Niecy Nash is set to star in an FBI-set spinoff of ABC's The Rookie - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 02-08-2022, 08:50 PM

https://deadline.com/2022/02/the-roo...-4-1234927983/

The former Reno 911! star is set to return to the world of law enforcement. She'll guest-star on The Rookie as part of a two-episode backdoor pilot for a potential spinoff set at the FBI. "The planted spinoff follows the premise of The Rookie, which stars Fillion as John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the LAPD," according to Deadline's Nellie Andreeva. "Nash will guest star as Simone Clark, a force of nature, the living embodiment of a dream deferred – and the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy. Simone has never shied away from a challenge or a fight. She is a single mother of two who put her dreams on hold to make sure her kids pursued their own. In the two embedded pilot episodes, co-written by (The Rookie creator Alexi) Hawley and The Rookie executive producer Terence Paul Winter, Officer John Nolan (Fillion) and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark (Nash) when one of her former students is suspected of terrorism following an explosion at a local power station. Much like the Chicago, Law & Order, FBI, 9-1-1 and the Grey’s Anatomy franchises which thrive on crossovers, The Rookie and the spinoff will exist in the same universe, allowing characters to move back and forth. The planted spinoff route ABC is taking with The Rookie offshoot involves new characters getting incorporated into the mothership series before anchoring their own show. I hear Nash is one of four actors who will guest star in the two-episode arc on The Rookie with an option to become series regulars on the proposed new series if it gets picked up for next season." Nash says of her new role: “I’m so excited to guest star on The Rookie and bring Simone Clark to life! She is a spirited and spicy fish out of water. The cast is amazing and I can’t wait to play!”

TMC · 03-09-2022, 09:27 PM

Niecy Nash's The Rookie spinoff adds Kat Foster and Felix Solis

CSI: Vegas' Foster and Ozark's Solis will guest-star on two episodes of The Rookie that will serve as a backdoor pilot to an untitled FBI-set ABC spinoff starring Nash.

TMC · 04-08-2022, 09:58 PM

The Rookie releases the first trailer for its Niecy Nash-led FBI-themed backdoor pilot

Part 1 of the two-part event, airing April 24, will serve as a backdoor pilot for the potential spinoff, starring Nash as the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy.

JamesG · 06-17-2022, 02:48 PM

Britt Robertson Joins "The Rookie: Feds"
by Nellie Andreeva
June 17, 2022

Britt Robertson has been tapped as a series regular on ABC’s new hour-long series "The Rookie: Feds", headlined by Niecy Nash-Betts.

Robertson will play Laura Stensen. She is the “black sheep” of a family of brilliant academics and the youngest person ever allowed into the FBI’s behavioral analysis unit. But after discovering that her boyfriend had been cheating on her with her best friend, Laura fell into a slump – how could a criminal profiler miss that the people closest to her were liars?

Given a lifeline in Garza’s new unit, Laura’s ready to throw her socially awkward, workaholic, book-smart self-back into the job, hoping to get her mojo back.

https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-roo...es-1235047435/

icecream · 06-17-2022, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

Britt Robertson Joins "The Rookie: Feds"
by Nellie Andreeva
June 17, 2022

Britt Robertson has been tapped as a series regular on ABC’s new hour-long series "The Rookie: Feds", headlined by Niecy Nash-Betts.

Robertson will play Laura Stensen. She is the “black sheep” of a family of brilliant academics and the youngest person ever allowed into the FBI’s behavioral analysis unit. But after discovering that her boyfriend had been cheating on her with her best friend, Laura fell into a slump – how could a criminal profiler miss that the people closest to her were liars?

Given a lifeline in Garza’s new unit, Laura’s ready to throw her socially awkward, workaholic, book-smart self-back into the job, hoping to get her mojo back.

https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-roo...es-1235047435/

Well now I have to add this show to my schedule, Britt Robertson rocks. They should have her growl like she did on Big Sky,

JamesG · 06-22-2022, 06:53 PM

Kevin Zegers Joins Cast of "The Rookie: Feds"
by Nellie Andreeva
June 22, 2022

Kevin Zegers (Rebel) has been tapped as a series regular on ABC’s new hourlong series "The Rookie: Feds", headlined by Niecy Nash-Betts.

Zegers will play Brendon Acres who is just out of Quantico. Brendon’s got a lot to prove in his first posting – not least because his background as the lead on the long-running TV series "Vampire Cop" means few people take him seriously.

His years of method-actor training led not only to martial arts and gun skills, but also a master’s in computer science.

https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-roo...es-1235045296/

JamesG · 06-23-2022, 01:37 PM

James Lesure Joins Cast of ABC's "The Rookie: Feds"
by Nellie Andreeva
June 23, 2022

James Lesure (Rebel) has been tapped as a series regular on ABC’s new hourlong series "The Rookie: Feds", headlined by Niecy Nash-Betts.

Lesure will play Carter Hope. Conservative and a by-the-book traditionalist, Carter’s a model FBI agent who joined the bureau after a successful career as a lawyer in the Justice Department. Now he’s got the most challenging task of his career: training the outspoken and outside-the-box rookie Clark, whose style will be a challenge to his painfully won beliefs.

https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-roo...es-1235050534/

JamesG · 09-14-2022, 10:45 PM

JamesG · 09-20-2022, 05:30 PM

"The Rookie: Feds" Casts Niecy's Wife
by Vlada Gelman
September 20, 2022

"The Rookie: Feds" is bringing a real-life love connection to the show.

Jessica Betts, wife of series star Niecy Nash-Betts, will guest-star on the ABC drama as a love interest for Nash-Betts’ character Simone Clark, it was announced on Tuesday.

