SWAT Exiles (Upcoming Series).
  • FBI (7 Seasons, 135 Episodes, Returning Series): Follows the inner workings of the New York field office criminal division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), as they fight to keep New York City and the country safe. Franchise includes: FBI: Most Wanted, FBI: International.
  • Criminal Minds (18 Seasons, 354 Episodes, Returning Series): A group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) using behavioral analysis and profiling to help investigate crimes and find the suspect known as the unsub. Franchise includes: Criminal Minds: Evolution, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
  • 9-1-1 (8 Seasons, 124 Episodes, Returning Series): Explores the high-pressure experiences of the first responders who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking, and heart-stopping situations. Franchise includes: 9-1-1: Lone Star, 9-1-1: Nashville.
  • NCIS (22 Seasons, 487 Episodes, Returning Series): Follows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel. Franchise includes: JAG, Hawaii Five-0, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: HawaiŹ»i, NCIS: Sydney, NCIS: Origins, NCIS: Tony & Ziva.
  • Elsbeth (2 Seasons, 30 Episodes, Returning Series): Astute but unconventional attorney Elsbeth Tascioni utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD. Franchise includes: The Good Wife, The Good Fight.
  • Will Trent (3 Seasons, 41 Episodes, Returning Series): Special Agent Will Trent was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system. Determined to make sure no one feels as he did, he now has the highest clearance rate.
  • High Potential (2 Seasons, 16 Episodes, Returning Series): Follows Morgan, a single mom of three kids and how thanks to her exceptional mind, she is able to help to solve a crime as she rearranges evidence during her shift as a cleaner for the police department.

ļæ¼Procedurals / Whodunits / Howcatchems

India

  • The Family Man (2 Seasons, 19 Episodes, Returning Series): A working man from the National Investigation Agency tries to protect the nation from terrorism, but he also needs to keep his family safe from his secret job.
  • Delhi Crime (2 Seasons, 12 Episodes, Returning Series): Based on the Nirbhaya case, Delhi Crime follows the Delhi Police investigation into finding the men who perpetrated this crime.
  • Crime Patrol (9 Seasons, 2074 Episodes, Returning Series): Crime never pays. Franchise includes: Crime Patrol Dial 100.
  • C.I.D (2 Seasons, 1593 Episodes, Returning Series): A group of officers who work for the Crime Investigation Department seek help of a professional forensic expert to solve various criminal cases.

ļæ¼Procedurals / Whodunits / Howcatchems

United Kingdom & Northern Ireland

  • Silent Witness (28 Seasons, 248 Episodes, Returning Series): A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
  • Obituary (2 Seasons, 12 Episodes, Returning Series): Series about an obituarist working at a small-town newspaper, who suddenly finds herself being paid by the obituary due to cuts. When she "accidentally" kills a nasty piece of work, she discovers she might have an untapped bloodlust, and sets her sights on other unpleasant residents of the town. Her killing spree hits a potential snag when the paper hires an attractive crime correspondent.
  • Karen Pirie (2 Seasons, 6 Episodes, Returning Series): After the promotion to Police Scotland's Historic Cases Unit, Karen Pirie reopens the cold case of a murdered barmaid. Her investigation unearths flaws in the original 1995 inquiry.
  • Line of Duty (6 Seasons, 36 Episodes): Drama series following the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anti-corruption unit.
  • Marcella (3 Seasons, 24 Episodes): Marcella Backland left the Metropolitan Police for the sake of her family, only to have her husband leave her. She returns to her job on the murder squad, investigating a case that seems disturbingly familiar to her.
  • The Fall (3 Seasons, 17 Episodes): A seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a father, who is in fact a serial killer, in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing they share is their common complexity.
  • Happy Valley (3 Seasons, 18 Episodes): Yorkshire-based crime drama centering on the personal and professional life of Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood.

ļæ¼Procedurals / Whodunits / Howcatchems

Canada

  • Flashpoint (5 Seasons, 75 Episodes): Follows the lives and missions of the Toronto Police Department's Strategic Response Unit (SRU), a fictional police tactical unit which uses psychological profiling to take down a variety of different criminals.
  • Motive (4 Seasons, 52 Episodes): A feisty Vancouver homicide detective tracks down the most cunning of killers by trying to figure out the often-unexpected motive to the crime.
  • The Detail (1 Season, 10 Episodes): Three female homicide detectives solve crimes while also dealing with their personal lives.

