Disney+ is adding a slew of content in August, with new shows and movies that will also be available on Hulu, the other streamer The Walt Disney Company owns.

The main highlight of Disney+’s August programming is the debut of the long-awaited sequel Camp Rock 3, which sees the Jonas Brothers return to the franchise that made them famous. (Demi Lovato is not reprising her character, Mitchie Torres, who led the first two films.)

Later in the month, the long-running animated comedy Futurama returns for another season, and a Spider-Man spinoff, Venom: The Last Dance with Tom Hardy, waltzes onto the platform.

August 1

Big Dreams: Little League World Series 2024, Disney+

The Book of Manning, Disney+

Cheaper by the Dozen, Hulu

Cheaper by the Dozen 2, Hulu

Despicable Me 2, Hulu

Eight on Eight, Disney+

E60: The Many Lives of Lane Kiffin, Disney+

Father of the Bride Part II, Hulu

30 for 30 – Jordan Rides the Bus, Disney+

Jurassic Park, Hulu

Jurassic Park III, Hulu

Locker Diaries: Descendants: Shorts Season 1, Disney+ (New Episodes)

30 for 30 – Little Big Men, Disney+

Men in Black, Hulu

Men in Black II, Hulu

Men in Black 3, Hulu

She’s the Man, Hulu

Sonic the Hedgehog, Hulu

Theme Song Takeover Season 6, Disney+ (New Episode)

Time and Water, Disney+ & Hulu (Premiere)

Tropic Thunder, Hulu

Untitled Home Invasion Romance, Hulu (Premiere)

August 3

Furious, Hulu (New Episode)

Futurama Season 14, Hulu (2-Episode Premiere)

2026 LoL KeSPA Cup, Disney+ & Hulu (Live at 4 am ET)

August 4

2026 LoL KeSPA Cup, Disney+ & Hulu (Live at 2 am ET)

Betrayal: Dirty Secrets Season 4, Hulu (3-Episode Premiere)

CoComelon Playdates with Sanrio Friends, Disney+ (Premiere, All Episodes Streaming)

Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode)

August 5

King & Prince: Our Meet-Up in LA, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode)

FX’s The Shards, Hulu (Premiere at 9 pm ET)

A Shop for Killers Season 2, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episodes)

Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi, Disney+ & Hulu (Premiere, All Episodes Streaming)

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Season 3, Disney+ (Premiere, All Episodes Streaming)

X-Men ’97 Season 2, Disney+ (New Episode)

August 6

The Husband, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episodes)

Project Runway Season 22, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode at 10 pm PT)

Disney+ Hulu Throwbacks Podcast, Disney+ & Hulu (Premiere, Camp Rock)

August 7

Flex X Cop Season 1, Disney+ (All Episodes Streaming)

Flex X Cop Season 2, Disney+ & Hulu (Premiere)

Pokémon: Indigo League Season 1, Disney+ (Premiere, All Episodes Streaming)

SuperKitties Season 3, Disney+ (New Episodes)

August 8

Locker Diaries: Descendants: Shorts Season 1, Disney+ (New Episodes)

Flex X Cop Season 2, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode)

Chibiverse Season 4, Disney+ (New Episodes)

Disney Jr. Play Break: Shorts Season 1, Disney+ (New Episode)

August 10

Furious, Hulu (New Episode)

Futurama Season 14, Hulu (New Episode)

2026 LoL KeSPA Cup, Disney+ & Hulu (Live at 2 am ET)

Magicampers Season 1, Disney+ (New Episodes)

August 11

2026 LoL KeSPA Cup, Disney+ & Hulu (Live at 5 am ET)

Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode)

August 12

King & Prince: Our Meet-Up in LA, Disney+ & Hulu (Season Finale)

X-Men ’97 Season 2, Disney+ (Season Finale)

A Shop for Killers Season 2, Disney+ & Hulu (Finale Episodes)

August 13

FX’s The Shards, Hulu (New Episode)

