Why Tru Valentino Exited 'The Rookie' Season 7

The Rookie‘s seventh season finally kicked off last week on ABC, but fans were saddened to learn that Tru Valentino, who portrayed Officer Aaron Thorsen on the series since season 4, had departed the series.

Now, we have a bit of an explanation why the 36-year-old actor was written off the Nathan Fillion-starrer.

Keep reading to find out more…

Showrunner Alexi Hawley ended up revealing that Tru‘s exit was due to the creative direction on the show.

When asked if Tru would ever be welcome back on the show, Alexi told Screen Rant, “Of course. Tru is a great actor, and he was a huge part of our show for several seasons, and so we’d love to have him back in some capacity.”

He then touched on why Tru was gone, saying, “It just ultimately felt like, creatively, for where the show was going, that we needed to pivot a bit. But he’s still very much alive in our universe.”

See which The Rookie cast members did return for the new season, plus the new stars who joined the cast.