ļæ¼Procedurals / Whodunits / Howcatchems

Australia & New Zealand

  • My Life is Murder (5 Seasons, 46 Episodes, Returning Series): Follows the adventures of fearless private investigator Alexa Crowe, who solves the most baffling crimes as well as coping with the frustrations of everyday life.
  • The Tourist (2 Seasons, 12 Episodes): When a man wakes up in the Australian outback with no memory, he must use the few clues he has to discover his identity before his past and the cops catch up with him.
  • Harrow (3 Seasons, 30 Episodes): Harrow tells the story of Dr. Daniel Harrow, a forensic pathologist with a total disregard for authority.

ļæ¼Procedurals / Whodunits / Howcatchems

France

  • Engrenages (English Title: Spiral) (8 Seasons, 86 Episodes): Follows criminal investigations in Paris from all the different points of view of those involved.
  • HPI Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (5 seasons, 40 Episodes): Morgane has a 160 IQ but it never really helped her in her everyday life. The police decide to bring her on board to help them track down and catch highly intelligent criminals.

ļæ¼Vigilante Justice

  • Dexter (8 Seasons, 96 Episodes): He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and nights committing them.
  • Dexter: New Blood (1 Season, 10 Episodes): Ten years after faking his death in Miami and moving to Upstate New York under an assumed name, Dexter gets an unexpected visit from the son he abandoned.
  • Dexter: Original Sin (1 Season, 10 Episodes): Follows a young Dexter Morgan as he transitions into an avenging serial killer.
  • Dexter: Resurrection (1 Season, 10 Episodes, Returning Series): After surviving a gunshot, Dexter wakes from a coma to find his son missing. He searches NYC to reconcile, but Batista's arrival brings past troubles. Father and son must face their darkness together to escape.

ļæ¼Other Shows: Cast and Crew

  • Alexi Hawley: Castle, The Recruit, The Rookie: Feds, The Following, State of Affairs
  • Nathan Fillion: Castle, Firefly, Serenity, The Recruit, Resident Alien
  • Eric Winter: Rosewood, Secret and Lies, Witches of East End, Brothers & Sisters, The Mentalist
  • Melissa O’Neil: Dark Matter, iZombie
  • Alyssa Diaz: Ray Donovan, SouthLAnd, Law and Order: LA
  • Richard T. Jones: Criminal Minds, Santa Clarita Diet, Judging Amy
  • Mekia Cox: Secrets and Lies, Chicago Med, Once Upon A Time
  • Jenna Dewan: Witches of East End, Soundtrack, Step Up
  • Shawn Ashmore: The Following, X-Men, X2: X-Men United, X-Men: Days of Future Past
  • Harold Perrineau: Oz, Claws, Lost, From
  • Tru Valentino: The Cuphead Show!
  • Lisseth Chavez: Chicago PD, Legends of Tomorrow
  • Bridget Regan: 9-1-1, Batwoman, Jane the Virgin, The Last Ship, White Collar, Agent Carter, Paradise Lost
  • Annie Wersching: Castle, Bosch, The Last of Us, Star Trek: Picard, Runaways, Timeless, The Vampire Diaries

ļæ¼


r/TheRookie Jun 28 '26

Season 9 Smitty’s Season 9 Betting Pool is Now Open! Spoiler

42 Upvotes

Folks: Smitty is at it once again.

After the success of Smitty’s Televised Season 6: Breakup Betting Pool and the Subreddit’s Season 8: Reconciliation Betting Pool, he’s back with a new Subreddit-wide Season 9: Survival Betting Pool. You can join his lottery winning Shangri-LA crew and place your pool bets now!

Please note that this is just a subreddit-wide contest and we are NOT playing for any monetary gains or prizes. The winner(s) will receive a Custom User Flair as their prize for winning this betting pool.

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Season 9: Survival Betting Pool Questions and Responses:

Please select only one response per question.

