The Acolyte: Season 1

Nine months after foiling a bank robbery in Foxburg, Pennsylvania, John Nolan, a 45-year-old divorcé, moves to Los Angeles and becomes a police officer. His assignment to the Mid-Wilshire Division of the LAPD is met with skepticism, particularly his watch commander, Sergeant Wade Grey. Nolan and his fellow rookie officers, Jackson West and Lucy Chen, are assigned to Training Officers (TO) Talia Bishop, Angela Lopez, and Tim Bradford, respectively. Jackson is son of a high-ranking LAPD Internal A

Nolan continues to face difficulties in navigating between his civilian instincts and how they affect his actions as a cop. Jackson is questioned as to why he didn't fire his weapon in a previous call, but Lopez covers for him then forces him to handle the arrest of a man on PCP, which he pulls off. Lucy is stuck with a lazy new training officer while Tim recovers from a gunshot wound, and winds up arresting a man for shoplifting. A kidnapping victim is rescued; while apprehending him, Talia sto

Nolan and Talia chase a group of thieves and Nolan loses a bag of stolen money when a street performer runs off with it. The precinct learns that the thieves are part of a gang who have pulled off a string of heists and they begin searching for the remaining gang members. Meanwhile, Lucy helps Tim as he readjusts to being back on duty while also trying to help his drug addicted wife Isabel, who reveals to Lucy she was once a narcotics cop. Elsewhere, an arrest of a former college athlete causes

Sgt. Grey tests the rookies by assigning them new TOs, partnering Nolan with Lopez, Jackson with Tim, and Lucy with Talia. He tasks the rookies with gaining insight into their new TOs. Lopez takes Nolan to court and Nolan ends up chasing an escaped prisoner, leading to a potentially career-making bust for the pair. Tim, however, learns about Jackson's struggles when he freezes during a shootout and enraged, confronts Lopez over it. Tim later takes Jackson to meet an agoraphobe who gives Jackson

Nolan struggles to deal with his breakup with Lucy just as the TOs start an annual competition to see who can get the most arrests in a single shift. Tim plays to win, even bribing a dispatcher to get the best calls, which worries Lucy. Meanwhile, Jackson dives headfirst into the competition to prove himself while Nolan and Talia, who is refusing to play, find themselves dealing with a mob-connected banker.

Upon learning that his former academy instructor, Jeremy Hawke, has fallen on hard times, Nolan offers to help him out. Jeremy politely declines but, the next morning, Lopez and Jackson answer a call from Jeremy's estranged wife. She claims Jeremy has become unstable and dangerous. Nolan and Talia get involved in the pursuit of Jeremy, which quickly escalates. Then, they discover Jeremy has his son with him, who is willingly participating with his father's fugitive activities. Meanwhile, Jackson

Nolan and Talia are assigned Hollywood director Rupert Payne, of whom Nolan is a fan, for a ride along to research his new film. Despite orders to keep him away from any dangerous situations, Rupert observes Nolan and Talia deescalate a situation involving a mentally impaired young man from a troubled neighborhood, which leads to a dangerous situation when Rupert tries to help the young man's family. Meanwhile, Jackson informs Lopez that she is being considered for detective, which prompts Lopez

While in pursuit of a robber, Nolan fatally shoots him in self defense. The episode centers on the processing of this event. Tim's wife Isabel is returning to be a CI. While trying to get evidence against a major drug trafficker, the connection to her wire is lost and Talia and Tim find the camera and blood upon searching the apartment. Isabel seems to have been taken by the drug traffickers. Lucy gives Nolan a ride home from the precinct and they sleep together. While Lucy is in the shower, the