The Rookie Season 7 Trailer: Nolan Hunt’s Bailey’s Ex, Tim, Lucy Heat Up

The Rookie‘s return is just around the corner, and Season 7 brings more drama, more baddies, and more steamy scenes with Chenford!

IN Us Weekly‘s exclusive first look at official season 7 trailerit’s clear that the LAPD has its hands full now that two criminals have escaped – one being Officer John Nolan’s (Nathan Fillion) wife, Bailey Nune (Jenna Dewan), ex-husband, Jason Wyler (Steve Kazee).

“These are violent criminals, so they’re not going to go down easily,” Tim Bradford (Erik Winter) teases in the trailer before scenes of the LAPD taking down one bad guy after another flash across the screen.

After Nyla Harper (Mekia Cox) tells the district that both Oscar Hutchinson (Matthew Glave) and Jason is still “at large”, Nolan begins to worry about Bailey’s safety.

“Jason’s escape puts my wife’s life in danger,” Nolan says after his spouse admits, “There’s a lot I haven’t told you about Jason.”

In a pivotal scene, Paramedic/Firefighter Bailey emerges from her rig and appears to come face to face with Jason, who appears to run her over with his car.

“Being a cop is stressful, 24/7,” Lucy Chen (Melissa O’Neil) says as action-packed moments continue to play out in the background. “In this job, we have to separate ourselves from the personal. That is the hardest thing we have to do.”

Excitement, action and fear aren’t the only emotions viewers will feel this season. There also appear to be some light moments as Nolan “drives” a scooter to apprehend a suspect.

“How the hell did you get here before me?” his partner Celina Juarez (Lisseth Chavez) asks him when she arrives after Nolan on stage. “Work harder, not smarter,” he says, huffing and puffing across the pursuit.

Plus, Lucy and Tim (aka Chenford) engage in a playful game of who can train the better rookie, hinting that their icy exchanges to end Season 6 are finally over.

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The two, who previously dated, also have a very steamy moment together, giving fans even more hope that they will get back together.

“We shouldn’t,” Lucy tells Tim as he stands shirtless in front of her in one scene. “I know,” Tim replies. The pair then lean in closer before the camera pans away.

“Every year on the job is different. Every case is different. You never really stop being a rookie,” Harper teases.

Angela Lopez (Alyssa Diaz) ominously warns, “Because if we lose control, bad things happen.”

Season 7 of The Rookie premieres on ABC on Tuesday, January 7 at 10 p.m. ET.