“I Am Always Looking”: ‘The Rookie’ Season 8 Gets an Exciting Update From Showrunner Ahead of Season 7 Finale [Exclusive]
The Rookie showrunner Alexi Hawley provides an update on Season 8 of Nathan Fillion's police procedural ahead of the Season 7 finale.
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The future of The Rookie just got a major update ahead of its most important episode yet. Nathan Fillion’s new police procedural is due to air its next finale next week on Tuesday, May 13, and with seven solid seasons under its belt in seven years, fans are already curious about where the show is heading next. Things have been heating up on The Rookie for the last few weeks, particularly in the penultimate episode, which saw Angela (Alyssa Diaz) and Nyla (Mekia Cox) ask their mothers to help on a case while Wesley (Shawn Ashmore) is threatened. Collider’s Therese Lacson recently sat down for an interview with The Rookie showrunner Alexi Hawley, who revealed that the writer’s room for Season 8 is already underway, and also teased the conclusion of the parental storyline:
