ABC Cancels 'Rookie: Feds' After One Season, Scraps 'Good Doctor' Spinoff 'The Good Lawyer'

ABC decides against renewal of 'Rookie: Feds' and 'The Good Lawyer' following recent Hollywood writers' and actors' strikes, citing lacklustre ratings and cost measures.

• ABC has decided not to bring back 'Rookie: Feds' for a second season due to lackluster ratings, and it has also cut the future plans for 'The Good Lawyer', a planned spinoff of its hit medical drama, 'The Good Doctor'.
• Decisions regarding the cancellation of these shows were made after the recent Hollywood writers' and actors' strikes ended, allowing the network to assess its requirements for the remainder of the 2023-24 television season.
• Niecy Nash-Betts, Felix Solis, and Frankie R. Faison were the stars of 'Rookie: Feds', while Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman were to be the leads in 'The Good Lawyer'.
• Despite the cancellation of 'Rookie: Feds', its parent show, 'The Rookie' starring Nathan Fillion, has been renewed for a sixth season, and 'The Good Doctor' led by Freddie Highmore, completed its sixth last spring.
• The decision to axe these shows comes as Disney announced plans to cut an additional $2 billion in costs in the coming months, with scripted originals being more expensive to produce than unscripted programming.

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