# Rookie Cops (너와 나의 警察授業)
**Rookie Cops** (너와 나의 경찰수업, *Neowa Naui Gyeongchalsooeob*, literal title "You and My Police Class") is a 2022 South Korean coming-of-age drama series set at the Korean National Police University, where freshman cadets navigate harsh training, dormitory life, romance, and campus incidents[1](https://asianwiki.com/Rookie_Cops) • [2](https://kansuki.com/kdrama/w/135). It was released as a Disney+ original in 16 episodes from January 26 to March 16, 2022, directed by Kim Byung-Soo and written by Lee Ha-Na[1](https://asianwiki.com/Rookie_Cops).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | 너와 나의 경찰수업 (*Neowa Naui Gyeongchalsooeob*), literal English title "You and My Police Class"[1](https://asianwiki.com/Rookie_Cops) |
| Run | 16 episodes, January 26 to March 16, 2022, Wednesdays on Disney+[1](https://asianwiki.com/Rookie_Cops) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/59793/rookie-cops) |
| Production | Studio & NEW production for Disney+; director Kim Byung-Soo, writer Lee Ha-Na[4](https://welcon.kocca.kr/cmm/fms/crawling/ott2all_%EB%AF%B8%EB%A6%AC%EB%B3%B4%EA%B8%B0?atchFileId=FILE_7b6278fe-607a-422e-a63e-56cbcf47f7c4&fileSn=1) • [1](https://asianwiki.com/Rookie_Cops) |
| Leads | Kang Daniel as top-ranked freshman Wi Seung-Hyun; Chae Soo-bin as supplementary-admission student Ko Eun-Kang[1](https://asianwiki.com/Rookie_Cops) |
| Setting | The Korean National Police University, with an in-story background year of 2017[5](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EB%84%88%EC%99%80%20%EB%82%98%EC%9D%98%20%EA%B2%BD%EC%B0%B0%EC%88%98%EC%97%85) |
| Ratings | IMDb 7.5/10; Korean age rating 15+, US rating TV-14[2](https://kansuki.com/kdrama/w/135) • [6](https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Rookie_Cops) |
| Availability | Disney+ internationally; Hulu in the United States[6](https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Rookie_Cops) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and characters
The story follows Wi Seung-Hyun ([Kang Daniel](https://www.edgepedia.org/kang-daniel)), a freshman who entered the police university at the top of his class and hopes to follow in his father's footsteps; his father is the chief of the Korean National Police Agency[1](https://asianwiki.com/Rookie_Cops) • [7](https://www.disneyplus.com/ko-kr/browse/entity-1ee1837c-d750-4521-a95c-8b732a2f4a94). Ko Eun-Kang ([Chae Soo-bin](https://www.edgepedia.org/chae-soo-bin)) is a supplementary-admission student who enrolled because of a person she likes, and the two clash repeatedly while becoming the center of the university's incidents and accidents[1](https://asianwiki.com/Rookie_Cops) • [7](https://www.disneyplus.com/ko-kr/browse/entity-1ee1837c-d750-4521-a95c-8b732a2f4a94).
The supporting freshman ensemble includes Kim Tak (Lee Shin-young), Ki Han-na (Park Yoo-na), Seo Bum-ju (Kim Woo-seok), Yoo Dae-il (Park Sung-joon), and Woo Ju-young (Min Do-hee)[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/59793/rookie-cops). Each of the new students has a designated image color, a detail worked into costumes and props[2](https://kansuki.com/kdrama/w/135).
### Structure and plot
The series uses a two-track structure: small campus incidents are resolved within each episode, while a larger mystery hidden inside the university advances slowly across the season[2](https://kansuki.com/kdrama/w/135). Early episodes center on the Cheongram training for new students, in which senior cadets impose hierarchy and coercive discipline, and Seung-hyun comes into conflict with them; Eun-kang is falsely accused of secretly filming the training and faces expulsion[7](https://www.disneyplus.com/ko-kr/browse/entity-1ee1837c-d750-4521-a95c-8b732a2f4a94).
