While fans would love to catch up with Nolan and the other funny and clever people in his life as part of ABC's fall 2025 broadcast schedule, there's going to be a longer wait. Season 7 premiered in January 2025, and it was recently announced that The Rookie season 8 will premiere in January 2026. In the meantime, fans will want to hear what Oliver said about the popular procedural on the episode of La,st Week Tonight which aired on Sunday, May 18th, 2025.
After The Rookie Season 8's Renewal, John Oliver Made A Memorable Comment About The Premise
According to TV Line, John Oliver talked about the TV shows that ABC recently renewed, including The Rookie and Will Trent. He praised Doctor Odyssey, Ryan Murphy's TV drama that premiered in September 2024 but hasn't gotten a second season renewal. Oliver said:
As Oliver mentioned, the original premise of The Rookie isn't exactly the same as it was when it premiered in 2018. While John Nolan starts off the show as a middle-aged rookie cop, and the other characters are younger than him, he's no longer a rookie. Now, Nolan is an experienced police officer with the LAPD, and, most notably, rookie Miles Penn (Deric Augustine) has joined the team. Other notable characters include recent returning character Seth Ridley (Patrick Keheler), Nolan's wife Bailey Nune (Jenna Dewan), officer Celina Juarez (Lisseth Chavez), and sergaents Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil) and Tim Bradford (Eric Winter).
Oliver also joked about Will Trent, the ABC drama that also airs on Tuesday nights. The procedural focuses on the title character, who is played by Ramón Rodríguez and who is a special agent at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Both Will Trent and The Rookie have high ratings and a large fanbase, and fans definitely expected them to each be renewed.
Of course, while The Rookie's premise is compelling and draws viewers in, it would be tough for Nolan to remain a rookie for the entire show. The story has to move forward, and time has to pass. If he never progressed in his career, it would become frustrating.
Source: TVLine.com
