Season 3

**Season 3** of *The Rookie* was announced as a renewal on May 21, 2020; the season premiered on January 3, 2021, and concluded on May 16, 2021.

## Summary

John Nolan is a man in his 40s who, after some life-changing events, packs up his belongings and moves to Los Angeles to become a cop. Season One picked up his story just after he graduated from the police academy, when he was assigned to the Mid-Wilshire division along with two other rookies.

At the end of Season One, Nolan had been in the field with his Training Officer for six months, and he and the other rookies were facing a Training Evaluation exam that would decide whether they could continue in the department. As of the first episode of Season Two, all three rookies have passed the exam, some with better scores than others.

At the end of Season Two, the rookies were entering their final month of training, during which they were warned of more pressure and scrutiny than ever before.

As a consequence of the investigation he and Harper undertook without official sanction at the end of Season Two, Nolan does not exit the FTO program with West and Chen, but has to continue in the program for an additional month.

## Cast

### Main

* Nathan Fillion as John Nolan (14 episodes)
* Shawn Ashmore as Wesley Evers (9 episodes)
* Mekia Cox as Nyla Harper (14 episodes)
* Alyssa Diaz as Angela Lopez (13 episodes)
* Richard T. Jones as Wade Grey (13 episodes)
* Titus Makin as Jackson West (14 episodes)
* Melissa O'Neil as Lucy Chen (14 episodes)
* Eric Winter as Tim Bradford (14 episodes)

### Recurring cast

* Brandon Routh as Doug Stanton (5 episodes)
* Brent Huff as Officer Smitty (8 episodes)
* Kamar de los Reyes as Detective Sergeant Ryan Caradine (3 episodes)
* Toks Olagundoye as Professor Fiona Ryan (6 episodes)
* Camille Guaty as Sandra de La Cruz (4 episodes)
* Dylan Conrique as Tamara Colins (7 episodes)

### Guests

* Harold Perrineau as Detective Nick Armstrong (1 episode)
* Annie Wersching as Rosalind Dyer (1 episode)
* Michael Beach as Cmdr. Percy West (2 episodes)
* Angel Parker as Luna Grey (2 episodes)
* Hrach Titizian as Ruben Derian (1 episode)
* Armin Shimerman as Judge Paloma (1 episode)
* Arjay Smith as James Murray (3 episodes)
* Amarr M. Wooten as D'Andre Salah (1 episode)
* Frances Fisher as Evelyn Nolan (2 episodes)
* Markus Flanagan as Danny Hill (1 episode)
* Jamason Coles as Kyle (1 episode)
* Anthony Kevan as Diego De La Cruz (2 episodes)
* Christian Keyes as Alonzo Smith (2 episodes)
* Sterling Sulieman as Officer Ben Owens (1 episode)
* Joy Brunson as Erica Drum (1 episode)
* Gilbert Chayrez-Chavarria as Armand Gusta (1 episode)
* Josh Stewart as Graham Porter (1 episode)
* Ashley Jones as Kelsey Adams (1 episode)
* Derek Phillips as Mack Daniels (2 episodes)
* Kara Wang as June Zhang (1 episode)
* Jon Jon Briones as Aldo Salonga (1 episode)
* Joshua Triplett as Issac Young (1 episode)
* Nik Sanchez as Silas March (3 episodes)
* Frankie Muniz as Corey Harris (1 episode)
* Skyler Samuels as Charlotte Luster (1 episode)
* Lizze Broadway as Aurora/Debbie (1 episode)
* Daniel Lissing as Sterling Freeman/Skipper Young (1 episode)
* Robin Roberts as Herself (1 episode)
* Rainn Wilson as Rainn Wilson (1 episode)
* Matthew Glave as Oscar Hutchinson (1 episode)
* Molly C. Quinn as Ashley (1 episode)
* Matty Cardarople as Slim Jim (1 episode)
* Chris Reed as Malcolm (1 episode)
* Rohan Chugani as Austin Abassi (1 episode)
* Currie Graham as Ben McRee (1 episode)
* Greg Grunberg as Larry Macer (1 episode)
* Katy M. O'Brian as Katie Barnes (1 episode)
* Emily Deschanel as Sarah Nolan (1 episode)
* Zayne Emory as Henry Nolan (3 episodes)
* Madeleine Coghlan as Abigail (2 episodes)
* Jane Daly as Patrice Evers (2 episodes)
* Jason Canela as Cesar Madrigal (3 episodes)
* Rey Gallegos as Aaron Galeno (2 episodes)
* Britni Camacho as Reyna (2 episodes)
* Jenna Dewan as Bailey Nune (1 episode)
* Michael Trucco as Sean Del Monte (1 episode)

## Advertising and Marketing

### Promotional Videos

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## Trivia

* On May 21, 2020, ABC announced that the series had been renewed for a third season.
* On July 26, 2020 Nathan Fillion was featured on a panel for Comic Con @ Home, where one of his guests was his Firefly co-star Gina Torres; Nathan mentioned that he wanted her to be on *The Rookie* at some point.
	+ She agreed to be part of it at some point with the condition that unlike with her guest spot on *Castle*, he'd actually be on set.
	+ Alexi Hawley promised that if Gina came on board, he'd have her and Nathan interact on the show.
* Executive producer Jon Steinberg tweeted on October 12, 2020 that the third season would premiere on January 3, 2021. The delay, as well as the truncated season, was due to quarantine restrictions related to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
* On December 2, 2020, it was announced that Brandon Routh has joined the series to portray Doug Stanton.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A Conversation with Nathan Fillion Comic-Con@Home 2020 - YouTube
2. ↑ Tweet by Jon Steinberg on October 12, 2020
3. ↑ ABC Sets 2021 Scripted Series Premiere Dates
4. ↑ Brandon Routh Joins ABC’s ‘The Rookie’ As Recurring In Season 3