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ABC confirmed that The Rookie Season 9 and its spinoff The Rookie: North will premiere on January 6, 2027. The main series moves to a Wednesday 9 p.m. slot, leading into the new show at 10 p.m. The season opener is a two-part episode focusing on the rescue of kidnapped characters Tim and Lucy, with new cast additions including Troian Bellisario and Dulé Hill.
ABC has confirmed that 'The Rookie' Season 9 and its spinoff 'The Rookie: North' will premiere on January 6, 2027. The main series moves to a Wednesday 9 p.m. slot, serving as a lead-in to the new show at 10 p.m. The Season 9 premiere will be a two-part episode addressing the kidnapping of characters Tim and Lucy from the previous season's finale. New cast additions include Troian Bellisario, Dulé Hill, and Molly Kunz for the main series, and Andy Allo for the spinoff. The shows will air on ABC and stream on Hulu the next day.
Alexi Hawley has signed a multi-year overall deal extension with Lionsgate Television, securing his status as an exclusive developer for the studio. This move follows the recent renewal of 'The Rookie' for a ninth season and the pickup of its spinoff, 'The Rookie: North.' The agreement also covers Hawley's new hostage-recovery drama, 'The Envoy,' which is currently in development at HBO Max.
Season 9 opens with a two‑part premiere picking up after Tim and Lucy’s cliffhanger kidnapping, as the team races to find them. Lucy and Tim are currently unconscious with bags over their heads, and the cast tease a heartful, emotional return with twists and a longer rescue arc, as Heath Everett’s revenge drives the action.
At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, The Rookie’s creators and cast unveiled a two-part Season 9 premiere that picks up after the Season 8 cliffhanger, with a star-studded panel including Jay Ellis for a surprise appearance and a tease of the upcoming The Rookie: North spinoff; Season 9 is slated to debut in January 2027 on ABC.
At Comic-Con, The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley announced Season 9 will launch with a supersized two-part premiere, airing in January after last season’s cliffhanger where Tim and Lucy were abducted. Production has begun, with Nathan Fillion set to join on set Monday, while Melissa O’Neil addressed fan reactions to the finale; Jay Ellis also dropped by to tease The Rookie: North, the upcoming spinoff.
ABC’s fall 2026 schedule leaves out any Bachelor-branded series, moving High Potential to midseason and maintaining a mostly steady slate with a major midseason reshuffle. The Rookie and Will Trent are slated to anchor midseason, with The Rookie: North launching then and R.J. Decker staying in its Tuesday 10 PM spot. The Scrubs reboot returns in fall to bridge gaps, and The Bachelor is planned for midseason with Bachelor in Paradise following in summer 2027. ABC also emphasizes renewed scripted series and aims to minimize interruptions around live events.
ABC has ordered a The Rookie spin-off titled The Rookie: North for the 2026–27 season, centering on Alex Holland (Jay Ellis) as the oldest rookie on a Washington state police force. The series is written by The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley, with Nathan Fillion and other producers aboard; Lionsgate Television and 20th Century TV will produce. It’s ABC’s second Rookie spin-off, following The Rookie: Feds, and is one of two pilots ordered this development cycle, with the other, a comedy called Do You Want Kids?, not moving forward.
Deadline’s interview with Alexi Hawley breaks down The Rookie season 8 finale: Tim’s engagement to Lucy is followed by their abduction, a setup Hawley says will kick off Season 9 with a rescue arc, the return of Liam Glasser, the possible return of other early-season villains, introduction of new rookies, and ongoing questions about weddings, loyalties, and Monica’s fate.
In The Rookie’s April 27 episode 'Dead Ringer,' central lawyer Monica Stevens (Bridget Regan) is killed, ending a four-season arc and delivering a shocking twist ahead of the Season 8 finale.
ABC has renewed The Rookie for a ninth season and Will Trent for a fifth, with both shows currently airing new seasons and slated to wrap up in early May. The renewals follow ABC’s spate of primetime renewals (9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville, High Potential, Grey’s Anatomy, Abbott Elementary), while freshman R.J. Decker and the sophomore comedy Shifting Gears are still waiting for word. The network previously shot a pilot for a Rookie offshoot, The Rookie: North, but no pickup was announced at press time.
ABC renewed The Rookie for a ninth season and Will Trent for a fifth season for 2026-27, noting strong cross‑platform viewership (including Hulu) and 8M+ viewers per episode with solid 18‑49 ratings; ABC is also moving forward with The Rookie: North, a spinoff in development.
ABC renewed The Rookie for Season 9, solidifying it as ABC’s third-longest-running drama, buoyed by strong younger-viewer interest (including TikTok), a lean production model with nine shooting days per episode, and a California tax credit of about $34.9 million; creator Alexi Hawley says the show still has plenty of ideas and hints at a possible spinoff, The Rookie: North.
ABC reshuffles its schedule: The Rookie shifts from Tuesday to Mondays at 10 PM starting Jan. 26, following Idol, while Scott Speedman’s new drama RJ Decker will premiere March 3 in The Rookie’s former Tuesday slot. The move aims to leverage Idol’s strong lead-in and streaming momentum, with The Rookie posting a robust Season 8 premiere (7.88M in MP+3 and top streaming/social metrics) and RJ Decker set as a South Florida-based private-investigator series produced by 20th TV. The changes are designed to sustain originals through midseason and Olympic coverage.
ABC has announced its midseason premiere schedule, including the debut of the Scrubs reboot on February 25, returning favorites like American Idol on January 26, and new seasons of Will Trent and The Rookie, along with other popular shows and special events.