The Rookie: Season 4

2021 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.9

What Season 4 of The Rookie

Season four opens with Nolan, Chen and West now graduated and patrolling Los Angeles as full-fledged officers, without their training officers by their side. They must make their own decisions in new and dangerous situations. The main conflict revolves around La Fiera, who wants to control drug trafficking in the city, and whether a move by the gang is driven by personal revenge or is part of that plan. Nolan, 45 years old and recently divorced, is still determined to make his way in the LAPD despite those who doubt him. Nathan Fillion leads the cast of this ABC series created by Alexi Hawley.

22episodes

Sep 26, 2021premiered

May 15, 2022latest episode

15.7 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 Life and Death
Sep 26, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
Officer Nolan and the entire team race against the clock to locate Lopez after she is kidnapped on her wedding day, not only to save her life but her unborn child’s.
Directing: Bill Roe · Writing: Alexi Hawley · Starring: Camille Guaty, Brandon Jay McLaren, Onahoua Rodriguez, Kyle Secor
4x02 Five Minutes
Oct 3, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
Officer Nolan and Officer Chen’s run-in with an infamous thief tips them off to a potentially big heist surrounding the Getty’s big gala event. Meanwhile, Nolan works up the courage to ask Bailey out on a date.
Directing: Lisa Demaine · Writing: Brynn Malone · Starring: Tru Valentino, Jenna Dewan, Dylan Conrique, Tricia Helfer
4x03 In the Line of Fire
Oct 10, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
Officer Nolan and officer Chen report to a structure fire and suspect that there is more to the situation than meets the eye. Meanwhile, after witnessing a sniper shooting, the team searches for the shooter and discovers that the perpetrator has a connection to one of their own.
Directing: Daniel Willis · Writing: Robert Bella · Starring: Tru Valentino, Jenna Dewan, Brandon Jay McLaren, Christian Keyes
4x04 Red Hot
Oct 17, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Officer Nolan and Officer Chen search for a missing person who may have international ties that puts everyone’s lives in danger. Meanwhile, Harper continues the search for a serial arsonist after responding to a report of an injured cyclist, and Wesley must overcome an impossible task.
Directing: Lisa Demaine · Writing: Diana Mendez Boucher · Starring: Tru Valentino, Jenna Dewan, Brandon Jay McLaren, Kamar de los Reyes
4x05 A.C.H.
Oct 31, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
When a new designer drug hits LA streets, it turns users into “zombies,” and Officer Nolan and the team have a Halloween they won’t soon forget. Back at home, Lucy questions whether her apartment building might be haunted.
Directing: Daniel Willis · Writing: Paula Puryear, Zoe Cheng · Starring: Enver Gjokaj, Carsyn Rose, Pete Davidson, Dylan Conrique
4x06 Poetic Justice
Nov 7, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
Officer Nolan and team are on a hunt to retrieve a buried stash of gold before any treasure seekers get hurt. Meanwhile, Bradford is tasked with encouraging the oldest cop at the station to retire and invites him to ride with him.
Directing: Chi-Yoon Chung · Writing: Natalie Callaghan, Bill Rinier · Starring: Tru Valentino, Jenna Dewan, Peter Onorati, Sean Gunn
4x07 Fire Fight
Nov 14, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.2
In the aftermath of Fred’s house explosion, Officer Nolan and Bailey discover there’s more to Fred’s death than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Officer Chen and Officer Bradford demand a treasure hunt rematch and enlist Sgt. Grey to help set the terms to a new bet, all while they arrest a series of wealthy female criminals. Elsewhere, Wesley struggles to keep it together under the pressure of his debt to Elijah.
Directing: Tori Garrett · Writing: Corey Miller · Starring: Jenna Dewan, Maury Sterling, Brandon Jay McLaren, John Marshall Jones
4x08 Hit and Run
Dec 5, 2021 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
The team goes on a city-wide hunt for an individual who is threatening a mass casualty event. Meanwhile, Tim’s sister Genny shows up unannounced with some surprising news, and Lopez continues her inner struggle over Wesley’s deal with Elijah and tries to come up with a plan to get them out of it.
Directing: Bill Roe · Writing: Vincent Angell · Starring: Tru Valentino, Peyton List, Dave Davis, Matt Letscher
4x09 Breakdown
Dec 12, 2021 · 42 min · ★ 7.6
Desperate to break free from his connection to Elijah, Wesley tries to plant a listening device in his office to incriminate him; Officer Bradford and his sister, Genny, learn an unsettling truth about their father.
Directing: Chi-Yoon Chung · Writing: Alexi Hawley · Starring: Jenna Dewan, Peyton List, Enver Gjokaj, Zayne Emory
4x10 Heart Beat
Jan 2, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 8.3
Now that John Nolan knows about Bailey’s past, he must decide if they still have a future. Meanwhile, when a plane crashes in the middle of the city the team races to find out why.
Directing: SJ Main Muñoz · Writing: Fredrick Kotto · Starring: Jenna Dewan, Arjay Smith, Kanoa Goo, Flula Borg
4x11 End Game Mid-Season Finale
Jan 9, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
