The Rookie seeks to challenge the status quo of cop shows when it returns for its its third season in January.During a panel with ABC7’s Mark Brown, creator Alexi Hawley teased what’s to come in the new season and explained how the show will incorporate the ongoing conversations about police brutality sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement and the murder of George Floyd in May.
Hawley, joined by members of The Rookie cast and writing team, explained that the current social climate heavily influenced the upcoming plotlines.“It gave us a rare opportunity to really get into a lot of different topics.
To talk about so many different aspects of policing – from stuff that happens on the streets to the stuff that happens on the stations, warts
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