The star of the Rookie ” Nathan Fillion on the success of the show and James Bond

During the “The Rookie” panel of the San Diego Comic-Con this year, actor Nathan Fillion was serenade by Zander Hawley on stage in front of the audience of the 20 ballroom.

While the series should start season 8, Fillion and the showrunner Alexi Hawley spoke of the success of the show and the way the procedural drama found an audience with several generations, including families and young adolescents.

“I have friends who are good actors in its own right. They call me by saying: “Hey, guy, my daughter has just been 11 years old, and she and her friends are all crazy about” the recruit “. Can I have a birthday with you? I love it, “said Fillion.

“I think in the end, television, especially television with many episodes with characters in which you can really invest, has become comforting food for people,” said Hawley. “There are 1,000 shows in the waves, but it seems that people take some sort of shows that they are looking forward to watching. It is an escape. I take it very seriously. It does not mean that bad things do not happen in our show, that there are no stakes, that we are not dark sometimes. People really consider us an important storm.”

Fillion and Hawley spoke of the next season, which is expected to be released in 2026. During the panel, a sizzling coil revealed that the LAPD would make a trip to Prague during the first in season 8. The images show the new members of the distribution and back, as well as teasing the next step for John Nolan.

“In the first episode, we are going to Prague and [John] becomes James Bond in the episode. We have a lot of exciting stories for [the cast] This season.

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