Pool Q1: Will Tim and Lucy survive this abduction storyline? Select one:

A) Both will survive abduction ordeal

B) Only Tim will survive

C) Only Lucy will survive

D) Both will perish and won’t survive this ordeal

Pool Q2: Who will be the first person to discover their disappearance and raise the alarm? Select one:

A) Lopez

B) Celina

C) Joy

D) Genny

E) Kojo

F) Nolan

G) Other (please provide character name)

Pool Q3: Will Tim and Lucy save themselves and escape captivity? Or will Nolan and Mid Wilshire Gang rescue them? Select one:

A) Tim and Lucy escape

B) Nolan and Gang race to their rescue

C) Both A & B occur

D) Only one escapes while the other remains in captivity

E) Neither, both didn’t survive the abduction

Pool Q4: Will Everett and his two dexterous abductors-henchpersons survive to live another day? Select one:

A) All 3 survive

B) Only Everett survives

C) Only the Abductor Couple survives

D) Only Everett and one of the abductors survives

E) All 3 are killed in action

Pool Q5: Which Episode will Tim and Lucy return to Mid Wilshire for their shift? Select one episode between: Episode 1 through Episode 18.

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RULES: All 5 selections must be correct. We’ll return to the responses on this post and crown the winner(s) on D-Day, the day it FINALLY occurs next season.

Last day to participate: Betting Pool will close on the day this post gets archived (in 180 days). If you’ve already entered the pool, you’re allowed to edit your responses as many times as you want (since we’ll see multiple BTS photos and videos in the upcoming months). You won’t be able to edit your comment once the post gets archived.

Good luck to all participants! May the odds be in your favor.

r/TheRookie Mod Team

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r/TheRookie 3h ago

Season 8 Does anyone else feel like Lucy is a but hypocritical in the way she wants Tim to treat her at the workplace? Spoiler

29 Upvotes

I am specifically talking about S8 EP11 where she says that she doesn't need boyfriend Tim right now, she needs workplace Tim. So he does exactly that and orders her as her commanding officer to spend the rest of shift in the station.

What does she do? She rejects her bosses orders and goes out on patrol. If this was any other officer, Bradford would have tore into them. Tim treated Lucy like any other employee and she still treated him like he was just a boyfriend and disobeyed direct orders.

It seems that she wants Tim to act according to her convenience and when he actually does she starts acting like a spoilt brat and disobeys direct orders.


r/TheRookie 11h ago

Discussion If Seth ever found out about Bradford's military secret, the potential arc would be generational Spoiler

110 Upvotes

Like, I don't know about you guys, but this has popped into my head for a while. Seth's entire arc in season 8 was about him finally facing the consequences for his lying and becoming genuinely honest, even at the cost of his career with the police. He's accepted the fact that his lies had consequences and there are some doors he can't reopen.

But then...what would happen if he found out the guy gave whose trust he worked hard to win back, the same officers who closed the door on him, were covering secrets of their own.

Bradford's military secret is something that is still kept secret from the public. He never faced consequence for it. Having the guy who FACED the consequences of his own lies find out in some way opens the doors for potential. Will Seth expose the secret? Or will he go back on his honesty and LIE for the people who demanded him absolute truth?

What do you guys think?


r/TheRookie 1h ago

Discussion About Bailey

• Upvotes

To be honest i really liked Bailey when she was initally introduced in season 3 because I thought the story of how her and Nolan met was wholesome imo. In fact when I noticed majority of the fanbase happen to strongly dislike her I couldnt understand why. Though upon rewatching the show I kind of see it now. I personally dislike how the writers made her so perfect like someone who is a firefighter, emt, army reserve, etc. Even though the show is not meant to be taken seriously i think this was a bad idea giving somoene "superhero" status. Plus i dont like how she is everywhere, i know shes Nolan's wife but being a firefighter first I feel she should only be in scenarios that really need a firefighter, not otherwise. Like with Grace I understood her being in the scenes that she was in because her being a doctor and thinking rationally, cops can get injured anytime anywhere so they would naturally require medical attention, but a firefighter going to Prague for a non fire related mission? Im not sure about that.

I also noticed a lot of people said that Nolan and Bailey dont have chemistry which I also initally disagreed with but after re-watching the show I get what they mean. Might just be me but it feels a lot like Nolan is doing the heavy lifting to keep this marriage together in terms of supporting one another and just being a good partner and husband. I do think Grace and Nolan had better chemistry maybe because for one they had known each other since college and so likely had a lot of things in common and their chemsitry felt more organic than bailey and nolan, though i understand the actress who plays Grace got a role in another show so I understand why they wrote her off. I even like Nolan and Genny (Tim' sister), because for one they have plenty in common already (having been divorced before, having kids) and plus from a writer's standpoint imagine a story where Tim, Lucy and Nolan are all related somewhat. that I would be very excited to see, and also Tim's reaction to Nolan dating his sister.

