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- To movie The Rookie, the forged of the police drama takes it upon themselves to do their very own stunts, however that hasn’t at all times labored out of their favor
- Throughout a dialogue with the ensemble, stars Shawn Ashmore, Melissa O’Neil and Eric Winter shared tales of on-set accidents associated to the present’s stuntwork
- The Rookie returns to ABC for season 8 on Jan. 6, 2026
The forged of The Rookie goes all-in after they’re on set.
Throughout a forged panel at Epic Con Chicago in 2024, stars Eric Winter, Melissa O’Neil, Shawn Ashmore, Alyssa Diaz, Titus Makin Jr. and Mekia Cox spoke to followers about their experiences making the ABC police drama, as they revealed that all of them do their very own stunts for the present.
O’Neil, who performs Sgt. Lucy Chen, mentioned in the course of the panel that she as soon as cracked her head open on concrete whereas filming a scene — two occasions in a row. “That was loopy,” she mentioned. The damage was “a full-on concussion,” O’Neil, 37, defined. “Nauseous, persona change — the entire thing.”
Ashmore, who performs lawyer Wesley Evers, had a equally scary story. Whereas filming season 4 of the present, the actor broke a rib. “All I needed to do was deal with a man,” he mentioned of the scene. “First take, adrenaline goes, ‘Motion!’ And I hit him. I bumped into him, and I felt a lightning bolt undergo my physique.”
“Reduce to 12 hours later, we’re achieved with the day of taking pictures, and I am going residence, and I’m like ‘I’m in ache,'” Ashmore, 46, recalled.
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It wasn’t till 5 days later when his spouse, Dana Wasdin, inspired him to go to the hospital as a result of he was nonetheless in ache, and he discovered he’d had a damaged rib all of the whereas.
Winter, who performs Sgt. Tim Bradford, additionally had a narrative to inform. In the course of the panel, he revealed that he’d as soon as injured Diaz (Det. Angela Lopez) whereas filming a battle scene. The actor, 49, mentioned that he’d warned his costar, 40, earlier than they filmed that he “was actually into Cobra Kai” on the time.
For the reason that present’s premiere in 2018, its viewership has skyrocketed, and with extra eyes on the display, star Nathan Fillion has felt added strain. “Our present is changing into extremely popular in Los Angeles,” the actor, 54, mentioned at San Diego Comedian-Con in July, explaining that was “a double-edged sword.”
“It’s an added further problem that folks driving by in a automotive will scream, ‘We love The Rookie.‘ And [then we have] reduce, return to the start,” he mentioned. “I will take it, although.”
The Rookie returns for season 8 on January 6 on ABC.
