'The Rookie' Spin-Off Gets a Major Update as Pilot Order ...

What’s Happening

Listen up: The Boys star Karen Fukuhara provides an update on The Rookie: North, the spin-off from Nathan Fillion’s hit ABC crime series.

‘The Rookie’ Spin-Off Gets a Major Update as Pilot Order News Looms [Exclusive] Nathan Fillion as John Nolan in The Rookie Image via ABC By Adam Blevins & Steven Weintraub Published Apr 9, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT Sign in to your Collider account Add Us On follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Between his work in Castle , Firefly , and even James Gunn ’s new DCU, Nathan Fillion has plenty of notable credits in his filmography. But, the role he’s given the most time to in his career thus far is John Nolan, the lead character in the hit ABC cop drama, The Rookie . (yes, really)

Fillion first suited up as Nolan in the debut season of The Rookie back in 2018, and almost 10 years later, he’s showing no signs of leaving the character behind anytime soon.

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He has mentioned that, while he’d like to move on at some point, he has at least 10 more years of playing John Nolan left in him. With any show as popular as The Rookie , which has been on the air for eight seasons, it’s only natural for the fandom to start asking about spin-offs.

The Rookie had its first spin-off back in 2022, The Rookie: Feds , but it was canceled after only one season. The show followed Special Agent Simone Clarke ( Niecy Nash ), the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy.

Why This Matters

Just, ABC locked in that another spin-off is in the works. The Rookie: North will follow a middle-aged man who joins the Pierce County Police Department as its oldest rookie after a traumatic home invasion. One of the names attached to star in The Rookie: North is Karen Fukuhara , who has earned acclaim in the last seven years for her performance as Kimiko in the hit Prime Video series, The Boys .

Entertainment industry insiders have been buzzing about this.

The Bottom Line

One of the names attached to star in The Rookie: North is Karen Fukuhara , who has earned acclaim in the last seven years for her performance as Kimiko in the hit Prime Video series, The Boys .

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