The Rookie 2018

type: TVSeries

language: English

seasons: 6

episodes: 108

genre: crime

theme: police procedural

director: Liz Friedlander

Score: 7 / 10

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., Melissa O'Neil, Afton Williamson, Mekia Cox, Shawn Ashmore, and Eric Winter. It follows John Nolan, a man in his forties, 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.

Plot

The series follows John Nolan, a 45-year-old newly divorced man from Pennsylvania, who, nine months after helping police officers during a bank robbery in his hometown of Foxburg, moves to Los Angeles to pursue a new career as a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). After graduating from the Police Academy as the oldest rookie on the force, Nolan must navigate the dangerous, unpredictable nature of his job and is determined to make it in his new career despite the challenges.

Cast

More details

director	Liz Friedlander
events	Los Angeles Police Department
genre	crime drama mystery
keywords	bank robbery divorced man force help inspired by a true story lapd new car pennsylvania police academy police department police officer
publisher	American Broadcasting Company
recordedAt	Los Angeles
theme	police procedural