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***Will Trent*** is an American procedural drama series based on Karin Slaughter’s bestselling book series of the same name, created by Liz Heldens and Dan Thomsen. It is produced by 3 Arts Entertainment, Selfish Mermaid and 20th Television, being distributed by Disney Platform Distribution. It stars Ramón Rodríguez in the titular role, with Erika Christensen, Iantha Richardson, Jake McLaughlin and Sonja Sohn also starring. It premiered on January 3, 2023 on ABC.

On August 8, 2022, it was announced that ABC had given *Will Trent* a series order, after much deliberation.

On April 18, 2023, ABC renewed *Will Trent* for a second season, which is set to premiere on February 20, 2024.

## Premise

Based on Karin Slaughter’s New York Times bestselling “Will Trent” series, Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. But now, determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was, Will Trent has the highest clearance rate in the GBI.

## Content

### Seasons

 Special Agent Will Trent was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system. Determined to make sure no one feels as he did, he now has the highest clearance rate.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Ramón Rodríguez as Special Agent Will Trent, a gifted GBI agent and a loner within the law-enforcement community who hides the severe dyslexia that went untreated during his traumatic childhood in foster care. But with the Bureau’s best clearance rate, he couldn’t care less if people don’t like him.
* Erika Christensen as Angie Polaski, a detective with the Atlanta Police Department who has seen it all but still can crack jokes about the bleak world of being a cop. She’s also Will’s on-again-off-again girlfriend. Friends with Will since they were both kids at a group foster home, they always helped take care of each other. Angie struggles with addiction and has yet to confront the dark traumas of her childhood.
* Iantha Richardson as Faith Mitchell, Will’s partner. Faith was born into a law-enforcement family, is armed with wicked wit and always considered herself one of the boys, then got pregnant at 14. But now she’s pulled her life together to become a Detective. Faith’s new assignment with Will is going to be her biggest challenge yet, but she’s up for it, and she knows it could be a shortcut to becoming one of the top agents at the GBI.
* Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood, who was raised upper-middle class in the Atlanta suburbs and served overseas in the Army until an injury sent him home, where he’s now a Detective with the APD. He has the vibe of a man who grew up watching tough-guy, anti-hero cops and now is excited to be one himself. Michael has a wife and kid at home, but you’d never know it by talking to him.
* Sonja Sohn as Amanda Wagner, the head of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Will’s boss, she’s coldly competent and always camera ready for a press conference. Climbing the ranks at the GBI has made Amanda a real ball-buster, but she has a mysterious soft spot for Will.

## Production notes

### Development

On February 1, 2022, it was announced that ABC had given a cast-contingent pilot order to *Will Trent*, which was a crime drama based on Karin Slaughter’s bestselling book series, from Liz Heldens, the *The Big Leap* creator and Dan Thomsen, who both worked together on Fox’s *The Passage*. It was also announced that 20th Television, which is where Heldens is under deal, is the studio for the series. The pilot will be written by Heldens and Thomsen, while the pair executive produce, along with Slaughter. On April 18, 2022, it was announced that Ramón Rodríguez would be a producer on the project, from 20th Television. As of August 8, 2022, Liz Heldens, Dan Thomsen, Karin Slaughter and Oly Obst executive produce, with the pilot episode is written by Liz Heldens and Dan Thomsen, and directed and executive produced by Paul McGuigan.

On April 18, 2023, it was announced that ABC had renewed *Will Trent* for a second season, which marks the first ABC freshman show to get a renewal decision.

### Filming

Production was cleared in April 2022. Filming later ran from October 10, 2022, and concluded on February 20, 2023. Filming primarily took place in Georgia. The production crew and the series’ cast decided to set their camp in the Eagle Rock Studios at Best Friend Road in Gwinnett County. Some parts of the first season were also taped in California, specifically Los Angeles.

Production on the second season also began in April 2023.

### Casting

In April 2022, Ramón Rodríguez and Erika Christensen joined the cast opposite one another. In May 2022, Jake McLaughlin, Iantha Richardson and Sonja Sohn joined the cast opposite Rodríguez and Christensen. In January 2024, Clark Gregg joined the cast.

## Trivia

* The series was announced on February 1, 2022, as a cast-contingent pilot order.
* The series is expected to be a procedural. The creators wanted to go for a more serialized storytelling featuring plots that play out over multi-episode arcs, but ABC pushed for stand-alone episodes.
* The first teaser trailer was released on November 10, 2022.

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Will Trent - SERIES PREMIERE TUES JAN 3 on ABCOFFICIAL TRAILER- Will Trent - Premieres Tuesday, Jan 3 on ABCWill Trent - Season Premiere TUES FEB 20 8-7c on ABC
## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Will Trent - SERIES PREMIERE TUES JAN 3 on ABC
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ‘Will Trent’ Drama Based On Books From ‘The Passage’ Duo Gets ABC Cast-Contingent Pilot Order
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 ‘Will Trent’ Drama Starring Ramon Rodriguez Gets ABC Series Order
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 ‘Will Trent’ Renewed For Season 2 By ABC
5. ↑ ABC Announces Post-Strike Return Dates for *Grey’s Anatomy*, *9-1-1*, *Abbott Elementary*, *The Rookie* and 10 Others
6. ↑ Will Trent
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Ramón Rodríguez To Headline ‘Will Trent’, Lifting ABC Drama Pilot’s Cast Contingency
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Erika Christensen Joins Ramón Rodríguez In ABC Drama Pilot ‘Will Trent’
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Jake McLaughlin & Iantha Richardson Join ABC Drama Pilot ‘Will Trent’
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sonja Sohn Joins ABC Drama Pilot ‘Will Trent’
11. ↑ Will Trent Filming Locations: Where Was The Series Filmed?
12. ↑ Will Trent Filming Locations
13. ↑ Production Weekly – Issue 1346 – Thursday, April 20, 2023
14. ↑ *Will Trent’*s Explosive Season 2 Promo Features an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Exclusive)