ABC's The Rookie is getting a spinoff centered on Niecy Nash's newly introduced FBI Academy rookie, Simone.

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[{"selector":"#anim-583b6835-47bc-4cd3-9af7-b2aafa423059 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(20.337159118738278%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-042f3482-49d2-4753-8084-2a778846e8c2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa5309a8-2aa1-49c3-9a26-bac3f16dd1a1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.2381%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The new show will be titled The Rookie: Feds and will be set within the FBI rather than the LAPD, as reported by Variety.

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Hawley and Terence Paul Winter are credited as the spinoff's creators, and Mark Gordon, Michelle Chapman, Bill Norcross and Corey Miller will also executive produce.

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Nash appeared as Simone Clark in a backdoor pilot on The Rookie, with the Season 4 episodes "Simone" and "Enervo" putting her character in the spotlight.

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Also confirmed to be joining the cast are Frankie Faison as Christopher "Cutty" Clark and Felix Solis as Special Agent Matthew Garza.

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Prior to Nash taking on the role of Simone, she was known for playing Deputy Raineesha Williams on another law enforcement-adjacent series,

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