From Eric Volmers of the Calgary Herald:
Alberta star of Rookie Blue, Travis Milne, enjoys evolution of characters on Canadian hit
“They say you are a rookie for about five years as a police officer,†says Milne, on the phone from his home in Los Angeles. “We basically do about eight or nine months in terms of lineage on the show. We’re really in about three and a half years by Season 4.†Read more.
From Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press:
Actor Gregory Smith tries his hand behind the camera on ‘Rookie Blue’
t’s no surprise, really, that Gregory Smith is directing episodes of the series he co-stars in, Rookie Blue. The Toronto-lensed cop drama returns for a fourth season May 23 on Global and ABC. “He’s a particular renaissance man,” says Rookie Blue executive producer and showrunner Tassie Cameron. “He’s one of those guys you discover suddenly that he’s running some tech company out of his trailer, he’s taking award-winning photographs from his travels to Africa … he’s just one of those people.” Read more.
From a media release:
NEW COPS, NEW CASES, NEW COUPLESÂ – ROOKIE BLUE SEASON FOUR RETURNS MAY 23 ON GLOBAL
Global is proud to announce the highly anticipated return of Canada’s favourite cop show Rookie Blue season four, in simulcast with ABC on Thursday, May 23 – 10pm ET/PT. Also new this season is Rookie Blue In Session, a dramatic short form web series on GlobalTV.com that will give fans an unprecedented look inside the minds of the police officers from 15 Division.
Faced with huge repercussions, 15 Division seemed on the edge of unraveling at the end of last season. The explosive season four premiere will answer fans’ burning questions and will also welcome two new characters, Marlo Cruz and Chloe Price, who have the power to turn 15 Division on its head.
New and old romantic ties come to light as new rookie recruits Chloe Price (Priscilla Faia – True Justice) and Senior Uniformed Officer Marlo Cruz (Rachael Ancheril – The Listener) join the team. Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym), Dov Epstein (Gregory Smith), Chris Diaz (Travis Milne), Traci Nash (Enuka Okuma), Gail Peck (Charlotte Sullivan) and Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) all return for season four.
Rookie Blue In Session, a 10-part short form original web series, follows the cops from 15 Division as they sit down with the staff psychologist to face their darkest demons, personal and professional struggles and major decisions, leaving them at their most vulnerable.
Fans can catch up now on the past three seasons of Rookie Blue for free on GlobalTV.com or the Global Video App.
Rookie Blue is executive produced by award-winning Tassie Cameron (Flashpoint), Ilana Frank (The Eleventh Hour, Would Be Kings), David Wellington (The Eleventh Hour, Would Be Kings), Russ Cochrane (The Listener) and John Morayniss (Klondike, Rogue). Rookie Blue is a production of ICF Film Inc. and leading indie studio and distributor Entertainment One.
From Jay Bobbin of Zap2It:
‘Rookie Blue’ producer salutes ‘Flashpoint’ as a ‘game-changer’
Tassie Cameron was a co-executive producer and writer of “Flashpoint” — which included Amy Jo Johnson in its cast, and had American runs on CBS and ION — before becoming a creator and executive producer of the Missy Peregrym-starring “Rookie Blue,” which starts its fourth ABC season Thursday, May 23. Read more.
From Jay Bobbin of Zap2It:
‘Rookie Blue’s’ Missy Peregrym: ‘It’s never easy’ to start a new season
The actress starts her fourth round as police officer Andy McNally when the Canadian-made drama resumes its ABC run Thursday, May 23. The season premiere follows through on last year’s finale, with Andy and peer Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) immersed in a dangerous undercover operation. The episode means some rough stuff for Peregrym physically, but she maintains she’s gotten better at not taking the related emotions home with her. Read more.