Nathan Fillion reveals downsides of ‘The Rookie’ popularity

Nathan Fillion and executive producer Alexi Hawley attended the San Diego Comic-Con where they revealed new footage for The Rookie.

About the new season being in Prague, Hawley remarked, “When I first said, hey, I want to go to Prague for season 8, I got some looks, because that's not a normal network television thing to do. But I'm like we can absorb it, because we've gotten really good at making the show.”

“I've said this, it felt like we were making Casino Royale,” added Fillion.

About the downsides of the show rising in popularity, the actor remarked, “[It's been] a double-edged sword, our show is becoming very popular in Los Angeles. It is an added extra challenge that people driving by in a car will scream, 'We love The Rookie,' and [then we have] cut, go back to the beginning. I'll take it, though.”

On his family’s love for the series, he added, “When I first started doing The Rookie, and The Rookie started airing, my youngest niece Jordan said to me, ‘Nathan, you're finally on a show I like!’ I said, ‘I’ve actually been on TV since before you were born.’ She said, ‘I know.’”

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