Project Runway Season 22, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode at 10 pm PT)

Disney+ Hulu Throwbacks Podcast, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode, The Cheetah Girls)

The Husband, Disney+ & Hulu (Finale Episodes)

Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear, Hulu (Premiere)

August 14

Flex X Cop Season 2, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode)

Camp Rock 3, Disney+ (Premiere)

E60: Fistful of Steel: The Rise of Bubba Wallace, Disney+

This is What They Want, Disney+

Tim Richmond: To The Limit, Disney+

The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Hulu

The X-Files: I Want to Believe Vrach Frankenshteyn – Director’s Cut, Hulu

August 15

Locker Diaries: Descendants: Shorts Season 1, Disney+ (New Episodes)

Flex X Cop Season 2, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode)

How NOT to Draw: Shorts Season 4, Disney+ (New Episodes)

August 16

Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration, Disney+ (Premiere)

August 17

Furious, Hulu (New Episode)

Futurama Season 14, Hulu (New Episode)

2026 LoL KeSPA Cup, Disney+ & Hulu (Live at 5 am ET)

FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 18, Hulu (Premiere)

August 18

2026 LoL KeSPA Cup, Disney+ & Hulu (Live at 4:30 am ET)

Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode)

August 19

Sofia the First: Royal Magic Season 1, Disney+ (New Episodes)

August 20

FX’s The Shards, Hulu (New Episode)

Project Runway Season 22, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode at 10 pm PT)

Disney+ Hulu Throwbacks Podcast, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode, High School Musical)

LION, Disney+ & Hulu (Premiere, All Episodes Streaming)

August 21

Flex X Cop Season 2, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode)

LEGO Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem, Disney+ (Premiere)

August 22

Locker Diaries: Descendants: Shorts Season 1, Disney+ (New Episodes)

Flex X Cop Season 2, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode)

Big City Greens Season 5, Disney+ (5-Episode Premiere)

9/11 Reunited, Disney+ & Hulu (Premiere, All Episodes Streaming)

August 24

Furious, Hulu (New Episode)

Futurama Season 14, Hulu (New Episode)

Gracie’s Corner, Disney+ (New Episodes)

Gracie’s Corner: Shorts, Disney+ (New Episodes)

MAO Season 1 (Dubbed), Hulu (Premiere)

August 25

Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode)

Venom: The Last Dance, Disney+

August 26

Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug & Cat Noir Season 6, Disney+ (New Episodes)

The Simpsons: Yellow Mirror, Disney+ (Disney+ Exclusive Episode)

August 27

FX’s The Shards, Hulu (New Episode)

Project Runway Season 22, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode at 10 pm PT)

FX’s Adults Season 2, Hulu (Premiere)

August 28

Flex X Cop Season 2, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode)

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August 29

Flex X Cop Season 2, Disney+ & Hulu (New Episode)

August 30

US Open – US Open First Round, Disney+ & ESPN (3 pm ET)

August 31

Furious, Hulu (Season Finale)

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is ready for the 2026-2026 NFL season after sustaining a shoulder injury ahead of the 2026 Super Bowl.

“My shoulder’s feeling great,” Maye, 23, told sports reporter Kay Adams during his training camp on Friday, July 31. “I think that was a bummer way to end the last game.”

The NFL star suffered an injury during the AFC championship game in January after stiff-arming Denver Broncos linebacker Jonah Elliss during the fourth quarter, a move that helped secure his team’s spot in Super Bowl LX.

“I’m feeling good. I’m feeling good. We’re gonna get some extra rest, and really the only thing that’s from the game, I think just the build up of throwing for, this is what, almost, including training camp, 30 weeks straight of throwing and four days a week,” Maye said during a press conference afterward, addressing his health. “It can add up. But I’ve got some extra rest. I’m feeling good, and yeah, ready to go for the Super Bowl.”

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Maye played through his injury during the big game the next month, ultimately losing to the Seattle Seahawks 13-29.

