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‘The Rookie: North’ Casts Jay Ellis as Lead — Nathan Fillion Welcomes Him to Spinoff
Meredith Jacobs
NOVEMBER 25, 2025, 1:48 PM

UPDATE (11/25/2025):

The Rookie spinoff is one step closer to being a reality.

The Rookie: North has cast Jay Ellis as the lead character, Deadline reports. With that, ABC has picked up the pilot (it would still have to be ordered to series to make it onscreen).

Ellis will play Alex Holland, who’s following a similar path that The Rookie lead John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) did, becoming a cop later in life and the oldest rookie in a police department, this one in Washington state. According to the official description, “Alex Holland believed his mid-life wasn’t worthy of a crisis. But after a violent home invasion ignites a dormant purpose, Alex battles a lifetime of failed commitments by joining the Pierce County Police Department as its oldest rookie. Policing from the urban coast to the rural forest where backup isn’t just 5-minutes away, Alex must prove to his skeptical training officer, his fellow rookies, and himself, that he’s finally found something worthy of the fight.”

Ellis also shared, along with the announcement, a video on Instagram of Fillion. “Mr. Ellis, Mr. Jay Ellis. Hi, I’m Nathan Fillion. You may know me from such shows as The Rookie or The Rookie or maybe soon to be a guest on your Rookie spinoff,” he said in the video. (Crossovers are probable, given how they worked and continue to do so with cast members from the since-canceled Feds.)”Jay, I just wanted to say thank you for coming to do this little spinoff. I also wanted to say welcome,” Fillion said. Watch it below…….

https://www.tvinsider.com/1200548/the-rookie-north-spinoff-title-lead-character-details/?utm_source=TV+Insider%3A+Breaking+News&utm_campaign=86cc3373a4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_11_25_07_21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_170fcbb83f-86cc3373a4-578696207

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