The Rookie (2018) 
TV Show
Comedy
Crime
Drama
TV Show
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Updated: 10 June 2025
No rape or sexual assault
Rape or sexual assault mentioned, discussed, implied
Sexual harassment e.g non-consensual grabbing, touching, cat-calling)
Sexual relationship between adult and teenager
Child sex abuse
Incest
Attempted rape
Rape off-screen or strongly implied
Rape on-screen

Description

S1E2: two women are held captive in a basement. S1E7: a man is seen spiking a woman's drink at a party. He is caught and arrested. S1E8: a character mentions lethally shooting a rapist early in her career. S1E12: a woman becomes obsessed with a man after he saves her life. She proceeds to stalk him for the rest of the episode, including gaining access to his home through his friend and laying naked in his bed. S1E14: a man is caught secretly filming a teenage girl changing. He is revealed to be a registered sex offender. The operations of child abuse networks are briefly discussed. S2E5: a group of women is shown escaping from a human trafficking ring. Abuse is mentioned, but not described in detail. A young woman talks about being a victim of revenge porn in the past. The perpetrator was not punished for his actions. S2E10-11: a female character is abducted. This includes drugging, forced body modification (tattoo), and highly stressful situation (trapped in oil barrel and left to suffocate). S2E12: a woman discusses a night where she got too drunk with a fellow officer. It is implied that he assaulted her. S3E14: during a robbery, a woman is tied up and threatened by one of the perpetrators. He makes several threatening comments with sexual undertones towards her. S4E11: a formerly homeless young woman describes sleeping with men for a place to sleep when she was desperate. From context, she would likely have been a minor at the time of the events described. Another young woman is described as also doing this for a place to sleep. Worthy of note: A woman is tortured by her ex-boyfriend. S3E3: a woman of colour goes into labour. First the landlady of her airbnb calls the cops on her. Then, at the hospital she is subjected to misogyny by her male physician whose neglect endangers her life and her unborn child's. She also mentions earlier medical trauma surrounding a prior pregnancy. This is a theme of the entire episode and is handled in a sympathetic/informed manner. S4E10-11: a woman describes an abusive relationship, where she asked for help and was not believed. Her ex breaks into her house when she is not there and tries to ruin her career and life over the course of episodes 10. S5E11: domestic violence is mentioned, discussed, implied. A woman is briefly shown being choked up against a wall by her boyfriend.

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