The Rookie: Do you know the true story that inspired the series?

Netflix has made available to its subscribers the series The Rookie, a Los Angeles cop that previously aired on M6. In this fiction, the audience meets John Nolan, in his fifties, as his wife leaves him and his son leaves for college.

“Rookie” on Netflix

Upon discovering the turning point of his life, he decides to fulfill his old dream: to become a policeman! He goes to live in Los Angeles and, despite his age, becomes a blue among blue… In the title role of this American fiction, which began in 2018 (Season 6 will be released across the Atlantic on February 20), the public will discover. Actor Nathan Fillion.

But did you know that the character played by the actor is based on a real life person? The latter is called Bill Norcos, and in 2015 everything changed for him… At the age of 44, this resident of Pennsylvania, the owner of a printing company, decided to leave his company for the police. !

Unfortunately, it was after his mother’s death that this man realized that life was too short and he had to dedicate himself to making his dreams come true…even the most unattainable! So Bill Norcos moved to Los Angeles to take the test that would allow him to become a police officer.

A TV series inspired by a true story

There, while he was in full training, he saw an old friend from high school once a month: Jon Steinberg, one of the future executive producers of The Rookie, a Los Angeles cop! Because yes, this former friend of Billy’s was so inspired by his fate that he decided to make a series…

With the help of Bill Norcross, John Steinberg worked hard for the fiction on the pitch… and it paid off! The star of this true story even became a full-fledged executive producer of the project. Finally, for the ultimate mark, he made a guest appearance in Season 1, Episode 19!

The first three seasons of The Rookie are now available on Netflix.