The Rookie has an exciting season 8 ahead of it that just got even better. The procedural will likely start where it left off, continuing on from Tim’s heartfelt confession to Lucy and Monica’s worrying return in The Rookie season 7 finale. While the finale set up many storylines, The Rookie season 8 will have something bigger in store.
The Rookie has been growing for seven years and counting, ever since its premiere back in 2018, and fortunately, it does not show any signs of slowing down. The Rookie cast even revealed that The Rookie season 8 will take place in Prague, adding a potentially game-changing twist to the show. However, there is more to it than the intriguing location.
Nathan Fillion Reveals That The Prague-Set Scenes Will Only Be Part Of The Rookie Season 8 Premiere
The Rookie Season 8 Premiere’s Story Must Be Worth The Major Cost
While discussing the upcoming eighth season, Nathan Fillion, who plays John Nolan, revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that The Rookie season 8 premiere will only partially take place in Prague. This means that the premiere will be even more different than expected. The Rookie’s filming details hinted that the premiere would be entirely in Prague. Fillion’s comments say otherwise:
We went off to Prague to shoot a portion of the premiere episode of season 8 … It felt like I was shooting Casino Royale. I’m telling you, I’m in a suit, you’re walking down these incredible streets. I love the history. There’s so much history. This building was built in the 1400s, but behind it are the old buildings. This beautiful clock, and it’s such a dark history, too. This beautiful clock, it was so incredible, they said after the fella made it, they went and burned out his eyes with a white-hot poker so he would never make anything so beautiful again. Like, these were tough times.
Usually, premieres with significant locations are split into two parts. Production costs for these kinds of projects are massive, and to only film a section of the premiere in Prague is unusual. It also makes The Rookie season 8 premiere more exciting because it means the producers think the short Prague scenes are worth the cost.
What We Know About The Prague Story In The Rookie Season 8 Premiere
Nolan’s Outfit In The Premiere Signals An Important Event
Not much has been revealed about The Rookie’s season 8 premiere; however, some details can be taken from Fillion’s comments. For one thing, Fillion’s comparison of Prague to the James Bond films adds some more mystery to the premiere. The Rookie season 8 could then draw inspiration from the spy films and add its own twist to the spy genre.
Fillion’s reveal that he is in a suit during one or more of the scenes also hints that The Rookie season 8 premiere will take inspiration from a James Bond movie. Fillion may have name-dropped the movie as a way to describe his excitement about filming in Prague. However, it could also be a hint of what’s to come.
As The Rookie season 7 left off with Monica’s return, it was also heavily implied that she would have a major villainous role in The Rookie season 8. Her return, in combination with Oscar’s disappearance, could somehow lead the team to Prague on an international covert mission to find and stop them.