Following the loss, Maye had the chance to recuperate before returning to training camp in July.

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“I think keeping the main thing the main thing, and that’s, you know, my family, my faith and playing this game of football,” he said on Friday of his pride in returning for his third season on the gridiron. “I think having my family and my wife at home, we really tried to [stay humble]. It’s just been a nature of who we are, and being from the South,[it’s] saying, ‘Yes ma’am’ and ‘No ma’am’ and just not lose sight of who I am. I think that’s what gets you places where you want to go in life.”

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Drake has been married to his wife, middle school sweetheart Ann Michael Maye, since 2025. In addition to tirelessly supporting his football career, she’s also plied the Patriots with homemade cookies during training camp.

“Sometimes you got to take breakfast off or kind of eat, like, a yogurt or eat something small to try to save some room for some cookies,” Drake quipped. “She makes [baked goods] and … brings them to the offensive lineman! They make the rookies write out little notes and say thank you. Even the receivers want some, so everyone wants a little taste.”

The Exorcist star Linda Blair has broken her silence hours after 70 law enforcement officers reportedly raided her property.

“I just wanted to check in because we got a really big surprise visit,” Blair, 67, began a Friday, July 31, Instagram video, addressing the reports. “As it turns out, there is nothing but some paperwork and some new diagrams and things. But, as everybody knows, I have been trying to move for the last two years, really. It’s imperative to my health and trying to help more animals.”

TMZ reported earlier on Friday that approximately 70 members of various law enforcement and animal agencies were issued an investigative warrant to search her property for any violations and count how many animals that Blair houses on the premises. The outlet claimed that Blair has a permit to keep 60 dogs, though authorities found 200 canines living there. None of Blair’s animals were immediately removed from her care.

As for the actress, she stressed that she is alright.

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“I’m fine [and] the animals are fine,” Blair said in her Friday update. “We just have some paperwork that has to be dealt with, and that’s all this was all about. I don’t know why mail isn’t used more often to notify somebody, just saying.”

Blair founded her eponymous nonprofit, the Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation, in 2003 to rescue and rehabilitate abused, neglected or abandoned animals.

“With, as busy as we all are in animal rescue and saving lives from the hot deserts and abandoned animals and shelters, everyone’s emails and social media are overloaded!” Blair captioned her upload. “Turns out, we just have some paperwork to do and some diagrams but as everybody knows, I’m looking to move so I can be more educational and help more animals. I’d rather move forward. I always say you know a good old-fashioned letter of contact always works. Be safe; safe lives support animal rescue ‘cause we’re all fighting to save lives.”

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Amid her acclaimed Hollywood career, Blair launched her nonprofit to help animals in need.

“I started rescuing in 1997 [and promoting] animal welfare since 1984,” Blair wrote via Instagram late last month. “I am hands-on in my foundation. I am the main rescuer, hands-on, preventative care, healer, behaviorist, trainer and matchmaker for [potential] adopters.”

She continued at the time, “We have a pet overpopulation crisis in the world! … We need help with this $5000-plus bill to get all these dogs, spayed, neutered, microchip and rabies. If you can help, please do!”

Influencer Elyse Myers is opening up about the years she spent living with chronic pain, revealing she had a hysterectomy after “bleeding out” on a daily basis.

“Hi, I’m going to make this video one time and then if anyone else has any questions about the changes and the size of my body you can just link them to this video,” Myers, 33, shared in a video uploaded via TikTok on Friday, July 31. “I had a hysterectomy a little less than a year ago.”

She continued, “I was on my way back to track the very first day of my audio book and I went to beg my OB for a uterine oblation, which is where they cauterize the inside of your uterus, because I had been in so much pain for, like, five plus years. So much pain. And not just pain, but I had been bleeding out every single day for years straight — like no reprieve.”

According to the influencer, she was bleeding so much she had to wear “a tampon, a pad and an adult diaper” — and still, she said she had to put down a towel “on every single surface I sat on” because she would still bleed through.

