The Rookie Season 8 Episode 1: Release date news, time, streaming details, and more

The marketing campaign for The Rookie Season 8 is on its final leg, as the first episode of the upcoming season is set to air on ABC this Tuesday. The new season looks exciting, as it promises international locations and awesome fight scenes that fans have associated with The Rookie ever since the series began eight years ago.

The trailer for the upcoming eighth season sees John Nolan in a foreign location for a mission. We see him engaged in action as the other characters are facing their own personal issues. This trailer promises another dramatic season of the popular police procedural. The synopsis for The Rookie Season 8 reads:

"John Nolan, once the oldest rookie in the LAPD, now uses his life experience, determination and sense of humor to keep up with rookies 20+ years his junior. John and the team must navigate the intense, unpredictable nature of their jobs and personal challenges, while uplifting the next generation of first responders."

The Rookie Season 8 Episode 1 release date and time:

Titled "Czech Mate," The Rookie Season 8 Episode 1 promises fans an exciting and action-packed episode for the premiere. If you remember, The Rookie Season 7 ended with the corrupt Monica Stevens walking free despite stealing classified NSA documents to the chagrin of the LAPD. It seems that she made a deal, and now, the season 8 premiere is where she is supposedly delivering on that deal.

The official logline for The Rookie Season 8 premiere, "Czech Mate," reads:

"The LAPD, FBI and Interpol work with Monica Stevens in Prague to target high-value terrorists operating within and outside the United States."

Here's when you can catch the Season 8 premiere on live television:

1. Eastern Standard Time: 10:00 PM, January 06, 2026
2. Pacific Standard Time: 07:00 PM, January 06, 2026
3. Indian Standard Time: 08:30 AM, January 07, 2026
4. Greenwich Mean Time +1: 03:00 AM, January 07, 2026
5. Australian Eastern Standard Time: 01:00 PM, January 07, 2026
6. Central European Time: 04:00 AM, January 07, 2026

If you are unable to catch The Rookie Season 8 premiere on live television, don't worry; it will be available on Hulu the next day. Therefore, make sure that you are subscribed to Hulu to catch the upcoming season of the police procedural.

What do we know about the eighth season?

Deric Augustine and Lisseth Chavez were interviewed by PEOPLE this Sunday. In this interview, Augustine, who plays Officer Miles Penn in the series, offered exciting teases for the upcoming season. He especially teased the return of a mysterious character from the previous seasons:

“There's a certain episode that someone comes back, and you really see the true dynamic of their relationship, the things that they probably went through in their own lives. You're going to see them come together and really air it out. It's such a huge spoiler that I can't even indulge more in it, but that's going to be a phenomenal scene, and scenes, to really look at and to appreciate the craft of acting.”

To this, Lisseth Chavez added:

“I feel like we have a lot of really cool, fun guest stars that came to this season. One in particular, maybe because it’s for Celina, which is fun. It's Secret Service and reincarnation. That's it.”

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