Featured Image of Jake and Sava in The Rookie and showrunner Alexi Hawley
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT After appearing in The Rookie season 2, This Is Us star Jon Huertas returned to the series as the director of season 5, episode 18, and he now looks back on the experience. The true-crime-style installment focused on the lives of Tim and Lucy's criminal alter egos, Jake and Sava, who are also portrayed by Eric Winter and Melissa O'Neil.
That was a really fun episode. The Rookie had done a couple of other true crime episodes before that. We got the script kind of late, but the script was so different from the other episodes they had shot that were true crime. In the script, it was just surveillance cameras and body cam. I had pitched to Alexi Hawley, the showrunner, "Now that this documentary filmmaker, you, has become successful, I think he's upgraded, and now has a Cops-style film crew.
The actors had so much fun in these roles, which allowed me to have a lot of fun. I've known Eric Winter for a long time, and he has so much fun playing that character. It's so funny. So does Melissa O'Neil. I think that they really love stepping out of Tim and Lucy to be these crazy, wild characters. I had a great time doing that episode and really allowing actors to have fun, and allowing Alexi to have fun in front of the camera.
Given that the alter egos were created to further Tim and Lucy's romantic storyline, not much is initially revealed about Jake and Sava's backstories. The Rookie season 5, episode 18, "Double Trouble," dives deeper into their history when the fictional camera crew returns to create a new documentary. Jake reunites with Sava after being released from prison, and found footage provides insight into the criminal life they lead together.
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