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The cast of “The Rookie” will soon have to take a new team photo… © ABC
Before “The Rookie” returns in 2025 with the seventh season on ABC and eventually on Sky, a police officer actor will hand in his badge. You can find out who it is here.
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When the cops from the US series The Rookie return to duty on the US broadcaster ABC sometime in 2025, one long-time cast member will be missing. Who will be handing in their badge soon?
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Who is leaving the series “The Rookie” before season 7?
How TVLine reports that Tru Valentino, who joined the series as a recurring guest actor in the fourth season and was promoted to the main cast in season five, will be leaving the series. This means that he will no longer play a leading role in the upcoming seventh season.
Valentino played the character Aaron Thorsen, who TikTok had already achieved some notoriety and had been acquitted of a murder charge that made headlines. He tries his hand as a rookie cop in the Mid-Wilshire Division. He was under the care of instructor Detective Nyla Harper (Mekia Cox), with John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) keeping an eye on him during her maternity leave.
This change was already hinted at by his absence at the San Diego Comic-Con. There are also two new recurring guest actors for season seven.
Reinforcement for the 7th season of “The Rookie”
Deric Augustine, who you might know from All American as Clay or Godfather of Harlem and Shameless, plays Miles, a cop who comes over from Texas and actually already has two years of experience, but is still considered a rookie by the LAPD.
Patrick Keleher, who you might know from the “Funny or Die” “The Egos”, plays the character Seth, who seems like the ideal police officer, but does not have the qualities that are ultimately important. He is rather indecisive…
Why is the series not coming back until 2025?
Although it is already certain that the wait for “The Rookie” will be longer this time, this has an advantage for viewers, as 18 episodes can be broadcast without any major breaks. You can watch a what’s happened so far video for “The Rookie” here.
Here is where “The Rookie” is currently running in Germany
In Germany, the series can be found on Sky One on pay TV, but also on ZDFneo, the ZDFmediathek and finally on Disney+ and Netflix. In April 2024, the fourth season of “The Rookie” came to the free TV channel ZDFneo. From May 2024, it was then possible to watch the brand new missions on Sky One close to the US premiere and accordingly also on the Sky streaming services Sky Go/Q and WOW, all of which are now online.