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“I am humiliated making this video,” she added. “But the change in my appearance is because for the very first time I’m not experiencing all of this. I’m not in chronic pain. I’m not throwing up in the middle of the day because I’m hurting. I’m not bleeding out. I’m not about to pass out.”

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She continued, “You met me when I was months postpartum from my very first child and then I got pregnant again — he had a hole in his heart, that’s a whole other thing we can talk about another time, he’s great now — and then after all of that was finally resolved I finally realized, like, ‘Oh my god, maybe it’s not normal that I’m bleeding out every single day for years at a time. Maybe it’s not normal that I’m doubled over in pain, and maybe there’s a solution for this.’ So I tried everything. Everything. The only solution was to get my uterus and my cervix removed.”

The 33-year-old influencer, who has amassed more than 7 million followers on TikTok alone, said that she was “devastated” to hear the news that the only treatment for her chronic pain was to have her uterus removed.

“I cannot tell you how sad I was,” she continued. “And I did it. And three weeks later, I went on my book tour where every single night I had to sit on a stage with ice on my lap. And that was better than the reality I had been living in.”

She added, “So the way that you’re seeing me show up now is the version of me that should have existed the whole time. I am so happy and so healthy, I won’t apologize for that. I also understand that I don’t want to trigger people with my body.”

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Myers, who published her illustrated memoir That’s a Great Question, I’d Love to Tell You in October 2025, went on to address online comments about her body in the wake of her hysterectomy.

“I don’t know if I have a responsibility to explain why the size of my body has changed or not but I do take it seriously because I want to be a safe place for people,” she explained. “Every single piece of content I make, my goal is to make people feel loved, known and like they belong. I don’t want my physical appearance to hinder people from feeling that way, but I don’t really know — I don’t know how to get past that because I feel so happy.”

She continued, at times growing emotional, “I’m sorry if my experience post-hysterectomy doesn’t align with what you think it should or what your experience was. And I’m sorry if my appearance is triggering to you because gosh that makes me sad. But what I’m not going to do is apologize for being pain-free and happy and genuinely so happy for the first time in so many years.”

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is crediting his mystery wife, Brittani, for his recent family reunion.

“There’s been a lot of conversation about it outside of my own conversations for so many years,” Rodgers, 42, told NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt on Saturday, August 1, of his decision to reconnect with his previously estranged family members. “You know, a big part of it was getting married and having those conversations with my wife that allowed me to kind of open up to the possibility of coming together — it’s been a couple-year process now, the conversations with [my family].”

Rodgers, who announced he married a woman named Brittani in June 2025, shared a July 2026 Instagram carousel of photos featuring the former Green Bay Packers quarterback posing with his parents, Ed Rodgers and Darla Rodgers, and his older brother, Luke Rodgers. (Aaron’s younger brother, Jordan Rodgers, was noticeably absent from the social media post.)

“Another bonding week,” Aaron captioned the carousel at the time.

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According to footage obtained by TMZ, the quarterback was spending time with his mom and dad back in April — well before his social media upload — at the inaugural Pleasant Valley High School Athletics Hall of Fame dinner in Chico, California. (The ceremony, held at the Chico Elks Lodge, celebrated Aaron’s journey from a three-sport standout at Pleasant Valley High School to one of football’s most successful quarterbacks. According to TMZ, Aaron gave a speech during the event and even thanked his parents.)

“I have been very closed off about that part of my life and I want to keep it that way, but there’s been a narrative that has gone on for too long that I wanted to kind of shut down,” Aaron continued on Saturday. “And it’s been really beautiful to reconnect with them — all of them.”

He added, “And I got to spend a long weekend recently — [where] those [social media] pictures are from — in Nashville with my parents and his brother and his sweet wife and their incredible two kids. So I got to be an uncle, so it’s really special.”

Aaron, who also credited his wife for “allowing” him to return to the NFL for one final season — said that the past year has been a “full circle” moment for the star.