The team must rely on a criminal for his expertise to help take down an even bigger threat. Meanwhile, Officers Chen and Bradford investigate the murder of an unhoused teenager who used to be friends with Tamara.
Directing: Tori Garrett · Writing: Terence Paul Winter · Starring: Tru Valentino, Jenna Dewan, Tamala Jones, Arjay Smith
4x12 The Knock
Jan 23, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
The team responds to the report of a severed hand washing up on the beach and are on the hunt to find its owner. Meanwhile, Tim attempts to prove he isn’t a control freak to Lucy and invites her on a double date with him and Ashley.
Directing: Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul · Writing: Zoe Cheng · Starring: Kanoa Goo, Brent Huff, Crystal Coney, Jan M. Janssen
4x13 Fight or Flight
Jan 30, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
Officers John Nolan and Lucy Chen must fulfill three quests if they want to get a stolen police helicopter back safely from a teenage thief. Meanwhile, Detective Nyla Harper and Officer Aaron Thorsen must guard a convicted cop killer in the hospital following a prison riot.
Directing: Lanre Olabisi · Writing: Brynn Malone · Starring: Tru Valentino, Arjay Smith, McCarrie McCausland, Alimi Ballard
4x14 Long Shot
Feb 27, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 7.4
Officer Nolan and Detective Harper help Skip Tracer Randy on his first bounty hunter case. Meanwhile, Officer Chen and Sergeant Bradford are on the hunt for a perpetrator on a citywide crime spree.
Directing: Fernando Sariñana · Writing: Natalie Callaghan · Starring: Jenna Dewan, Flula Borg, Dylan Conrique, Brent Huff
4x15 Hit List
Mar 6, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 7.3
Officer Harper puts Officer Aaron through “Plain Clothes Day,” but the exercise is interrupted by an unsuspected visitor. After two witnesses for an upcoming grand jury case are murdered, the team must track down the killers before it’s too late.
Directing: Robert Bella · Writing: Elizabeth Davis Beall · Starring: Tru Valentino, Jenna Dewan, Kanoa Goo, Derek Smith
4x16 Real Crime
Mar 13, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 6.0
Desperate to reset the way the world sees him, Officer Thorsen reluctantly decides to be a part of a reality show to help rebrand his image, only to be thrust back into yet another deadly situation. With cameras rolling, the show’s producer is found murdered and the team must investigate before Aaron is made suspect number one.
Directing: Rob Seidenglanz · Writing: Bill Rinier, Paula Puryear · Starring: Tru Valentino, Jenna Dewan, Tamala Jones, Derek Smith
4x17 Coding
Apr 3, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
Officer John Nolan and the team feel they must negotiate with a distraught man who is holding a hospital hostage to ensure his wife receives a lifesaving surgery.
Directing: Bill Roe · Writing: Nick Hurwitz, Sylvia Franklin · Starring: Jenna Dewan, Arjay Smith, Dylan Conrique, Kanoa Goo
4x18 Backstabbers
Apr 10, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
After the robbery of a train filled with valuable auction items turns deadly, the team is called to investigate. Meanwhile, Officer Chen has doubts about being Sergeant Bradford’s aide and is upset when he doesn’t give her the recognition she deserves. Elsewhere, Officer Harper takes matters into her own hands and makes a life-changing decision about her personal life.
Directing: Tori Garrett · Writing: Vincent Angell · Starring: Tru Valentino, Jenna Dewan, Arjay Smith, Carsyn Rose
4x19 Simone
Apr 24, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
Officer Nolan and the LA division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark when one of her former students is suspected of terrorism following an explosion at a local power station.
Directing: Liz Friedlander · Writing: Alexi Hawley, Terence Paul Winter · Starring: Jenna Dewan, Niecy Nash-Betts, Felix Solis, Frankie Faison
4x20 Enervo
May 1, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 7.1
The team alongside the LA Division of the FBI are in a race to stop bombs that have been scattered throughout the city by a suspected terrorist. Meanwhile, the joint task force is suspicious of the CIA’s involvement in the situation.
Directing: Bill Roe · Writing: Alexi Hawley, Terence Paul Winter · Starring: Jenna Dewan, Arjay Smith, Niecy Nash-Betts, Felix Solis
4x21 Mother's Day
May 8, 2022 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
Sergeant Grey supports Officer Nolan’s desire to become a training officer and offers to ride with him for the day to get him ready. Meanwhile, Tim and Lucy must manage expectations in their respective relationships as they decide on their plans for Mother’s Day and a romantic vacation.
Directing: Lisa Demaine · Writing: Fredrick Kotto, Diana Mendez Boucher · Starring: Carsyn Rose, Jane Daly, Angel Parker, Kanoa Goo
4x22 Day in the Hole Season Finale
May 15, 2022 · 42 min · ★ 8.5
Officer John Nolan is forced to spend a week in solitary confinement in a quiet border town with a young local officer who is in need of some training. Meanwhile, Sergeant Bradford and Officer Chen discover that looks are deceiving and go undercover together in a possible drug trafficking case.
Directing: Alexi Hawley · Writing: Alexi Hawley · Starring: Tru Valentino, Sara Rue, Alan Tudyk, Pete Davidson