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T2 WHATS UP! September 25 - October 1, 2022 TV FEATURE BY SARAH PASSINGHAM TV Media T he LAPD is back on the case when Na- than Fillion ("Cas- tle") returns as Offi- cer John Nolan in the Season 5 premiere of "The Rookie," air- ing Sunday, Sept. 25, on ABC. While Officer Nolan has moved up the ranks in the LAPD after his start as the de- partment's oldest-ever rookie in Season 1, the past season of the procedural drama intro- duced a new rookie character who is at the center of a brand- new spinoff series. FBI Special Agent Simone Clark, por- trayed by "Claws" star Niecy Nash-Betts, quickly bonded with Nolan over having both been the oldest rookies to join their departments. She now leads her own series, "The Rookie: Feds," premiering Tuesday, Sept. 27, on ABC. Nolan and Clark spent two episodes last season on "The Rookie" working together on a joint LAPD/FBI case, where they tried to catch a bomber with ties to the military and who had been a student of Clark's when she was a school counsellor (before her bur- geoning FBI career). The pair track down the suspect, who had set bombs all over the Los Angeles freeways, while con- necting over their shared ex- periences of joining law en- forcement much later in life than most other new officers. Viewers last saw Nolan sur- viving a dangerous shootout between officers and mem- bers of a gang in a California border town while there on a training exercise. And while Nolan was in Frontera, two of- ficers in his department cut the will-they-won't-they ten- sion with a long-awaited kiss. After four seasons, officers Lucy Chen (Melissa O'Neil "Dark Matter") and Tim Brad- ford (Eric Winter "Rose- wood") deepened their pro- fessional relationship by mak- ing it a bit more personal. So where do they go from there? "The Rookie" series creator Alexi Hawley gave fans a bit to go on when speak- ing at a San Diego Comic-Con panel this summer, saying, "There will definitely be re- percussions and some fallout from that [kiss], but I do think it's fair to make you wait to see exactly where that goes." With Bradford having trained Chen when she was a rookie on the force, "repercus- sions" and "fallout" are more than expected, and Hawley's cagey answer to questions about the fan-favorite maybe- couple are only adding to the excitement of what viewers can expect to see in the new season. Speaking of exciting devel- opments, Nash-Betts revealed some more about her "The Rookie: Feds" character, Clark, telling the audience at Comic- Con that "we haven't seen this woman before." She pulled out some stats, noting "less than 1% of Black women make up the FBI," before describing Clark as "serious, funny, sexy, sexually fluid, older and com- fortable in her skin." Nash- Betts went on to describe Clark warmly, saying, "We all know someone like Simone. I Bentonville Acupuncture 5 x 5 continued on page T10 Niecy Nash-Betts stars in "The Rookie: Feds" Rookie class www.nwaonline.com Did you know those images are available for purchase? IT'S EASY! Just go to nwaonline.com, click on "Photos" in the top menu bar and use the search to fi nd the photo you want. Then just click "Purchase" for sizing options. You can also have the image put on a coff ee mug, mouse pad, key tag, holiday ornament and more! Did you see a photo in our newspaper or on our website that you would love a copy of? Check it out!