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“And I’m happy to be reunited and that part of my life is a really beautiful addition and I got to give my wife a lot of credit — not that she was pushing me, because she never was, but just the way that she loves and supports me,” he added. “Having her by my side during this process has been really special, and I miss those relationships. And there’s reasons for it that don’t need to be talked about but I’m thankful that that’s come all the way back around.”

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Brandt, for his part, told the quarterback that he is “happy” for him and his wife, who has remained out of the spotlight since Aaron announced he is no longer a single man.

“I was genuinely moved by your post with your family and your parents — like genuinely, I thought it was really, really cool,” Brandt told Aaron at the beginning of their conversation.

The Sopranos alum Vincent Pastore has died. He was 80.

Pastore was found dead in his City Island residence in the Bronx on Saturday, August 1, by a neighbor, per Page Six. The outlet reported that police suspect Pastore died from natural causes.

“I had the privilege of representing Vinny for more than 30 years, long before The Sopranos made him a household name,” his manager, Robert Attermann, told Page Six on Saturday, confirming the actor’s death. “To the world, he will always be remembered as the unforgettable ‘Big Pussy,’ but to those of us who knew him, he was so much more.”

His statement continued, “Vinny was one of the kindest, most generous people I have ever known. He treated everyone with warmth and respect, never turning down a fan who wanted a photograph or an autograph.”

Pastore is best known for playing Tony Soprano’s mafioso henchman-turned-saboteur Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on the first two seasons of HBO’s The Sopranos. (Following Sal’s infamous exit story line, Pastore returned multiple times for guest appearances on the HBO drama.)

He broke into acting after obtaining a drama degree from New York’s Pace University. He had previously served in the U.S. military, fighting in the country’s Vietnam War. Pastore carved out a niche within the sprawling entertainment industry via various supporting roles in classic mob movies, including Goodfellas, Carlito’s Way, Witness to the Mob and Mafia!.

Away from the mob movie genre, Pastore lent his voice to the 2004 animated movie Shark Tale as the octopus Luca and voiced Terry on Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Following the announcement of his death, Pastore was remembered as a “beloved friend and collaborator” by Sopranos costar Michael Imperioli on Saturday. (Imperioli portrayed Tony Soprano’s drug-addicted protege Christopher on the HBO drama.)

“This is a hard one for us, it seems like I’ve known Vinny forever. We did lots of work together and traveled all over the USA as well as Italy and Australia,” Imperioli, 60, wrote via Instagram. “Lots of good times. Lots of laughs. Vinny was a kind hearted brother who cared deeply about his family and friends. I will miss him always.”

Fellow Sopranos alum Edie Falco — who played Tony Soprano’s long-suffering wife Carmella — told Page Six on Saturday that Pastore’s death was “an awful loss” and “so unexpected.”

“Vinnie was always so full of life,” Falco, 63, noted.

Having worked with Pastore on both The Sopranos and Goodfellas, Lorraine Bracco remembered the actor as “such a charming and funny man” via her Instagram Story. (Bracco starred as Tony’s psychiatrist, Dr. Jennifer Melfi, on The Sopranos.)

“Just a beautiful soul. Absolutely heartbreaking.” Bracco, 71, added.

Junior Soprano actor Dominic Chianese shared via his own Instagram Story that he’d “lost a friend” on Saturday.

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“Paying respect and sending Love in tribute,” Chianese, 75, continued. “You were a gem Vinnie🤍.”

Vincent is survived by a daughter, Renee Pastore, from his marriage to ex-wife Nancy Berke.

His final big-screen performance will be in the upcoming 1950s coming-of-age drama Bad News on the Doorstep, in which he costarred with Mischa Barton, Rob Gronkowski and Chazz Palminteri.

