“I Was a Little Leery”: ‘The Rookie’s Richard T. Jones Explains the Upcoming ’Speed’ Homage

The RookieSeason 7, Episode 11, "Speed," is a pure adrenaline ride inspired by the 1994 action thriller Speed. In it, "John (Nathan Fillion) and Celina (Lisseth Chavez) find themselves in a hostage situation while undercover for a public safety initiative. While Angela (Alyssa Diaz) and Nyla (Mekia Cox) investigate the suspects, Tim (Eric Winter) challenges Lucy’s (Melissa O'Neil) decision-making skills." Speed is iconic and series star Richard T. Jones was apprehensive of the show touching it. "Because I’m a big fan of the movie, I was like, ‘Oh!' I said, 'Come on, [showrunner] Alexi [Hawley], you’ve got to do this right.' I was a little leery when I first got the heads-up about it, but after reading it, I was very, I was very confident that we’d be OK," he told TV Line. The episode is a lot for Lieutenant Gray as he handles crises on different fronts.