The Rookie Hulu Extended Cut of Episode 810 Drops July 20
The Rookie Hulu extended cut of Episode 810, “His Name Was Martin,” arrives on Hulu on July 20 in the show’s Extras section. The rare ABC streaming add-on adds about 5½ minutes of unaired footage, giving fans more of the hospital outbreak story ahead of Season 9.
With Season 9 still about six months away, ABC’s police drama is offering a bonus original release during the hiatus. The extended cut is a first for The Rookie and, according to Deadline, may be a rare move for an ABC scripted series — and uncommon for a current broadcast show on streaming.
Key Takeaways
- An extended cut of Episode 810 drops on Hulu on July 20 under the series Extras tab.
- Roughly 5½ minutes of new footage expands the “His Name Was Martin” story.
- Bonus scenes deepen the Westview Psychiatric Hospital action and Tim and Lucy’s coda.
- Creator Alexi Hawley pitched the cut as a fan reward after network runtime limits forced trims.
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When and where can you watch the extended cut?
Hulu will host the longer version of Episode 810 on July 20. Viewers should look in the Extras section on The Rookie series landing page, not the standard episode tile alone.
Deadline first reported the release as exclusive news. The roughly 5½ minutes of footage did not air in the ABC broadcast cut.
What does the extra footage add to Episode 810?
Hawley wrote and directed “His Name Was Martin.” It follows John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and the team as they try to contain a cleaning crew at Westview Psychiatric Hospital after chemical exposure leaves the workers acting like zombies.
When an affected worker — Martin — violently attacks Lucy (Melissa O’Neil), she kills him in self-defense. That moment leaves a deep psychological and emotional mark on her.
The Hulu cut restores action sequences as the team evades the aggressive workers. It also restores a scene cut for time that adds context to Lucy and Tim’s (Eric Winter) emotional closing conversation, when Tim consoles her.
Why is this release a big deal for ABC TV?
Network runtimes are fixed, so scenes get cut even when creators want them kept. Hawley said tension needs screen time, and Episode 810 forced hard choices in the edit bay.
“Network run times are set in stone. But Hulu’s are not,” Hawley said in a statement to Deadline. He pitched an extended cut as a reward for fans “so invested in the show,” highlighting deeper Tim and Lucy journeys and previously unaired scenes.
Deadline noted Grey’s Anatomy once offered some extended material on DVD season sets. For a current broadcast series, putting an extended episode on streaming remains unusual — which makes this July 20 drop a notable win for Rookie fans waiting on Season 9.