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Michaela McManus Joins NBC's Rockford Files Reboot

2/27/2026

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Michaela McManus joins NBC's The Rockford Files reboot, where David Boreanaz portrays Jim Rockford, a private investigator paroled after wrongful imprisonment.
McManus plays Kate, an East Hollywood detective with a complicated romantic history with Rockford, a new character not part of the original 1974–1980 series.
The pilot, directed by Greg Mottola, will film in Atlanta and Los Angeles, produced by Mike Daniels, Sarah Timberman, and Carl Beverly for Universal Television.

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Story summary

Michaela McManus joins NBC's The Rockford Files reboot, where David Boreanaz portrays Jim Rockford, a private investigator paroled after wrongful imprisonment.
McManus plays Kate, an East Hollywood detective with a complicated romantic history with Rockford, a new character not part of the original 1974–1980 series.
The pilot, directed by Greg Mottola, will film in Atlanta and Los Angeles, produced by Mike Daniels, Sarah Timberman, and Carl Beverly for Universal Television.