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Shows like The Rookie

Not everyone loves The Rookie for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Rookie

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like car chases and patrol calls that go wrong in every episode.

  2. You like following a whole precinct of rookies and their training officers.

  3. You like a small-town man in midlife starting over as the LAPD's oldest rookie.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • 9-1-12018

    • car chases and patrol calls that go wrong in every episode
    • following a whole precinct of rookies and their training officers

    Good for you if you want fires, earthquakes and collapses on a TV screen.

  • Hawaii Five-02010

    • car chases and patrol calls that go wrong in every episode

    Good for you if you like a chase or a shootout in every episode.

  • Heat1995

    • car chases and patrol calls that go wrong in every episode
    • a small-town man in midlife starting over as the LAPD's oldest rookie

    Good for you if you like a cop and a thief who are the same man.

  • Chicago P.D.2014

    • car chases and patrol calls that go wrong in every episode

    Good for you if you want chases and shootouts in Chicago streets.

  • Bad Boys for Life2020

    • car chases and patrol calls that go wrong in every episode

    Good for you if you like loud, glossy action.

  • Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)2020

    • car chases and patrol calls that go wrong in every episode

    Good for you if you like colourful, inventive fights.

  • The Wire2002

    • a small-town man in midlife starting over as the LAPD's oldest rookie

    Good for you if you want people like Omar, Stringer Bell and McNulty to stay with you.

  • Bones2005

    • following a whole precinct of rookies and their training officers

    Good for you if you like the whole Jeffersonian team arguing over the remains.

  • Fast Five2011

    • following a whole precinct of rookies and their training officers

    Good for you if you like a whole crew coming together.

Reasons taken from The Rookie's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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