âThe Rookieâ is trying to be a different police show in the age of Black Lives Matter
Prompted by the deaths of George Floyd and others, the network TV show is making some changes.
(Photo courtesy of ABC) Sgt. Grey (Richard T. Jones) takes Officer Nolan (Nathan Fillion) into custody in the Season 3 premiere of The Rookie. | Updated: Jan. 5, 2021, 3:04 a.m.
The formula for police shows is as old as television itself. The police officers are the good guys, and they do whatever they must to get justice â even if that means breaking the rules.
And a high proportion of the bad guys are Black or Hispanic.