Fans of The Rookie may be patiently waiting for new season 9 episodes but we now have some good news on the horizon to keep them satiated in the interim.
Deadline reports that an extended cut of The Rookie season 8 episode 10 will be released on Hulu. The episode, which is entitled His Name Was Martin, will be made available to stream on Hulu’s Extras section on The Rookie’s landing page and will contain an extra 5 and a half minutes of footage.
The episode itself was a gripping one and almost took a leaf out of a post-apocalyptic drama as patients at Westview Psychiatric were exposed to chemicals that made them zombie-like.
The workers were all exposed to the chemicals and acted aggressively, with one worker Martin cornering and attacking Lucy (Melissa O’Neil). Separated from Celina (Lisseth Chavez), Lucy was forced to kill Martin in self-defence and we later see how the events of the episode really impact her.
According to Deadline, the new additional episode footage will include action sequences and show the team trying to evade the zombie-like workers.
It will also include a “cut-for-time scene that would give context to Lucy and Tim’s (Eric Winter) emotional conversation at the end of the episode in which he consoles her”.
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Speaking about the decision to release the extended cut of the episode, creator and executive producer Alexi Hawley said in a statement: “One of the many fun things about making The Rookie is that we have such a broad playground story and tone-wise.
“For 810, I knew I wanted to make something fun and scary and unexpectedly emotional. But tension takes time to play out on screen, and I found myself in the editing room with hard choices to make.
“I can count the number of scenes we’ve dropped in eight seasons on one hand (maybe two?), but I was up against a wall on this one.”
He went on: “Network run times are set in stone. But Hulu’s are not. So, I picked up the phone and pitched the idea of releasing an extended cut as a reward to our amazing fans, who are so invested in the show.
“Now they’ll be able to go deeper into the character journeys (especially for Tim and Lucy) and see the previously unaired scenes that enhance the episode in a unique way.”
While this is of course happy news for US fans, there hasn’t been any confirmation as to whether or not UK fans will be able to enjoy the extended episode at all.
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Morgan Cormack is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering everything drama-related on TV and streaming. She previously worked at Stylist as an Entertainment Writer. Alongside her past work in content marketing and as a freelancer, she possesses a BA in English Literature.
