‘The Rookie: Feds’ Season 1 Episode 1 Photos, Plot, and Cast

ABC’s The Rookie spinoff, The Rookie: Feds, premieres on September 27, 2022 with an episode titled “Day One.” Niecy Nash-Betts’ character Simone Clark was introduced over two episodes of The Rookie season four, and season one episode one focuses on Simone joining the FBI’s Los Angeles office.

In addition to Niecy Nash-Betts, the season one cast includes Frankie R. Faison (White Chicks) as Christopher “Cutty” Clark, James Lesure (Las Vegas) as Carter Hope, Britt Robertson (Big Sky) as Laura Stensen, Felix Solis (The International) as Matthew Garza, and Kevin Zegers (Transamerica) as Brendon Acres.

Season one episodes air on Tuesdays at 10pm ET/PT.

The “Day One” Plot: Fresh out of the FBI Academy, Simone Clark arrives in Los Angeles and has her sights set on joining Matthew Garza’s newly formed special unit as they investigate the murder of a federal engineer. Garza’s squad includes Carter Hope, a promotion-hungry traditionalist, Laura Stenson, a talented agent in desperate need of a second chance, and Brendon Acres, a former actor who graduated from Quantico with Simone.

On the home front, Simone and Cutty’s father-daughter relationship is put to the test as their opposing opinions about law enforcement come to a head.

The Rookie Feds Star Niecy Nash Betts
Niecy Nash-Betts stars in ‘The Rookie’ spin-off, ‘The Rookie: Feds’ (ABC/Raymond Liu)
The Rookie Feds Season 1 Episode 1
Niecy Nash-Betts and Felix Solis in ‘The Rookie: Feds’ season 1 episode 1 (ABC/Raymond Liu)
The Rookie Feds Season 1 Episode 1
Niecy Nash-Betts in season 1 episode 1 (ABC/Raymond Liu)
The Rookie Feds Season 1 Episode 1
Frankie Faison in season 1 episode 1 (ABC/Raymond Liu)
The Rookie Feds Season 1 Episode 1
Niecy Nash-Betts as Simone Clark in ‘The Rookie: Feds’ season 1 episode 1, “Day One” (ABC/Raymond Liu)