‘The Rookie’ Hopes To Incorporate Characters From ‘The Rookie: Feds’, Says Star Nathan Fillion
deadline.comPromising news from Nathan Fillion about whether we will ever see cast members again from The Rookie: Feds. While participating in a panel discussion Saturday for The Rookie at Comic-Con, Fillion was told by a fan that she misses the short-lived spinoff that starred Niecy Nash-Betts, Frankie R.
Faison, James Lesure, Britt Robertson and Kevin Zegers. Will she ever see them again? “The short answer is yes,” Fillion said, to applause.
Feds, which was a casualty of the dual strikes, was canceled in November. “We are trying to create a universe in which we can all exist.” In fact, Fillion said building and fostering that universe is so important that he pointed out how The Rookie is no longer just about him. “The title and the idea that it was my show was always just a trick,” said Fillion. “It’s always been an ensemble cast.
I’m so very pleased to be able to say this program can, at any one time, rest squarely on the shoulders of any one member of this cast.” In April, The Rookie was renewed for a seventh season.
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