‘The Rookie’ Creator Teases “A Couple” Crossover Episodes A Season If Spinoff ‘North’ Gets Picked Up — And The First Already Has Been Shot

With ABC’s upfront presentation only 10 days away, the network is expected to make a decision on its drama pilot The Rookie: North in the coming week. The Rookie spinoff remains in strong contention as evidenced by the fact that ABC only passed on its other pilot, comedy pilot Do You Want Kids?, earlier this week. (Broadcast networks often make pass calls first before they proceed with pickups.)

As Deadline has reported, it has come down to The Rookie: North, starring Jay Ellis, and freshman series R.J. Decker, starring Scott Speedman. It could be one or the other, with The Rookie: North having a slight edge, or both with reduced orders (and other returning series possibly getting an episode order haircut) to make the budget work.

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