Longtime fans of The Rookie were thrown a gigantic curveball in the show’s Season 8 finale. Tim Bradford (Eric Winter) finally proposed to Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil). She said yes, and all seemed right with the world — until the two were kidnapped by assailants working for the criminal Heath Everett (Jeffrey Vincent Parise), leaving viewers on a gut-punching cliffhanger. Unfortunately, viewers won’t find out what happens to Tim and Lucy until the show returns for its ninth season in 2027! The good news is that the show will kick off Season 9 with an exciting new storyline, marking a major change in the Chenford dynamic.

Season 9 Can Finally Move Away From Chenford’s Relationship Drama

After failing to give fans what they wanted in Season 7, the writers of The Rookie finally delivered the Tim and Lucy reunion early in Season 8. During Season 9, the couple primarily navigated the challenges of living together while also still working in the Mid-Wilshire Division together, and Lucy met Tim’s mother, Joy (Sela Ward). Now, they’ve been kidnapped by dangerous individuals who want them dead. The Season 9 premiere of The Rookie throws the couple into a fight for their lives, and their colleagues into a race against the clock to rescue them. This promises an action-heavy plot, so The Rookie will hit the ground running when the curtain rises on Season 9. The Mid-Wilshire Division will be thrust into a pulse-pounding adventure as Tim and Lucy’s friends desperately seek to help their teammates. That’s a lot more exciting than the melodrama over whether Tim and Lucy can finally reconcile their romance.

‘The Rookie Season 9 Will Open With a Huge Two-Parter

We don’t know much about The Rookie Season 9 premiere, but series creator and showrunner Alexi Hawley dropped a couple of tantalizing details during the show’s panel at the 2026 San Diego Comic-Con. Season 9 opens with a two-parter that will be “huge” in scope. Melissa O’Neil informed TV Insider that Tim and Lucy are in deep trouble, with the couple “currently incapacitated, unconscious with bags on their heads,” and Eric Winter noting that they’re “fighting for their lives.” O’Neil also teased that the two will likely be separated, which will likely cause emotional turmoil for Tim.

Lucy is an experienced undercover officer, and Bradford is a military combat veteran, which gives them an edge to survive this ordeal. This also isn’t the first time Lucy has been kidnapped, as fans will recall she was kidnapped by the serial killer Caleb Wright (Michael Cassidy) back in Season 2, who attempted to bury her alive. As traumatic as that ordeal was for Lucy, she’s a tough and hardened survivor. Although it’s an intense scenario, it provides potential for great, suspenseful storytelling.

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The other exciting aspect about the storyline to start Season 9 is that it will put the entire Mid-Wilshire Division on alert, with all hands on deck in the search for Tim and Lucy. The Mid-Wilshire Division has become an extended family over the years, and all the main cast members have a personal stake in finding their friends. Tim and Angela Lopez (Alyssa Diaz) are best friends, with Angela even taking an active role in helping Tim and Lucy get back together early in Season 8.

On Lucy’s side, Nyla Harper (Mekia Cox) and Lucy bonded and grew closer back when Nyla mentored Lucy during her UC training and then again when they went undercover in Season 8. Lucy and Celina Juarez (Lisseth Chavez) became roommates and lived together throughout Season 7, and Celina looks up to Lucy as a veteran officer. Meanwhile, Angela’s husband, defense attorney Wesley Evers (Shawn Ashmore), will likely feel responsible for Tim and Lucy’s kidnapping, since he briefly served as part of Heath Everett’s defense team near the end of the season. That will provide a strong emotional motivation for Wesley in the storyline, as he seeks to redeem himself with Tim.

For their former watch commander, Wade Grey (Richard T. Jones), Lucy and Tim are like his “kids,” as the actor refers to them when speaking to TV Insider. Grey is a father figure to both officers, grooming Tim to be his replacement as the new Watch Commander, and supervising Lucy from her first days as a rookie officer. This big-time storyline will showcase how important Tim and Lucy are to the entire crew, who will stop at nothing to make sure their friends return home safely. Although it’s a long wait, The Rookie Season 9 will kick off with a bang when it returns to ABC next year.

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