The Rookie Showrunner Seemingly Confirms Jenna Dewan Will Miss Early Season 7 Episodes

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Warning: SPOILERS ahead for The Rookie season 6 finale!

Summary Bailey Nune (Jenna Dewan) will not be featured in early episodes of The Rookie season 7 due to her real-life pregnancy.

Bailey's ex-husband, Jason, who was broken out of prison at the end of season 6, poses a threat to her safety.

Jason's return will be delayed to accommodate Dewan's absence in the early episodes.

The Rookie showrunner Alexi Hawley has seemingly confirmed that Jenna Dewan's Bailey Nune will miss the early episodes of season 7, which could hinder the return of a major villain. Dewan portrays the firefighter character who is also now John Nolan's wife. However, she also has a past enemy in the form of Jason, her ex-husband, who was broken out of prison by Monica in The Rookie season 6 finale. This puts her life in danger, as he's now liable to come looking for her, setting the stage for what happens in season 7.

However, speaking with TVLine, Hawley seemed to confirm that Dewan won't be coming back for The Rookie season 7 right away. When asked about the return of key villains in the next season, the showrunner explained how Dewan is pregnant in real life. Because of this, Bailey won't have as major a role in early episodes of the season, meaning Jason might not return right away either. Check out what Hawley had to say below:

They will definitely resurface at different times. As you know, Jenna [Dewan]’s about to have a baby in real life, so we probably won’t see [Bailey] for the first few episodes because of that. As a result, we aren’t sure when we’ll see Jason. But yes, I think we’re looking at how we can spread stuff out so we’re not just all diving into all of it at the beginning.

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Source: TVLine