{"id":6207,"date":"2025-05-05T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6207"},"modified":"2025-05-05T09:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T09:00:23","slug":"the-rookie-star-confirms-exit-after-season-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6207","title":{"rendered":"The Rookie star confirms exit after Season 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Patrick Keleher, who portrays the embattled LAPD trainee, confirmed he is exiting the hit ABC series ahead of the Season 7 finale, telling ScreenRant, \u201cYeah. I am done in season 7.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His confirmation follows a dramatic turn of events in episode 16, \u201cThe Return,\u201d that left fans reeling.<\/p>\n<p>After a surprise return to the LAPD training program \u2014 following a controversial lawsuit over medical discrimination \u2014 Ridley appeared poised for a long-term redemption arc.<\/p>\n<p>His re-entry sparked tension across the department, especially with Officer John Nolan, who was reluctantly assigned as Ridley\u2019s training officer.<\/p>\n<p>However, things took a drastic turn when Ridley saved Nolan\u2019s life during a high-risk operation, only to be shot in the leg in the process. The injury proved too severe, and surgeons were forced to amputate his leg.<\/p>\n<p>Though Nolan encouraged Ridley not to give up \u2014 saying, \u201cYour career is only over if you want it to be\u201d \u2014 Keleher\u2019s departure suggests the character\u2019s journey is being paused, if not concluded entirely.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by The Rookie (@therookieabc)<\/p>\n<p>While ABC has already greenlit The Rookie Season 8, there\u2019s no word yet on whether Keleher will return. Given the open-ended nature of his final scene, a guest appearance or recovery update isn\u2019t out of the question.<\/p>\n<p>Ridley\u2019s storyline \u2014 from faking illness to becoming a hero and losing a limb \u2014 sparked conversation about inclusion in law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe path to becoming a police officer with a prosthetic leg is challenging but achievable,\u201d noted prosthetist Eddie Zepeda in a 2024 editorial. It\u2019s a sentiment the show echoed through Nolan\u2019s closing words, pointing to a possible future for Ridley beyond the badge.<\/p>\n<p>For now, though, fans will have to wait and see whether Ridley\u2019s next chapter is told on screen \u2014 or left to the imagination.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Keleher, who portrays the embattled LAPD trainee, confirmed he is exiting the hit ABC series ahead of the Season 7 finale, telling ScreenRant, \u201cYeah. I am done in season 7.\u201d His confirmation follows a dramatic turn of events in episode 16, \u201cThe Return,\u201d that left fans reeling. After a surprise return to the LAPD [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6207\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}