The romance develops against school rules: after their first kiss, Seung-hyun and Eun-kang begin a secret relationship because campus rules forbid couples[7](https://www.disneyplus.com/ko-kr/browse/entity-1ee1837c-d750-4521-a95c-8b732a2f4a94). During summer vacation field practice at a police substation, the freshmen encounter the respected young CEO Jo Han-sol, whose shocking true nature is revealed, and the season's final episodes tie the campus mystery to a decade-old case in which police-university student Kim Hyun-su died during an operation, a case connected to Seung-hyun's father[7](https://www.disneyplus.com/ko-kr/browse/entity-1ee1837c-d750-4521-a95c-8b732a2f4a94).
## Production and release
The drama was produced by the Korean studio Studio & NEW for Disney+[4](https://welcon.kocca.kr/cmm/fms/crawling/ott2all_%EB%AF%B8%EB%A6%AC%EB%B3%B4%EA%B8%B0?atchFileId=FILE_7b6278fe-607a-422e-a63e-56cbcf47f7c4&fileSn=1). The Japanese guide Kansuki describes it as the first original drama Disney+ made in Korea, while Time magazine calls it Disney's second Korean original of 2022[2](https://kansuki.com/kdrama/w/135) • [8](https://time.com/7306693/best-k-dramas-disney-hulu-prime-video/).
Because it is a Disney+ original, the series has no Korean television viewership ratings[2](https://kansuki.com/kdrama/w/135). Kansuki reports that it reached 4th place at its peak on the Korean OTT buzz ranking, was the number-one title on Disney+ in Korea 33 times and in Taiwan 18 times, and reached 11th worldwide[2](https://kansuki.com/kdrama/w/135).
## Reception
The soundtrack includes a Korean-language version of "Hush Hush" sung by Kang Daniel featuring the musician MIYAVI[2](https://kansuki.com/kdrama/w/135). Kansuki notes that the young cast and Nam Hae-seong's music were well received, while some Korean criticism held that the depiction of police-university life was too light[2](https://kansuki.com/kdrama/w/135).
Time's retrospective placed the show among K-dramas not on Netflix, describing it as a bright romance that sets realism aside for a typical K-drama approach, yet still a surprisingly spry police procedural even though the police element is not the main attraction[8](https://time.com/7306693/best-k-dramas-disney-hulu-prime-video/). A Screenwise parent review similarly characterized it as an easy, safe watch compared with gritty Western police shows, suited to younger teen viewers[9](https://screenwiseapp.com/media/rookie-cops-show).
## References
1. [Rookie Cops, AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/Rookie_Cops)
2. [キミと僕の警察学校（너와 나의 경찰수업）｜配信はどこ？韓国での評価・あらすじ, Kansuki](https://kansuki.com/kdrama/w/135)
3. [Rookie Cops, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/59793/rookie-cops)
4. [OTT 콘텐츠 목록 (KOCCA), listing 너와 나의 경찰수업, 제작사 스튜디오뉴](https://welcon.kocca.kr/cmm/fms/crawling/ott2all_%EB%AF%B8%EB%A6%AC%EB%B3%B4%EA%B8%B0?atchFileId=FILE_7b6278fe-607a-422e-a63e-56cbcf47f7c4&fileSn=1)
5. [너와 나의 경찰수업, Namu wiki mirror](https://d.namu.moe/w/%EB%84%88%EC%99%80%20%EB%82%98%EC%9D%98%20%EA%B2%BD%EC%B0%B0%EC%88%98%EC%97%85)
6. [Rookie Cops, Internet Movie Firearms Database](https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Rookie_Cops)
7. [너와 나의 경찰수업, Disney+ Korea](https://www.disneyplus.com/ko-kr/browse/entity-1ee1837c-d750-4521-a95c-8b732a2f4a94)
8. [The Best K-Dramas That Are Not on Netflix, Time](https://time.com/7306693/best-k-dramas-disney-hulu-prime-video/)
9. [Rookie Cops – WISE Score & Parent Review, Screenwise](https://screenwiseapp.com/media/rookie-cops-show)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › East Asian drama series › Korean contemporary drama › Thriller, crime, and mystery series › Crime and mystery thrillers*
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