The Niece Nash Bates-starring “The Rookie: Fades” hit the ground running earlier this year, when it was introduced as a double-episode backdoor pilot on ABC’s “The Rookie.” And when the spinoff drama premieres on ABC on September 27 in an episode titled “Day One” and is set after Simone (Nash Bates) celebrates her graduation from Quantico, it gets right into action. .
“The first thing she wants to do is that after graduating from Quantico, she goes to her old high school, where she was a guidance counselor. … Simone wants to say goodbye to her students and encourage them about this That’s How It’s Never Too Late – Again, Speaking of ‘The Rookie’ [franchise] It’s all about reinventing, and following your dreams no matter where you are in your life,'” showrunner and executive producer Terence Paul Winter told TheWrap when we asked him as part of our Fall TV preview. Spoken as.
“what alexey” [Hawley, co-creator and EP] Set up in the pilot of the original series, and what put him and I in it together, and then of course because it’s ‘The Rookie,’ we think it’s going to be just a simple goodbye and then something very exciting and Energetic gets. I don’t want to spoil it, but it really is a good way to start the show, and it really sums up what this show is all about. ,
“The Rookie: Fed” brings Nash Bates back to the role of Simone, the oldest rookie in the FBI, just as Nathan Fillion’s John Nolan character was when he attended the LAPD training program in Season 1 of “The Rookie” . Simone and Nolan develop a friendship in the backdoor pilot in “The Rookie” Season 4, so it’s only appropriate to greet her when she moves to Los Angeles in her full-time role as an FBI agent. is present there.
“He’s actually the one who picks her up at the airport when she arrives on her first day, where she’s assigned to the L.A. field office. Simone is coming back home after living in DC for 20 years. And so it’s like that.” which takes us into the world of the show,” Winter said. “You will see.” [Episode] 101, There Will Be Many Connective Pieces For ‘The Rookie’ Flagship, But Then We Have To Launch Our Own Show And We’ll Get All The Amazing New Series We Get Regular For Our Shows, Including Those You Just Met . [Episodes] 419 and 420 — Felix [Solis] Garza and Frankie Fasson as Katti. ,
As Simone heard in Backdoor’s double pilot, Garza wanted to set up a team that wasn’t in color coordination research documents while tracking down suspects in serious cases. He wanted to bring together a group that was more practical and experience-driven. So when Simone comes back to L.A. and learns that Garza’s team has been given the green light, she thinks she’s a perfect fit.
“He was blessed to start this program, and then as we start the first episode … Simone says, ‘I should be on that team,'” Winters explained. “Garza is a little concerned about Simone, who despite being incredibly talented can be a bit of a wildcard. So once again, Simone has to prove herself in a way that only Simone can do because she’s such a genius.” There is woman who is not apologetic to herself. And she is more than happy not to break the rules, but bends them as far as possible to prove herself. She is a 48 year old woman. She doesn’t have time anymore Will let it pass.”
Winter also revealed that “she gets a little help from Nolan in the process.”
There will be crossovers between the two shows, with “The Rookie” and “The Rookie: Fade” taking place in the same city and the same universe. Some will be major, and some will be minor. (Think: #OneChicago shows and times that characters from various plays.)
In her personal life, Simone will adjust to moving back in with her father – Katti (Faison) after being single for two decades. She is residing in her father’s house due to rising SoCal rent prices.
,[If you’re an] FBI agent, you make a good amount of money, but you know how expensive it is to live in Los Angeles,” Winter said. thinking it’s only going to be temporary – but I think over time, they realize that this is actually a good situation for both of them. They have to rekindle some things, find a groove, because they haven’t lived together in the same house or in the same city for 20 years.”
Winter has described the father-daughter relationship as “the heart of the series” and the wellspring of “wonderful, emotional stories”.
Full-life character Simone is also about to jump into the dating scene. She herself says that she’s into the “vibe, not gender” of a potential date, and is quickly finding romance.
“Simone meets this fantastic woman, played by a very special actor, and the chemistry between them is really … it brightens up every scene they’re in together. It’s just you Tilts, it makes you smile. And that’s just the first relationship Simone is in, because again, she’s dating,” Winter said.
“The Rookie: The Feds” – featuring James Lesur (“Las Vegas”) as Carter Hope, Britt Robertson (“Big Sky”) as Laura Stenson and Kevin Zegers (“Transamerica”) as Brendan Akers – Premiere Will be on 27th September. airs on ABC at 10 p.m. ET/PT.