The Rookie: Feds, a spinoff series starring Niecy Nash-Betts as Simone Clark, the FBI Academy’s oldest rookie, has received a series order from ABC. The Rookie franchise will now be open for prospective crossover in future seasons, thanks to ABC’s confirmation of The Rookie: Feds.
The Rookie spinoff Feds has been added to ABC’s new show roster for the 2022-2023 broadcasting season. The Rookie is a police procedural that is presently in its fourth season and follows the oldest rookie in the LAPD. The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley and Terence Paul Winter collaborated on the spinoff series The Rookie: Feds. Along with Mark Gordon, series star Niecy Nash-Betts, The Rookie star Nathan Fillion, Michelle Chapman, Bill Norcross, and Corey Miller, they serve as executive producers. The Rookie: Feds received a backdoor pilot order from ABC earlier this year.
This trainee was born to make an impact. The Rookie: Feds is a new drama starring @NiecyNash, coming to ABC. #TheRookieFeds pic.twitter.com/VnbwoP65xK
— The Rookie: Feds (@TheRookieFeds) May 13, 2022
ABC has confirmed that The Rookie spinoff Feds, starring Nash-Betts, will be entering the network’s fall season lineup, according to Variety. Simone was introduced in the two-part backdoor pilot that aired during The Rookie season 4 only two weeks ago, prompting this series order.
Get ready for #TheRookie universe to get even bigger 👏. @NiecyNash stars in #TheRookieFeds, a new drama coming to ABC! pic.twitter.com/lUfgEd4Nf0
— The Rookie: Feds (@TheRookieFeds) May 16, 2022
The Rookie spinoff Feds Release Date
The new series will air in the 2022-2023 season with Hilary Swank’s new drama Alaska and Gina Rodriguez’s comedy Not Dead Yet.
What’s the Story Behind Niecy Nash’s ‘The Rookie’ Spinoff?
The Rookie Feds Cast
Simone Clark, a former guidance counselor who becomes the FBI academy’s oldest rookie, will be played by Niecy Nash-Betts (Reno 911!). When Simone helps John Nolan (Fillion) track down a potential terrorist in a two-part backdoor pilot during The Rookie season 4, Nash-Betts’ character was introduced. Christopher “Cutty” Clark is played by Frankie Faison (The Wire), and Special Agent Matthew Garza is played by Felix Solis (Ozark).
