# Nathan Fillion Confirms ‘The Rookie’ Season 9 Filming Start Date (Exclusive)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nathan-fillion-confirms-the-rookie-season-9-filming-start-date-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-07-25T23:35:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-26T00:05:11+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/the-rookie-season-9-filming-start-date-nathan-fillion/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Film, TV

## Key points

- The Rookie Season 9 has begun filming, creator Alexi Hawley confirms.
- Spin-off The Rookie: North starts shooting in August.
- Nathan Fillion begins his Season 4 work the coming Monday.

## Summary

Nathan Fillion has confirmed filming details for the upcoming ninth season of ABC's police procedural *The Rookie*, speaking alongside the cast at a San Diego Comic-Con panel. The show, which first aired in 2018 and has released a new season annually since, was renewed for Season 9 earlier this year, though it is expected to have fewer episodes than previous instalments. The update matters to fans as it confirms production is already under way, alongside news of a forthcoming spin-off.

Series creator Alexi Hawley told Collider that Season 9 "started filming on Tuesday this last week," and that the new spin-off, *The Rookie: North*, begins shooting in a few weeks' time in August. Fillion, who plays Officer John Nolan and has become widely known for his work with James Gunn in the DCU (including *Superman*, *Peacemaker* Season 2 and the upcoming HBO series *Lanterns*), said he personally starts working on Season 4 of his role the following Monday.

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