The Rookie Renewed For Season 9 As Long-Running Police Drama Continues

2026-04-14 04:35:14

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Cop drama 'The Rookie' has been renewed for a ninth season.

The Rookie, starring Nathan Fillion and created by Alexi Hawley, from Lionsgate Television and 20th Television, has officially become the third-longest-running drama series on ABC, trailing only Grey's Anatomy (now heading into Season 23) and NYPD Blue, which ran for 12 seasons, as per Deadline.

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With its ninth season, The Rookie now matches the run of ABC's 1981 primetime soap Dynasty and the 1965 police procedural The F.B.I., both of which also lasted nine seasons. (9-1-1 is set to reach a tenth season, though its first six aired on Fox before moving to ABC.)

"So far, the mindset across the board is, as Melissa O'Neil said, 'Let's Grey's Anatomy this thing,'" Hawley told Deadline, quoting one of The Rookie's stars.

"I think everybody is having a good time, it's a cast that truly loves each other and enjoys coming to work, they get to do fun stuff every day. And at this point, heading into Season 9, I don't feel like we're anywhere near out of ideas. Part of that is we're not a procedural where I have to come up with a body drop every week. We really can reinvent ourselves a lot, and that helps with not feeling like you're running out of story. Every time you bring in a new rookie or a new character, that also changes things. So, yeah, I would do this until they turn the lights out."