The Rookie Feds

***The Rookie: Feds*** is an American television series that aired on ABC. It is a spinoff of *The Rookie* and aired from September 27, 2022 to May 2, 2023. On November 9, 2023, *The Rookie: Feds* was cancelled after one season as a consequence of the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

## Summary

*The Rookie: Feds* focuses on the experience of Simone Clark, who becomes an FBI agent at the age of 48 after a long career in education. Simone was first featured in Season 4, episodes 19 and 20, of *The Rookie*.

## Cast

* Niecy Nash as Simone Clark
* Frankie Faison as Christopher "Cutty" Clark
* James Lesure as Carter Hope
* Britt Robertson as Laura Stensen
* Felix Solis as Matthew Garza
* Kevin Zegers as Brendon Acres

## Production

### Development

On February 8, 2022, it was announced that ABC was in the process of developing a spin-off of *The Rookie* centered around the FBI. It was also reported that the series would be introduced through a two-episode backdoor pilot in the parent series. At the time it was reported ABC was looking to expand its franchises after losing *Black-ish*, in an effort to compete with NBC's *Chicago* and *Law & Order* franchises as well as the *FBI* and *NCIS* franchises that air on CBS. On May 13, 2022, it was ordered to series under the title *The Rookie: Feds*. *The Rookie* creator Alex Hawley, co-created the series with Terence Paul Winter, both of whom also executive produce alongside Michelle Chapman, Bill Norcross, Corey Miller, star Niecy Nash, and *The Rookie* star Nathan Fillion. ABC Signature and Entertainment One serve as production companies. Entertainment One will also distribute the series internationally. On October 21, 2022, the series received a full season order, bringing up the season to a total of 22 episodes. On November 9, 2023, ABC canceled the series after one season as a consequence of the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

### Casting

Niecy Nash-Betts was the first to be cast as Simone Clark, "a tour de force and the oldest rookie at the FBI Academy." Kat Foster and Felix Solis were cast in March 2022 to portray Casey Fox and Matthew Garza, a five and twenty year veteran of the FBI, respectively. Frankie Faison also joined the cast as Christopher "Cutty" Clark, Simone's father. When the series was ordered it was reported that Foster and her character Fox would not progress past the backdoor pilot. Britt Robertson joined the main cast in June 2022 to play Laura Stensen, a former member of the FBI behavioral analysis unit. Later that month, Kevin Zegers was cast as Brendon Acres, a former actor who recently joined the FBI. The following day, *Deadlne* reported that James Lesure was also cast as Carter Hope, a former lawyer in the Department of Justice who is now training Clark. In September 2022, it was announced that Jessica Betts, Tom Arnold, Eric Roberts, and Deniz Akdeniz had been cast in guest-starring roles. Nathan Fillion and Alyssa Diaz will appear in the series premiere as John Nolan and Angela Lopez, respectively, their characters from *The Rookie*.

## Release

*The Rookie: Feds* aired from September 27, 2022 to May 2, 2023 on ABC.

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### Videos

The Rookie- Feds (ABC) "Second Act" Promo HD - Niecy Nash spinoffThe Rookie- Feds (ABC) Trailer HD - Niecy Nash spinoff
## External links

* The Rookie: Feds at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* The Rookie: Feds at the Internet Movie Database