Get the latest gossip
New ‘The Rookie’ Spinoff In The Works At ABC
ABC's 'The Rookie' may spawn a second spinoff series -- and unlike the first one, it would stay in the cop show arena. Alexi Hawley is writer/EP.
Headed into its seventh season, slated to premiere Jan. 7, The Rookie remains one of ABC’s most watched series that also has emerged as a top performer on streamer Hulu amid a surge in popularity among young viewers. Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich revealed in February that The Rookie was at the time the #2 drama on Hulu and had generated more than 500 million hours viewed on the streamer since its 2018 launch, with nearly half of them in the most recent year. Looking to capitalize on that, I hear ABC earlier this year gave Hawley a blind script commitment intended for a potential new Rookie spinoff, which resulted in the current project in development.
Or read this on Deadline