The Rookie star Patrick Kelehers exit as Seth Ridley | UK News

The eighth season of The Rookie is set to premiere next week in the US, bringing with it a vital forged reshuffle.

The well-loved ABC police drama options Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, a man in his 40s from Pennsylvania who turns into the oldest rookie officer in the LAPD.

After a collection of dramatic twists in the seventh season finale, including the reappearance of recurring villain Monica Stevens (portrayed by Bridget Regan), the stress is palpable as we head into the new episodes.

Meanwhile, followers are hoping that beloved couple Tim Bradford (Eric Winter) and Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil) will progress their relationship after Tim’s botched attempt to cohabit.

Moreover, it seems that one key character will likely be making an exit following some unexpected occasions in the last season, studies <a href=”https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/the-rookie-patrick-keleher-seth-36487535″ rel=”Follow” goal=”_self”>the Mirror</a>.

Why did Patrick Keleher depart The Rookie?

Lucy’s new recruit for season seven, Seth Ridley (Patrick Keleher), was dismissed from the LAPD in episode 10 for falsifying a cancer diagnosis and refusing a blood check.

He later sued the power for discrimination, received the case, and briefly returned to obligation.

However, his popularity was irreparably broken and it wasn’t long before another incident led to the end of his policing profession.

During a high-stakes shootout, Seth redeems himself by saving John and taking a shotgun blast to the leg, which is subsequently medically amputated.

Placing his law enforcement profession on maintain for the time being, he finally got here clean about his deceptions to Tamara Colins (Dylan Conrique), bringing their romance to an abrupt end.

With Seth now unable to continue his duties with the LAPD and his ties to another key character utterly cut, viewers should not anticipate his return in collection eight.

Nevertheless, Keleher’s departure from the programme was purely because Seth’s narrative had reached its natural conclusion, fairly than being the actor’s personal alternative, significantly given the chance of a future comeback.

In dialog with TVLine, showrunner Alexi Hawley revealed: “I don’t think it’s the end. Again, it’s early days. We started the [writers] room [last Monday], but I would like to see him again.

“Patrick also was a pleasure to discover as an actor. His potential to be extremely likable at the start – this kind of Boy Scout – and the micro-adjustments he made to make this character someone who audiences actually didn’t like was a real expertise. But I also assume that the problem is, are you able to redeem a character like that? I believe that’s fascinating.

“I think ultimately – and Nolan says it in the scene – it’s not necessarily the end of his career in the Los Angeles Police Department. I think if you can pass the physical tests that anybody else passes, even with a prosthetic, then you can become a police officer. So I think that there’s still a story to tell there.”

Thus far, Keleher hasn’t featured in any promotional content for The Rookie’s eighth collection, but there may very well be some surprising twists from Hawley.

The Rookie season 8 premieres Tuesday, sixth January on ABC and airs on Sky Witness in the UK.

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