Additionally, Tom Arnold will appear as the charismatic father of Kevin Zegers’ Brendon, who shares a “complicated” dynamic with his dad.

Plus, Eric Roberts will play a father with a dark secret, while Deniz Akdeniz will portray Laura’s (Britt Robertson) former Behavioral Science Unit colleague, who “brings a little friendly competition to the unit and opens up a new side of her.”

https://tvline.com/2022/09/20/the-ro...love-interest/

02-08-2022, 08:50 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,459	Niecy Nash is set to star in an FBI-set spinoff of ABC's The Rookie https://deadline.com/2022/02/the-roo...-4-1234927983/ The former Reno 911! star is set to return to the world of law enforcement. She'll guest-star on The Rookie as part of a two-episode backdoor pilot for a potential spinoff set at the FBI. "The planted spinoff follows the premise of The Rookie, which stars Fillion as John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the LAPD," according to Deadline's Nellie Andreeva. "Nash will guest star as Simone Clark, a force of nature, the living embodiment of a dream deferred – and the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy. Simone has never shied away from a challenge or a fight. She is a single mother of two who put her dreams on hold to make sure her kids pursued their own. In the two embedded pilot episodes, co-written by (The Rookie creator Alexi) Hawley and The Rookie executive producer Terence Paul Winter, Officer John Nolan (Fillion) and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark (Nash) when one of her former students is suspected of terrorism following an explosion at a local power station. Much like the Chicago, Law & Order, FBI, 9-1-1 and the Grey’s Anatomy franchises which thrive on crossovers, The Rookie and the spinoff will exist in the same universe, allowing characters to move back and forth. The planted spinoff route ABC is taking with The Rookie offshoot involves new characters getting incorporated into the mothership series before anchoring their own show. I hear Nash is one of four actors who will guest star in the two-episode arc on The Rookie with an option to become series regulars on the proposed new series if it gets picked up for next season." Nash says of her new role: “I’m so excited to guest star on The Rookie and bring Simone Clark to life! She is a spirited and spicy fish out of water. The cast is amazing and I can’t wait to play!”

03-09-2022, 09:27 PM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,459	Niecy Nash's The Rookie spinoff adds Kat Foster and Felix Solis CSI: Vegas' Foster and Ozark's Solis will guest-star on two episodes of The Rookie that will serve as a backdoor pilot to an untitled FBI-set ABC spinoff starring Nash.

04-08-2022, 09:58 PM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,459	The Rookie releases the first trailer for its Niecy Nash-led FBI-themed backdoor pilot Part 1 of the two-part event, airing April 24, will serve as a backdoor pilot for the potential spinoff, starring Nash as the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy.

06-17-2022, 02:48 PM	#4
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,045	*Britt Robertson Joins "The Rookie: Feds"* by Nellie Andreeva June 17, 2022 Britt Robertson has been tapped as a series regular on ABC’s new hour-long series "The Rookie: Feds", headlined by Niecy Nash-Betts. Robertson will play Laura Stensen. She is the “black sheep” of a family of brilliant academics and the youngest person ever allowed into the FBI’s behavioral analysis unit. But after discovering that her boyfriend had been cheating on her with her best friend, Laura fell into a slump – how could a criminal profiler miss that the people closest to her were liars? Given a lifeline in Garza’s new unit, Laura’s ready to throw her socially awkward, workaholic, book-smart self-back into the job, hoping to get her mojo back. https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-roo...es-1235047435/

06-22-2022, 06:53 PM	#6
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,045	*Kevin Zegers Joins Cast of "The Rookie: Feds"* by Nellie Andreeva June 22, 2022 Kevin Zegers (Rebel) has been tapped as a series regular on ABC’s new hourlong series "The Rookie: Feds", headlined by Niecy Nash-Betts. Zegers will play Brendon Acres who is just out of Quantico. Brendon’s got a lot to prove in his first posting – not least because his background as the lead on the long-running TV series "Vampire Cop" means few people take him seriously. His years of method-actor training led not only to martial arts and gun skills, but also a master’s in computer science. https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-roo...es-1235045296/

06-23-2022, 01:37 PM	#7
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,045	*James Lesure Joins Cast of ABC's "The Rookie: Feds"* by Nellie Andreeva June 23, 2022 James Lesure (Rebel) has been tapped as a series regular on ABC’s new hourlong series "The Rookie: Feds", headlined by Niecy Nash-Betts. Lesure will play Carter Hope. Conservative and a by-the-book traditionalist, Carter’s a model FBI agent who joined the bureau after a successful career as a lawyer in the Justice Department. Now he’s got the most challenging task of his career: training the outspoken and outside-the-box rookie Clark, whose style will be a challenge to his painfully won beliefs. https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-roo...es-1235050534/

09-14-2022, 10:45 PM	#8
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,045

09-20-2022, 05:30 PM	#9
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,045	*"The Rookie: Feds" Casts Niecy's Wife* by Vlada Gelman September 20, 2022 "The Rookie: Feds" is bringing a real-life love connection to the show. Jessica Betts, wife of series star Niecy Nash-Betts, will guest-star on the ABC drama as a love interest for Nash-Betts’ character Simone Clark, it was announced on Tuesday. Additionally, Tom Arnold will appear as the charismatic father of Kevin Zegers’ Brendon, who shares a “complicated” dynamic with his dad. Plus, Eric Roberts will play a father with a dark secret, while Deniz Akdeniz will portray Laura’s (Britt Robertson) former Behavioral Science Unit colleague, who “brings a little friendly competition to the unit and opens up a new side of her.” https://tvline.com/2022/09/20/the-ro...love-interest/