Alexi Hawley is the creator and showrunner of ABC's The Rookie. He is also a writer, executive producer, and director of the series.
Biography[]
Early life[]
When he was 12, Alexi Hawley's father, Tom Hawley, was a businessman and his mother, Louise Armstrong ,was a non-fiction writer. His mother died in 2008. He has a twin brother, Noah, who has written for Bones, Fargo, and Legion and is also a published novelist.
Career[]
In 2009, Alexi was part of the crew for the TV series The Unusuals with his brother Noah.
Hawley landed his staff writing job on a show, Castle, premiered in March 2009, which was based in New York about Richard Castle, a novelist, and Katherine Beckett, a NYPD detective. In May 2016 the series ended after eight seasons.
He worked on Body of Proof and Training Day. In 2016, Hawley made his executive producer debut in the drama series The Following, which aired on Fox but was cancelled after three seasons. In 2016, Hawley became supervising producer on his first drama series, State of Affairs, which aired on NBC, but the series was cancelled after one season.
In 2017, Hawley created and sold The Rookie to ABC. Eventually, the series received a pilot order, and later a series order. Hawley has written or co-written 25 episodes of the series, including the pilot. He directed the Season 4 finale "Day In The Hole" which was his debut as a director. Additionally, he also directed the 100th episode of the series "The Hammer".
Personal life[]
Hawley was single at the beginning of the 2000s.
Credits[]
Writer[]
| The Rookie: Season 1 | ||||||||||
| "Pilot": | "Crash Course": | "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly": | "The Switch": | "The Roundup": | "The Hawke": | "The Ride Along": | ||||
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| "Time of Death": | "Standoff": | "Flesh and Blood": | "Redwood": | "Heartbreak": | "Caught Stealing": | "Plain Clothes Day": | ||||
| No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | ||||
| "Manhunt": | "Green Light": | "The Shake Up": | "Homefront": | "The Checklist": | "Free Fall": | |||||
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| The Rookie: Season 2 | ||||||||||
| "Impact": | "The Night General": | "The Bet": | "Warriors and Guardians": | "Tough Love": | "Fallout": | "Safety": | ||||
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| "Clean Cut": | "Breaking Point": | "The Dark Side": | "Day of Death": | "Now and Then": | "Follow-Up Day": | "Casualties": | ||||
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| "Hand-Off": | "The Overnight": | "Control": | "Under the Gun": | "The Q Word": | "The Hunt": | |||||
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| The Rookie: Season 3 | ||||||||||
| "Consequences" | "In Justice" | "La Fiera" | "Sabotage" | "Lockdown" | "Revelations" | "True Crime" | ||||
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| "Bad Blood" | "Amber" | "Man of Honor" | "New Blood" | "Brave Heart" | "Triple Duty" | "Threshold" | ||||
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | ||||
| The Rookie: Season 4 | ||||||||||
| "Life and Death" | "Five Minutes" | "In the Line of Fire" | "Red Hot" | "A.C.H." | "Poetic Justice" | "Fire Fight" | ||||
| Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | ||||
| "Hit and Run" | "Breakdown" | "Heart Beat" | "End Game" | "The Knock" | "Fight or Flight" | "Long Shot" | ||||
| No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | ||||
| "Hit List" | "Real Crime" | "Coding" | "Backstabbers" | "Simone" | "Enervo" | "Mother's Day" | ||||
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | Credited | No Credit | ||||
| "Day In The Hole" | ||||||||||
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| The Rookie: Season 5 | ||||||||||
| "Double Down" | "Labor Day" | "Dye Hard" | "The Choice" | "The Fugitive" | "The Reckoning" | "Crossfire" | ||||
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| "The Collar" | "Take Back" | "The List" | "The Naked and The Dead" | "Death Notice" | "Daddy Cop" | "Death Sentence" | ||||
| No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | ||||
| "The Con" | "Exposed" | "The Enemy Within" | "Double Trouble" | "A Hole In The World" | "S.T.R." | "Going Under" | ||||
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | ||||
| "Under Siege" | ||||||||||
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| The Rookie: Season 6 | ||||||||||
| "Strike Back" | "The Hammer" | "Trouble in Paradise" | "Training Day" | "The Vow" | ||||||
| Credited | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | ||||||
| "Secrets and Lies" | "Crushed" | "TBA" | "TBA" | "TBA" | ||||||
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | ||||||
Director[]
| The Rookie: Season 4 | ||||||||||
| "Life and Death" | "Five Minutes" | "In the Line of Fire" | "Red Hot" | "A.C.H." | "Poetic Justice" | "Fire Fight" | ||||
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | ||||
| "Hit and Run" | "Breakdown" | "Heart Beat" | "End Game" | "The Knock" | "Fight or Flight" | "Long Shot" | ||||
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | ||||
| "Hit List" | "Real Crime" | "Coding" | "Backstabbers" | "Simone" | "Enervo" | "Mother's Day" | ||||
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | ||||
| "Day In The Hole" | ||||||||||
| Credited | ||||||||||
| The Rookie: Season 6 | ||||||||||
| "Strike Back" | "The Hammer" | "Trouble in Paradise" | "Training Day" | "The Vow" | ||||||
| No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | ||||||
| "Secrets and Lies" | "Crushed" | "TBA" | "TBA" | "TBA" | ||||||
| No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | ||||||