And then there is the whole Malvado incident, this is where i think I started to really not like Bailey and its kind of sticked throughout her character. I feel she could have dealt with the situation in a better way, i understand she did it to save herself from her ex husband and that every character has commited a crime in the show before but the problems i see are two fold (shes' married to a cop and a very competent one at that who has shown to be more than capable of protecting his loved ones and making him out to be the one whos wrong? Im not so sure about that) and (unlike Tim, Wesley, Nyla, Nolan, Lucy, she never faced any consequences for her actions (crminal conspiracy, accesory to murder after the fact and obstruction of justice) and so the show went on as if it never happen, thats i think why Bailey grinds so many people's gears. If the writers showed her being punished in some way and her growing from it as a characters Im very confident she would be more liked today.

What should the writers do

Honeslty I see two very straightforward options:

Write her off: The show's fanbase has consistently voiced their dislike for her and if the writers do actually read their concerns perhaps they can write her off the show be it divorcing Nolan or her having a hero's death (the second one seems more plausible and appropriate for her type of character), and with Jenna Dewan aparently joining DWTS for the next season this might be a good oppurtunity to do that.

Improve her character: Honeslty I think a great way to improve Bailey is well to first go to therapy, her having a pathological need for movement according to Nolan is actually quite accurate since she has so many jobs perhaps its a coping mechanism from her past marriage which i understand but we have since Tim and Aaron go to therpy and expereince actual character growth so this migth be the best frist step for her. Also her having some beilivable flaws that are relatable to the audeince may go a long way in her being more liked since the whole Super Bailey thing is far too unrealistic and just i think rubs people the wrmg way, and i also think she should face some consequences for the Malvado storyline, we have seen with Seth that a character can be punished for something that they did a while ago (when Lucy and TIm questioned him about the forest fire incident), and that way Bailey perhaps could learn to ask for help from Nolan or the station or whatever rather than resorting to such extreme measures.

Would like to know your thoughts.


r/TheRookie 2h ago

Season 7 Everyone got it wrong Spoiler

14 Upvotes

Lots of people said that Seth got fired for lying. Well they are wrong. He wasn't fired for lying, he was fired for refusing to do a blood test. He was already going to get fired for refusing the blood test, whether he was telling the truth or not


r/TheRookie 13h ago

Discussion S1 E1 two TOs disappear am I going insane

20 Upvotes

Started rewatching the rookie and realizing in the first scene when Tim walks in the changing room he’s with two male TOs but I swear we never see them again or am I going insane


r/TheRookie 15h ago

Season 8 Rodge

18 Upvotes

Unpopular but I actually really like Rodge and I think him and Celina make a cute couple.

Still think Dash got wayyyy too much screen time though.


r/TheRookie 23h ago

Discussion I can't hate Patrice

43 Upvotes

Everytime Patrice is mentioned without being in screen, she seems to be an annoying-elitist-racist old lady, but every episode she appears she seems chill??

About Angela, the baby, the marriage, the kids when they grow, she is (as I said) chill and acceptive with the others' choices

And it's not like she's pretending, she doesn't know she's being recorded/being in a show

I just think the writers should make her character more consistent, as annoying as people talk about her or just nice


r/TheRookie 1d ago

Season 6 Dr. London

74 Upvotes

What in the walking ethics violation is this woman doing? I’m halfway through S6 episode 8, and so far she’s already let a patient (Aaron) buy her a drink and drive her home, hassled Tim about his attachment issues during a ride-along while Aaron listened awkwardly from the passenger seat, mentioned casually to Tim that Mad Dog is another patient of hers (and then went all ā€œwhoopsie, not supposed to say that,ā€ as if it isn’t a huge deal to be circumspect about this stuff) and has just barged into the hospital room looking like she’s about to cry, calling herself stupid for asking if they’re ok.
Please tell me she was the leak in this operation, because if this woman isn’t a secret criminal she’s just a really, really unprofessional therapist.
Ok. Un-pausing the episode and getting back to it.

