[s1e1] Day One 🎉 🆓

: The episode ends with the twist that the crash was not an accident but a staged government experiment overseen by a woman named Gretchen. The Rookie: Feds (S1E1: "Day One")

: Originally planned as an NBC sci-fi series about residents surviving a worldwide cataclysm that destroys modern infrastructure. It was later reduced to a TV movie/miniseries but never aired . "The Wilds" Day One (TV Episode 2020) - IMDb

This episode, which aired in September 2022, serves as the series debut for the FBI-focused spin-off of The Rookie .