The Rookie

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Comedy
10/16/2018
TV-14

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.

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  • superbro

    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

    October 19, 2018
  • Ditendra

    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!

    June 25, 2024
  • misubisu

    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 doprovide optimistic, weekly escapism with a beloved castit earns its keep, even as its disconnect from reality grows more pronounced with each passing season.

    What Works (Why We Keep Watching):

    The shows undeniable engine is its character development and chemistry. Nathan Fillions John Nolan, the titular oldest rookie, provides a charming, moral anchor, and the ens...

    June 29, 2024
  • realedk

    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.

    February 8, 2025
  • GenerationofSwine

    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 then 2020 happened and it took a HARD left wing turn It fell apart. It took a bit of an ACAB stance, which is awkward in a police drama. It started to do the who leftist lecture thing. The "inappropriate" relationships according to the left broke up. It became crap. So much so that I started calling it "The Wokie."

    But the...

    April 23, 2025

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