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The Rookie: North Ordered to Series by ABC

ABC has handed a series order to their lone drama pilot, The Rookie: North. The spinoff of their long-running procedural hit The Rookie has been in development for over a year, with a pilot ordered this year en route to its eventual pickup. The pilot stars Jay Ellis as Alex Holland, who is inspired to join the Pierce County PD after a violent home invasion. He'll be on the case in both the urban coast and the rural forest in the sprawling Washington County, as he tries to prove to his skeptical training officer and fellow rookies that he belongs on the force. Chris Sullivan, Janet Montgomery, Karen Fukuhara, Malik Watson, Froy Gutierrez, and Mya Lowe will also star in the series, which has a ten-episode order for its first series. It is set for a midseason debut in early 2027. It's the second spinoff of The Rookie, after one-and-done The Rookie: Feds. Unlike Feds, The Rookie: North did not have a backdoor pilot on the parent show, as ABC utilizes a different strategy to launch this new series. There are, however, plans for crossovers between the two series.

The Rookie and Will Trent Renewed by ABC

A pair of veteran crime dramas will be returning to ABC next season. The network has renewed The Rookie and Will Trent for a ninth and fifth season, respectively. Both series remain respectable performers for ABC, with The Rookie being a particular highlight in its delayed performance. The series were once Tuesday night companions, though The Rookie has since moved to Monday nights, splitting up the pair of lighthearted crime procedurals that had aired on Tuesday nights (albeit often an hour apart) since Will Trent's debut. The dramas are the latest early renewal for ABC, which had previously renewed fellow Tuesday drama High Potential, their 9-1-1 dramas, Grey's Anatomy, and comedy Abbott Elementary. The pickup leaves Shifting Gears and freshmen RJ Decker and Scrubs as the only ABC scripted series left on the bubble. The renewal of The Rookie ties it for the third-longest-running drama series in ABC history, with ongoing drama Grey's Anatomy one of the two shows still ahead of it. The Rookie stars Nathan Fillion, whose former ABC drama Castle ran for eight seasons, while Will Trent stars Ramon Rodriguez. both series are correct predictions for The TV Ratings Guide.

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