

Web series
The Rookie
Never off duty.
Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
- Status
- Returning Series
- Type
- Scripted
- Last aired
- 2026-05-04
- Language
- English
ABC
- police chase
- los angeles, california
- police officer
- police detective
- street crime
- lapd
- police training
- crime investigation
- dramedy
- police department
- procedural
- police drama
Seasons

Season 1
20 episodes · 2018
A life-changing incident pushes a 45-year-old man to chase his dream of becoming a cop. But he must prove himself to his LAPD superiors to make the cut.
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Season 2
20 episodes · 2019
Six months into his career as a cop, John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the LAPD, has used his life experience, determination and sense of humor to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior. But as he embarks on the second half of his rookie year, Nolan will be put to the test by a host of new challenges, romantic relationships and deadly criminals, as he looks to figure out what kind of cop he ultimately wants to be.
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Season 3
14 episodes · 2021
As their training comes to an end, Nolan and his fellow rookies on the force must navigate complex professional and personal challenges.
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Season 4
22 episodes · 2021
Officer Nolan and the squad at the LAPD face their biggest challenges yet as they solve complex crimes involving their own team.
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Season 5
22 episodes · 2022
John Nolan becomes a training officer, mentoring his new rookie, Celina Juarez, and navigating the challenges of his new role while his relationship with Bailey evolves.
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Season 6
10 episodes · 2024
John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the LAPD, has used his life experience, determination and sense of humour to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior. Nearing the end of his training, Nolan now faces his biggest challenge as a police officer when he must come to terms with the choices he has made in pursuit of the truth.
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Season 7
18 episodes · 2025
John and the team welcome two new rookies and continue the hunt for two dangerous inmates with very personal vendettas following their prison escape.
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Season 8
18 episodes · 2026
In Season 8, John Nolan and the team are sent on a high-stakes international assignment in Prague before pulling them back into the evolving dangers of life in the LAPD. At home, the unit faces a shifting landscape of political pressure, unresolved threats, and returning adversaries — including hints that corrupt lawyer Monica Stevens may not be out of the picture for long.
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Season 9
1 episodes · 2027
No season synopsis available yet.
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Behind the camera
Director
Produced in
United States of America, Canada
Where to watch
All optionsAvailability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.
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Air dates
- First aired
- 2018-10-16
- Latest episode
- 2026-05-04
- Status
- Returning Series
- Next release
- In production
- Season 116 Oct 2018
- Season 229 Sept 2019
- Season 33 Jan 2021
- Season 426 Sept 2021
- Season 525 Sept 2022
- Season 620 Feb 2024
- Season 77 Jan 2025
- Season 86 Jan 2026
- Season 96 Jan 2027
Frequently asked questions
The Rookie is streaming on Netflix, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel in India. Use the official Watch now links in the Where to watch section above.
Audience reviews
7- S10/10
superbro
10/19/2018
Wow wow wow thats all I can say I watched the premeire of this show and it was a all out blast this is not a show that takes itsself too seriously or jokes too much it's kinda in the middle just rhe way I love it hilarious and also kick-ass the guy from castle is upbeat and charming. As well I love love loved this show it was fantastic no doubt one of the falls best
- D10/10
Dean
6/25/2024
What a great show! No propaganda, agenda or any political BS. Characters are very well developed. You care about them, you love them. I really can't say anything bad about this show. It's great. Definitely deserves 10/10!
- M7/10
misubisu
6/29/2024
**Score: 7/10 — A Fun, Flawed, and Unapologetically Idealistic Procedural** *The Rookie* succeeds because of [not in spite of] its well crafted contradictions... It is a show that is at once deeply entertaining and profoundly naive, a character-driven workplace drama wrapped in the glossy, sun-drenched packaging of a police recruitment ad. For what it sets out to do—provide optimistic, weekly escapism with a belov…
- E9/10
ephraimk
2/8/2025
Really good. Like really good. The way it navigated through the drama following George Floyd's death was really good. A balance between a need for reform and a need for police. Well done.
- G10/10
GenerationofSwine
4/23/2025
It started off REALLY good, and I was getting into it. It's one of those shows my wife watches that I would reply with "I liked it more when they called it Hillstreet Blues," and then I would joke that "what are they going to call it in season two or three, they didn't think through the title, did they?" But it started growing on me from the start, and it was only teasing. I was actually getting into it. And the…
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