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The Rookie’s ‘The Red Place’ Goes Dark as Seth Ridley Returns and ABC Sets Monday Move

Creator Alexi Hawley frames the disgraced rookie’s comeback as the start of a redemption arc.

Overview

  • David Krumholtz guest-stars as Ezra Kane in a turn reviewers call among the show’s most chilling this season.
  • The episode centers on psychological fallout, with Lucy Chen drawing on past experience to help a traumatized survivor.
  • Seth Ridley reenters the story, with Miles Penn positioned to push him toward accountability through “radical honesty.”
  • Hawley confirms Ridley will appear a few more times this season, setting up an ongoing redemption storyline.
  • ABC moves The Rookie to Mondays at 10 p.m. starting Jan. 26, and early fan reaction to Ridley’s return is mixed.