The Rookie Season 9 and spinoff The Rookie: North paired for January launch on ABC

ABC will pair The Rookie Season 9 with its new spinoff The Rookie: North, starring Jay Ellis, for a joint January launch. Creator Alexi Hawley confirmed the Season 9 premiere at Comic-Con on 26 July 2026. Both series land in the same mid-season window, placing a parent show and its spinoff in adjacent slots.