EXCLUSIVE: The cast of ABC‘s The Rookie: North pilot continues to take shape as five additions to the series-regular cast have been set to star opposite Jay Ellis and Chris Sullivan. They are Froy Gutierrez (I Love LA), Janet Montgomery (New Amsterdam), Karen Fukuhara (The Boys), Mya Lowe (My Life with the Walter Boys) and newcomer Malik Watson.
The project hails from The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley, who wrote and will direct the pilot.
The Rookie: North follows Alex Holland (Ellis), who believed his midlife wasn’t worthy of a crisis. But after a violent home invasion ignites a dormant purpose, Alex battles a lifetime of failed commitments in Los Angeles by joining the Pierce County Police Department in Washington as its oldest rookie.
Policing from the urban coast to the rural forest, where backup isn’t just five 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.
Montgomery will play Charlotte Dru, Alex’s training officer. A former MP-turned-Pierce County Police Officer, Charlotte is precise, disciplined and calm under pressure with a subversive sense of humor.
Lowe as Elora Howe, a new rookie chasing a recently discovered purpose, like an oasis in the desert, hoping desperately that it’s not a mirage.
Watson as Mark Lewis, Elora’s training officer. Mark is a cowboy, all sharp edges, but he’s the backup every cop hopes shows up when they’re in danger.
Gutierrez as Odell Chance, a new rookie. Cool, athletic and confident, things have always come easy to him. He aced everything he’s tried in life, including the police academy. But he’s never been truly tested.
Fukuhara as Leah Mizuno, Odell’s training officer. Leah comes from the high expectations of overachievers, where becoming a cop did not go over well. But unlike most youthful acts of rebellion, Leah loves what she does.
The pilot is set to shoot this month in Vancouver, Hawley told Deadline while promoting The Rookie‘s eighth season. He also discussed last year why it was appealing for him to set a new series outside of the major-city locations where procedurals usually are set.
As previously reported, The Rookie: North is a stand-alone pilot; it will not be embedded into The Rookie the way the spinoff The Rookie: Feds starring Niecy Nash was. And because The Rookie: North is targeting next season, there are no plans for Ellis to appear on the mothership series this season.
Lionsgate and 20th Television are the studios. Hawley is the show’s writer and executive producer through his Perfectman Pictures. Additional EPs include Nathan Fillion, Mark Gordon, Bill Norcross and Michelle Chapman.
Lowe is repped by Alchemy Entertainment, Trisko Talent and Sloan Offer Weber & Dern. Gutierrez is repped by CAA and Untitled. Fukuhara is repped by IAG, Stride Management and Goodman Genow Schenkman. Watson is represented by Entertainment Lab and Goodman Genow Schenkman. Montgomery is repped by CAA and Untitled. Montgomery is repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment and B-Side Management.
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