In recent years, The Rookie’s multi-demographic fanbase has grown exponentially, partially thanks to all the cast members' TikTok efforts. The series is not going anywhere any time soon, and though it won’t be back on the 2026 TV schedule, Season 9 will arrive in 2027 along with its new Jay Ellis-starring spinoff. Plenty of people watch the Nathan Fillion-led procedural, and yes, that includes mega- celebrities like Dwayne Johnson, who visited the set for what sounds like the sweetest reason.
CinemaBlend was in attendance for The Rookie panel at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, where the entire cast and Alexi Hawley, the show’s creator, talked all about the fan-favorite series. At one point, Hawley revealed that The Rock wound up expressing interest in stopping by the set one day because of his daughter. And it’s both very cool and very sweet:
