In Germany, The Rookie is available on three different streaming services. On the one hand, the large selection is a great thing for fans, but it also causes confusion. Because even though season 5 is now on Disney+, you need WOW to fully understand it. Netflix fans are once again left behind. We explain the chaos.
The Rookie on Netflix, Disney+ and Sky: Where can I watch which season?
In Germany, WOW has The Rookie sovereignty. There are not only 5 seasons, but also the spin-off, The Rookie: Feds. Disney+ has followed suit with season 5, Netflix only has four on offer and therefore 22 episodes fewer than Disney+ and WOW.
The Rookie: Feds is the only spin-off of The Rookie so far and unfortunately it will remain just one season. The FBI spin-off with Niecy Nash was canceled after the first season.
Season 5 forces you to also watch the spin-off: Since there are several crossovers with the spin-off in The Rookie season 5, you can only fully enjoy it and understand the entire plot on WOW. To do this, you have to watch season 5 and the spin-off in a certain order.
When is The Rookie Season 5 coming to Netflix?
At the moment there is still more no official statements. The Rookie season 4 came to Netflix on July 1, 2023. That was over a year after it aired in the US and almost a year after it ended on Disney+ in Germany.
We estimate: Fans with a Netflix subscription don’t have to wait as long this time. We expect the 22 episodes of season 5 to be released on Netflix in summer 2024.
Season 5 has the highest rated The Rookie episode to date
9.1 out of 10 points is the highest that a The Rookie episode has ever achieved on the rating platform IMDb. There are only two episodes of the series that receive this rating. The first of the most popular episodes is in season 1 and is called Greenlight. In it, Officer Nolan arrests a gang member.
The second episode highlight of The Rookie is this Season 5 finale, Under Siege, in which the team itself becomes a target. The film was directed by Bill Roe, who directed iconic episodes of The X-Files and worked with Fillion on Castle. Over a thousand people voted for it.
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