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‘The Rookie’ Season 8 Confirmed for Very Important Crossover Episode
As The Rookie continues its eighth season, the show will make an exciting crossover in its upcoming episode. This crime drama had crossover episodes in the past, but this will be the first where it’s not tied to The Rookie universe. Instead, the show will cross over to another IP that not only leans toward a different genre, but also a different format.
The Rookie is a crime drama starring Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, a 40-year-old who relocates to Los Angeles to become an LAPD officer and has to prove himself despite his age. The series is loosely inspired by executive producer William Norcross, who joined the LAPD in his mid-40s. While the show includes moments of humor, it remains grounded as Nolan faces high-risk situations and intense challenges on the job. But what happens when a series known for its serious tone collides with an online show built around comedy?
ABC has released details for The Rookie’s 9th episode, titled “Fun and Games,” revealing that it will be a crossover episode with the online game show, Game Changer, by Dropout. It was reported that the Dropout studio, where Game Changer is filmed, would be the scene of a crime due to a robbery report, and that one of the people in the studio would be a “familiar face” to Nolan. The plot reads:
“Harper and Miles feel the weight of their recent mistakes, while Harper is tasked with training Miles. Nolan and Celina are dispatched to a robbery call where Nolan encounters a familiar face.”
This Game Changer crossover will star Dropout’s CEO and game show host, Sam Reich, along with other Dropout stars: Vic Michaelis, Jacob Wysocki, Zac Oyama, and Anna Garcia. The episode will air on March 2 and will be available to stream on Hulu the next day.
What’s ‘Game Changer’ About?
Game Changer is a comedy web show created by Dropout that first aired in 2019 and is still showing to this day. According to Polygon, the show combines “improv comedy, puzzle solving, fierce competition, and a prankster ethos.” While the show mostly features returning faces from CollegeHumor, like Brenan Lee Mulligan, it also had special episodes where celebrities participated, like Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian), Michael Winslow (Spaceballs), Sarah Natochenny (Pokémon), Tony Hawk, and Howie Mandel (American Idol), to name a few.
Game Changer is one of many web shows available on Dropout. Other shows include Make Some Noise, Dimension 20, Um, Actually, and, recently, Reich announced on social media that Dropout will be the home of the online web series and British TV show Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared.
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- Release Date
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October 16, 2018
- Showrunner
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Alexi Hawley
- Directors
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Tori Garrett, Chi-Yoon Chung, Michael Goi, Sylvain White, Lisa Demaine, Lanre Olabisi, Bill Johnson, David McWhirter, Liz Friedlander, Daniel Willis, Toa Fraser, Anne Renton, Jon Huertas, Cherie Nowlan, TK Shom, Rob Seidenglanz, Valerie Weiss, Barbara Brown, Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul, SJ Main Muñoz, Nelson McCormick, Marcus Stokes, Adam Davidson, Anna Mastro
- Writers
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Corey Miller, Bill Rinier, Zoe Cheng, Mary Trahan, Ally Seibert, Liz Alper, Nick Hurwitz, Racheal Seymour, Madeleine Coghlan, David Radcliff