The Rookie season 7 is welcoming back a familiar face, as showrunner Alexi Hawley offers a reassuring update about returning cast members. The Rookie season 8 was among five renewal decisions that ABC announced recently, along with veteran dramas like Grey’s Anatomy and 9-1-1, and relatively newer series such as Will Trent and Shifting Gears. But before the long-running procedural heads for its summer hiatus, Hawley has pulled back the curtain on a returning character.