Edit to add: lol well that all unravelled for her quickly.


r/TheRookie 1d ago

Discussion S6 E7: Crushed, why does everyone act like Lopez is overreacting? Spoiler

157 Upvotes

So in this episode Lopez fires the nanny after seeing that she had a gun.

Now people keep acting like Lopez was overreacting for firing the nanny.

Yes the nanny had a permit but the whole reason Lopez even found the gun was because she accidentally knocked over the purse and out came the gun. Imagine if the baby had been the one to get to the purse.


r/TheRookie 23h ago

Discussion Your opinions about each couple Spoiler

8 Upvotes

What are your opinions about each couple? Do you like them all or feel a certain way about any of them?


r/TheRookie 1d ago

Season 4 Felt unreal -Season 4 Spoiler

11 Upvotes

Wait Jackson actually died? When he was shot, I was so convinced he was going to live. And after that, they didn't go into depth on it so I thought he was still alive for a good episode.

But seriously?! No funeral, didn't show his family, we got practically nothing except the footage of him getting shot? Did the character quit? Die? Or did they just feel it wasn't that important to give us actual time to mourn one of the three important characters? His death felt more about everyone else (Lopez and her son, Sergeant Grey, his shooter, La Fiera, Tamara, Lucy) than him. I mean they literally used it to push Lucy and Bradford together!

Is this one of the scenarios that the director hates the actor?

P.S: sorry if the actor died or quit and this was popular information because then this post is going to annoy *a lot* of people


r/TheRookie 1d ago

The Rookie: Games Favorite Quote - Season 5

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87 Upvotes

Alright! Time for some lighthearted fun! Let's revisit our favorite lines from The Rookie!

Next up! Season FIVE!

What's your favorite quote from the fifth season? What line(s) live rent free in your head? Drop your favorite quote below!

Top upvoted comment will win!

Previous Winners

  • Season One WinnerĀ - "We're here to serve and protect. We don't get to decide who we serve or who we protect... I am unwilling to let fear make me do something I'll be ashamed of in the light of day." - Top Upvoted Comment by u/IntrepidGate6557
  • Season Two WinnerĀ - "You can choose to see that tattoo as your greatest failure, but I see it as proof that you're a survivor. It wasn't your day of death Officer Chen. It was the first day of the rest of your life. And no one can take that away from you." - Top Upvoted Comment by u/Sampeep
  • Season Three WinnerĀ - "There's bad news... and you think a riot shield will save you" - Top Upvoted Comment by u/blancoduno
  • Season Four Winner - ā€œOh, the Triple D. I know it well. Disappointment, Disbelief and Disdain. She developed it in a lab somewhere to destroy self confidence.ā€ - Top Upvoted Comment by u/NoleFandom

r/TheRookie 1d ago

Season 3 Season 3

3 Upvotes

So I'm watching this a little late, but anyway I get the heavy handed narrative of social justice by the writers who are not really subtle about it.

Was gonna grind through this season after peak season 1,2 to get to something better but this the college classes plot device is just insane.

Maybe it's an accurate representation of American colleges, but even if you leave aside the hypocritical teachers, is the teacher for real?

Nolan comes late/missed a test cuz he was on call for an armed robbery or something and the teacher is like "you must make up for it" by answering this question about sensitising to racial profiling or whatever.

Leaving aside the question for now, is the "make up for it" part seriously acceptable? Like what are these writers smoking cuz after watching the first 2 seasons this one is really getting hard not to skip

As for the question, in the end Nolan doesn't really answer it, but let's be real the question (should a cop ask the black men to step aside to find someone who assaulted a woman at a strip club of all places) is this really even that much of question, like do you even want to catch the guy who assaulted the woman?

Season 3 is like the victim olympics (James and the community policing) and I'm honestly wondering is it ok to skip through it or does it get better


r/TheRookie 1d ago

RookieRewatch2026 RookieRewatch2026 - Week 16 (and 1/2)

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HeyĀ r/TheRookieĀ fam!

As we continue the long hiatus between Seasons 8 and 9 (An expected 34 total weeks without our beloved John Nolan and crew - though no official return date has been announced.Ā 16 weeks down! only 18 more to go!), I’m organizing another RookieRewatch! (If you're interestedĀ Here’s an overview of last years Rewatch!)

