“Why Can’t We Do That?” — The Rookie Is About to Shatter Network TV Rules, and Season 8’s International Gamble May Change ABC’s Hit Series Forever For the first time in network-TV procedural history, The Rookie is preparing to take its storytelling beyond U.S. borders — and insiders say Season 8 is only the beginning. Showrunner Alexi Hawley revealed that a month filming abroad for The Recruit lit the spark that pushed him to challenge long-standing network limits.

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Alexi Hawley is officially rewriting network-TV rules as he takes The Rookie Season 8 overseas — and he’s making it clear this global move is only the beginning. For most of its run, the ABC hit has stayed firmly rooted in Los Angeles, following Nathan Fillion’s John Nolan as he evolves from the LAPD’s oldest … Read more