Will Trent

Abandoned as a child, Will Trent grew up in the Atlanta foster care system. This had a lasting effect on him and, despite being dyslexic, he became a Special Agent in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Will is highly observant, solving the highest proportion of cases in the GBI, which causes some envy. Will had been assigned a corruption case involving the Atlanta Police Department, which shares an office building with the GBI. Solving it resulted in the arrest of several APD officers. Amanda Wagner, his boss at the GBI, assigns Faith Mitchell, the disgruntled daughter of an arrested APD officer, temporary GBI status as Will's partner. He is in an on-again off-again relationship with APD Detective Angie Polaski, his childhood friend from the foster care system. Angie is partnered with APD Detective Michael Ormewood. Will and Angie's cases sometimes overlap, bringing the two and their partners into ongoing contact. ==Cast==

Main • Ramón Rodríguez as Will Trent, GBI Special Agent • Erika Christensen as Angela Polaski, APD Homicide Detective • Iantha Richardson as Faith Mitchell, GBI Special Agent • Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood, APD Homicide Detective • Sonja Sohn as Amanda Wagner (seasons 1—4), GBI Deputy Director, former APD Officer • Bluebell as Betty Maria White Trent, a chihuahua Will adopts in the pilot episode. • Gina Rodriguez as Marion Alba (season 3), • Christina Wren as Caroline • Ser'Darius Blain as Luke Sullivan • Sara Antonio as Gina Ormewood, Michael's wife • Jophielle Love as Cooper Ormewood, Michael's daughter • Owen Trumbly as Max Ormewood, Michael's son • Chapel Oaks as Crystal • Todd Allen Durkin as Captain Heller • Raiany Silva as Lucy Morales • Kurt Yue as Pete Chin • Scott Foley as Dr. Seth McDale (seasons 3-4), Angie's new love interest • Kyrie McAlpin as Sunny (season 3), a smart and resourceful tween who finds herself in the uncommon position of being the daughter of a criminal who now finds herself in the care of the deputy director of the GBI • Antwayn Hopper as Rafael Wexford, Will's friend and Sunny's father • Douglas Smith as Special Agent Gross (season 3) Guests • Ariana Madix as herself • C. Thomas Howell as Warden Sturgill Hawley • Clark Gregg as Arthur Highsmith • French Stewart as Leonard "Lenny" Broussard • Jason Wiles as Officer Tate Grillo • Jenna Elfman as Edie Reynolds • Jennifer Morrison as Abigail Bentley Campano • Jennifer Westfeldt as Erin Carrey • Jose Pablo Cantillo as Gabriel • Julia Chan as Ava Green • Kathleen York as Babs Carter • Mallory Jansen as Adelaide Ulster • Margaret Cho as Dr Roach • Michael Fairman as Dale Merrick • Michael Papajohn as Chuck Murray • Ric Reitz as Director Armstrong, GBI state-wide director • Ricardo Chavira as Councilman Victor Carrey • Rotimi as Charles • Roxanne Hart as Kathleen Marigold • Shalim Ortiz as Dante Vasquez • Susan Kelechi Watson as Cricket Dawson • Sydney Park as Young Amanda Wagner • Yvette Freeman as Bonnie • Phaedra Parks as Adela Blakely ==Episodes==

Series overview Season 1 (2023) Season 2 (2024) Season 3 (2025) Season 4 (2026) ==Production==

Development In February 2022, ABC ordered a pilot for Will Trent, based on Karin Slaughter's Will Trent novel series, with Liz Heldens and Daniel Thomsen set to write and executive produce, and Slaughter also to executive produce, with 20th Television as the studio. In August 2022, ABC ordered the series for 2022–23 mid-season. On April 18, 2023, ABC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on February 20, 2024. On April 3, 2024, ABC renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on January 7, 2025. On April 3, 2025, ABC renewed the series for a fourth season. On April 13, 2026, ABC renewed the series for a fifth season. Casting Ramón Rodríguez was cast in the lead role in April 2022, with Erika Christensen cast as Angie Polaski. In May 2022, Iantha Richardson was cast as Faith, Jake McLaughlin as Michael, and Sonja Sohn as Amanda. In August 2024, Gina Rodriguez joined the cast as a new series regular for the third season. In August 2025, Kevin Daniels was promoted as a series regular for the fourth season. Filming Production for the first season of Will Trent started in Atlanta on October 10, 2022, and concluded on February 20, 2023. ==Broadcast==

Will Trent premiered on January 3, 2023, on ABC. The second season premiered on February 20, 2024. The third season premiered on January 7, 2025. The fourth season premiered on January 6, 2026. ==Reception==

Critical response For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 89% approval rating based on 9 critics' reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter, wrote that it "quickly emerges as an above-average broadcast TV procedural". Reviewing the series for The A.V. Club, Max Gao gave a B− and stated, "It will welcome viewers who have never read the source material, but it risks alienating longtime fans of Slaughter's books." Ratings Overall Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Accolades ==References==