Nathan Fillion was once best known in TV for his roles on Firefly and Castle, but he’s spent the last several years starring in another successful show with The Rookie on ABC. With the end of the 2022-2023 TV season approaching, the time had come for fans to start wondering if Fillion's John Nolan would have a primetime future beyond the current Season 5. Luckily, fans can stop wondering, because ABC has officially renewed The Rookie for Season 6, and the star had some touching words to celebrate the good news.
Nathan Fillion’s show has not only succeeded in the current TV season after launching Niecy Nash’s The Rookie: Feds as a spinoff, but thrived after making the move from its longtime home on Sunday nights over to early primetime on Tuesdays. It was evidently a recipe for success, and the star took to Instagram with a message about the Season 6 renewal:
