Jay Ellis ( Running Point, All Her Fault ) is set to headline The Rookie: North , Alexi Hawley ’s anticipated spinoff from his long-running ABC drama The Rookie. With him on board, the network has picked up the long-gestating project to pilot, written and directed by Hawley.

Closing Ellis’ deal took some scheduling work as the in-demand actor is also a series regular on the upcoming Hulu comedy series Not Suitable For Work in addition to recurring on Netflix’s Running Point . If the pilot goes to series, he will be able to do both The Rookie: North, co-produced by Lionsgate and Hulu and ABC sibling 20th TV, and Not Suitable For Work , from Warner Bros. TV.

Unlike the first Rookie spinoff, The Rookie: Feds , which starred Niecy Nash as the oldest rookie in the FBI

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