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T2 WHATS UP! September 26 - October 2, 2021 BY KYLA BREWER TV Media C op shows have been around practically since the dawn of tele- vision, and there's still nothing quite like a good police drama, especially one with a nail-biting cliffhanger season fi- nale. After months of waiting, anxious fans will finally find out what happens when a prime-time hit returns to the airwaves. Nathan Fillion ("Firefly") re- prises his role as John Nolan, a cop who sets out to find a col- league after she goes missing in the season premiere of "The Rookie," airing Sunday, Sept. 26, on ABC. The debut marks the fourth season of the hour-long drama centered on Nolan, a 40-something cop — and oldest rookie in the history of the LAPD — who works at the Mid- Wilshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Department. The police drama is the latest in a string of hits for Canadian- American actor Fillion, who rose to fame as Capt. Malcolm Reynolds in the cult favorite TV series "Firefly" and its subse- quent spinoff film, "Serenity" (2005), and as Richard Castle in the ABC crime drama "Castle." Born and raised in Edmonton, Fillion moved south to pursue a career in acting, landing roles in TV shows "One Life to Live" and "Two Guys, a Girl and a Piz- za Place" and in the movie "Sav- ing Private Ryan" (1998). Now, he's leading the cast of one of prime time's highest-rated net- work series: "The Rookie." At the end of last season, pregnant Det. Angela Lopez (Alyssa Diaz, "Ray Donovan") was preparing to marry her law- yer fiancé, Wesley Evers (Shawn Ashmore, "The Boys"), when she disappeared; a disap- pearance that has been linked to her nemesis, dangerous Gua- temalan drug lord Sandra "La Fiera" De La Cruz (Camille Guaty, "Prison Break"). The official 30-second promo for the Season 4 premiere of "The Rookie" promises an ac- tion-packed episode as Lopez's police family sets out to find her. Wesley reveals to Nolan, Sgt. Wade Grey (Richard T. Jones, "Judging Amy"), Officer Tim Bradford (Eric Winter, "The Mentalist"), Officer Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil, "Dark Matter") and Officer Nyla Harper (Mekia Cox, "90210") that La Fiera is holding Lopez at a compound outside Guatemala City and tells them he's going to get her back. Watch command- er Sgt. Wade Grey later insists, "We move heaven and earth to protect our own." The trailer shows La Fiera with Lopez, who thankfully ap- pears to be unharmed. Unfortu- nately, Wesley also seems to have gotten into trouble as he's seen being forced into a vehicle before Lopez can be heard screaming "no." Fans are anxiously awaiting news of what will happen with John Nolan's character as well. His rookie status was extended when he received a reprimand at the start of last season, dashing his hopes of ever making detec- tive. Now working on becoming a training officer himself, his fu- ture isn't entirely clear. What we do know about Sea- son 4 is that in August, Fillion Mekia Cox, Nathan Fillion and Alyssa Diaz in "The Rookie" continued on page T10 TV FEATURE 5 x 5 Cop drama Not a subscriber? No problem, subscribe today and receive an iPad with your subscription*. *iPad must be returned within 30 days of termination of account. now available on the digital replica! NEW INTERACTIVE PUZZLE PAGES Get the new puzzle pages on the digital replica, featuring puzzles daily! CROSSWORDS KIDS' GAMES SUDOKU WORD GAMES STRATEGY & MEMORY NUMBERS Call 479-684-5509 or visit nwaonline.com/nwaipad