The Rookie Season 5 Release Date, Cast Members, Plot, and Every Latest Info.

Are you ready to see the oldest rookie in the police force once again in The Rookie Season 5? The police procedural crime series of America ‘The Rookie’ is an ABC series created by Alexi Hawley. The plot of the series is inspired by the experiences of William Norcross, a real-life Police Department officer in Los Angeles.

It revolves around a forty-five years old man named John Nolan. He is a divorced man who unintentionally helps a group of police officers deals with a bank robbery. After that in order to become a police officer in Los Angeles Police Department, he moves to Los Angeles. Thus he becomes the oldest rookie in that force.

The series premiered on October 16, 2018, on ABC. The Rookie got renewed for its season 5 in March of 2022 which is set to release on September 25, 2022.

The cast members who will most likely star in the newer season of ‘The Rookie’ are Nathan Fillion, Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Melissa O’Neil, Eric Winter, Mekia Cox, Shawn Ashmore, Ajay Smith, etc who have also starred in other tv series and films in the past.

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Here are the cast members of The Rookie Season 5 and some of their previous projects

Nathan Fillion:

The oldest rookie of the Los Angeles Police Department named John Nolan is played by Canadian American actor Nathan Fillion. From 1998 to 2001 he was cast as Johnny Donnelly in the American sitcom ‘Two Guys and a Girl.

In 2002 he starred in the space Western drama series ‘Firefly’ in the role of Malcolm Reynolds or Mal. As the main role of the titular Richard Castle, he starred in the crime comedy mystery series ‘Castle’ from 2009 to 2016.

Other series in which Fillion appeared are ‘Pasadena’, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ‘Miss Match’, ‘Drive’, ‘Desperate Housewives, ‘The Venture Bros.’, ‘Community’, ‘Modern Family, ‘Santa Clarita Diet, ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ etc.

Fillion’s films include ‘Serenity’, ‘Waitress’, ‘Super’, ‘Much Ado About Nothing, ‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, ‘Night Hunter’, ‘The Suicide Squad’ etc.

Alyssa Diaz:

Los Angeles Police Department detective Angela Lopez starred as an American actress in the series. In 2005 she was cast as Celia Ortega in the American soap opera ‘As the World Turns. As the main character Jasmine she starred in the American supernatural series ‘The Nine Lives of Chloe King’ in 2011.

From 2012 to 2013 she was cast in ‘Army Wife as Gloria Cruz in season six and season seven. In Showtime’s ‘Ray Donovan’ she was cast from season three to season six as the recurring character Teresa from 2015 to 2018.

From 2016 to 2017 Diaz starred in the second and third seasons of ‘Zoo’ that is adapted from the same named novel by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge in the main role of Dariela Marzen.

In 2018 she played the main role of Mika Camarena in the first season of the crime series ‘Narcos: Mexico’. Her films include ‘How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer, ‘Shark Night’, ‘Red Dawn’, ‘Other People’s Children, ‘Parallel’, ‘Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two’ etc.

Richard T. Jones:

Sergeant Wade Grey in the series is played by American actor Richard Timothy Jones. From 1997 to 1998 he was cast in the main role of Officer Clement Johnson in the ensemble police drama series ‘Brooklyn South’. As the main character Bruce Calvin van Exel he was cast in the legal series ‘Judging Amy’ from 1999 to 2005.

In the recurring role of Aaron, he was cast in seasons seven and eight of the sitcom ‘Girlfriends’ from 2006 to 2007.

From 2008 to 2009 he starred as the main character James Ellison in the sci-fi series ‘Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. He was also cast for another main role of Detective Tommy Cavanaugh in ‘Wisdom of the Crowd’. His other recurring roles include in ‘Hawaii Five-0’, ‘Nikita’, ‘Revolution’, ‘Extant’, ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’, ‘Narcos’, ‘Criminal Minds, ‘Teachers’, ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ etc.

Melissa O’Neil:

An ambitious rookie named Lucy Chen is played by Canadian actress cum singer Melissa Crystal O’Neil in the series. From 2015 to 2017 she starred in the main role of Two aka Portia Lin in the Canadian sci-fi series ‘Dark Matter.

In 2015 she was cast in the recurring role of Sarah in season one of ‘This Life’. The next year she starred in seasons three and four of the police drama series ‘Rogue’ as Jen.

In the recurring role of Suki, O’Neil acted in season four of the supernatural procedural drama series ‘iZombie’ in 2018. In season one of the thriller series ‘Condor’, she played Janice 2018.

Eric Winter:

A no-nonsense and strict police officer Tim Bradford is played by American actor Eric Barrett Winter who is also an ex-fashion model. From 2013 to 2014 he was cast in the main role of Dash Gardiner Dan in the American tv series ‘Witches of East End which is adapted from the same named 2011 novel by Melissa de la Cruz.

His other tv series roles include in ‘Undressed’, ‘Days of Our Lives’, ‘Love, Inc.’, ‘Viva Laughlin’, ‘Wildfire’, ‘Brothers & Sisters, ‘Moonlight’, ‘The Mentalist, ‘GCB’, ‘Secrets and Lies’, ‘Rosewood’, ‘The Good Doctor’ etc.