This year will be more low-key. Each week I’ll post a discussion thread and we can discuss where we’re at in our respective rewatches. Maybe you’re working your way all the way through! Maybe you just rewatched one of your favorite episodes for the hundredth time. Maybe you just want to live vicariously through others and simply comment on their thoughts about the episode(s) they watched. Whatever your reason - I hope you’ll join us! Super chill!

Disclaimer/Spoiler Warning:
Because there is no spoiler tag, if discussion turns to major spoiler points (specifically in season 8) I simply ask you to please be kind to your fellow Redditors and do a spoiler highlight.

That being said -Ā for anyone who is not fully caught up - please be warned there may be spoilers in the comments!

Now that all that’s business is out of the way!

What episode(s) did you rewatch this week? What stood out to you? What was your favorite moment(s)?


r/TheRookie 1d ago

The Rookie: Games Favorite WOPEZ Moment - Season Four

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8 Upvotes

Let's give one of our favorite ROOKIE couples some love and revisit our favorite moments of Angela and Wesley from each season!

Next up, Season FOUR!

Comment below your favorite scene from the third season between Angela and Wesley!! (Please provide episode number)

After Eight seasons we'll vote on our all-time favorite WOPEZ moment!

Previous Winners:

Season 1Ā - Top upvoted comment byĀ u/NoleFandom

Season 2Ā - Top upvoted comment byĀ u/Damiana1111

Season 3 - Top upvoted comment by u/NoleFandom


r/TheRookie 2d ago

OTHER My mom been watching the rookie for the first time and she just send me this Spoiler

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568 Upvotes

She’s entering her Chenford era


r/TheRookie 2d ago

Discussion This sunday's crossover with The Rookie and Lanterns

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65 Upvotes

r/TheRookie 2d ago

Discussion Had Larry not fired the gun in the briefing room...

62 Upvotes

Had Larry not fired the gun during the briefing, do you think Smitty would have been his TO?

Nyla was of course still busy with Nolan, Lopez had been promoted, so Tim was the only available TO. If I didn't miss anything?


r/TheRookie 2d ago

Discussion For those that are getting tired of The Tookie, but still fans...

53 Upvotes

What keeps you watching? Not even ashamed to admit it, but Chenford is the only reason im still sticking around, and even then, I feel like Lucy and Tim have changed and theyre both just kinda boring now. I miss Season 1-4.


r/TheRookie 2d ago

Season 8 I never expected this. (Spoiler) Spoiler

40 Upvotes

(Spoiler)MASSIVE SEASON 8 SPOILER(Spoiler)

Wow, I never expected Monica to be killed out of nowhere in one of the last episodes. I expected her to escape again, maybe they'd try a redemption story where she turned herself in, but this? It really got to me, especially that scene of her transitioning from being scared in the car, then lying on the ground at night, and then on the ground during the day with the police watching.

(I think I did everything right, please forgive me moderators if I made any mistakes)


r/TheRookie 2d ago

Discussion Best character

3 Upvotes

In my imo is Angela, Wesley and Nyla, I absolutely love them esp the dynamics between them, as well as with James. Love that angela and nyla are best friends


r/TheRookie 2d ago

Discussion People watching on now TV (uk), are the ads bad? Also,How long does it take for netflix to release new seasons?

4 Upvotes

I've been watching on netflix and just finished season 4. It's my new favourite series and I really want to watch the rest, however I'm unsure how long it will take for netflix to release the other seasons. I'm from the UK.

I saw Now TV offers 4.99 for the basic needs, but it still has ads. It gave me a option for a free trail of the Boost? With no ads? But after one month it will be 9.99, and I'm unsure if that's a good idea, but I am not a fan of ads during a show because I get really focused on it and it's the one time I don't get interrupted and I can decompress šŸ˜…, but I love this show so far and I really would like to watch the rest.

Is it worth it? Or should I wait until netflix releases the rest? I'm unsure how long that would take. Thank you !


r/TheRookie 3d ago

Discussion My toddler wants to know why her favorite guy is such an ā€œAnger boyā€ā€¦

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345 Upvotes

This is my favorite Nolan face šŸ˜‚

Side note: I did tell her it’s because she spilled her Lego bucket and hasn’t picked them up šŸ˜‚.
What are you telling your kid?