Will Trent is an American police procedural television series developed by Liz Heldens and Daniel T. Thomsen based on the series of novels by Karin Slaughter. The series, starring Ramón Rodríguez in the titular role, premiered on January 3, 2023, on ABC. In April 2026, the series was renewed for a fifth season.
Premise 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 (APD), 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 Wilbur "Will" Trent, GBI Special Agent Erika Christensen as Angela "Angie" 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), Assistant District Attorney Kevin Daniels as Franklin Wilks (seasons 4–present; recurring seasons 1–3) APD Homicide Detective Alexandra Metz as Birdie Palmer (season 5), GBI Deputy Director and Amanda's successor
Recurring
Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Paul Campano, a car dealership owner who grew up in the same orphanage as Will and Angela Greg Germann as James Ulster, a serial killer who had a sexual relationship with Will's mother LisaGay Hamilton as Evelyn Mitchell, Faith's mother and a retired APD captain. She was formerly partners with Amanda when they were APD officers. Cora Lu Tran as Nico, a non-binary former murder suspect who pet-sits Betty for Will John Ortiz as Antonio Morales, Will's maternal uncle Christina Wren as Caroline, Amanda's executive assistant Ser'Darius Blain as Luke Sullivan (season 2), a journalist who was in relationship with Faith Sara Antonio as Gina Ormewood (seasons 1–2), Michael's ex-wife Jophielle Love as Cooper Ormewood, Michael's daughter Owen Trumbly as Max Ormewood, Michael's son Deion Smith as Jeremy Mitchell, Faith's son and Evelyn's grandson Chapel Oaks as Crystal (seasons 1–2), a teenage rape victim who Angela connects with Todd Allen Durkin as Captain Heller, APD captain who Angela, Michael, and Franklin report to Raiany Silva as Lucy Morales, Will's biological mother and a street prostitute Kurt Yue as Pete Chin, the medical examiner for the GBI and APD Scott Foley as Dr. Seth McDale (seasons 3–4), Angela's late husband and the father of her daughter Edie Kyrie McAlpin as Sunny (season 3), teenage daughter of Rafael who is fostered by Amanda Antwayn Hopper as Rafael Wexford (season 3), a gang leader who is Will's childhood friend and Sunny's father Yul Vazquez as Sheriff Caleb Roussard, Will's biological father
Guests Ric Reitz as Director Armstrong (season 1), GBI state-wide director Ariana Madix as herself C. Thomas Howell as Warden Sturgill Hawley Clark Gregg as Arthur Highsmith French Stewart as Leonard "Lenny" Broussard, Angela's former foster father 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, a photographer who has a "situationship" with Will Kathleen York as Babs Carter Mallory Jansen as Adelaide Trevens, James Ulster's daughter Margaret Cho as Dr. Roach, Will's therapist Michael Fairman as Dale Merrick Michael Papajohn as Chuck Murray Phaedra Parks as Adela Blakely 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 Kurt Yaeger as Rudy Fritchman Douglas Smith as Special Agent Gross (season 3)
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 +List of awards and nominations received by Will Trent Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. 2024 Astra TV Awards Best Broadcast Network Drama Series Will Trent Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Ramón Rodríguez Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Erika Christensen Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Sonja Sohn Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series Drama Howard Deutch Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Liz Heldens and Kath Lingenfelter Astra TV Awards Best Broadcast Network Drama Series Will Trent Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Ramón Rodríguez Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Erika Christensen Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Jake McLaughlin Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Sonja Sohn Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series Drama Howard Deutch Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series John Ortiz Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series Susan Kelechi Watson Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actor in a Drama Series Ramón Rodríguez 2025 Astra TV Awards Best Drama Series Will Trent Best Actor in a Drama Series Ramón Rodríguez Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series Yul Vazquez Best Cast Ensemble in a Broadcast Network Drama Series Will Trent Best Directing in a Drama Series Ramón Rodríguez Best Writing in a Drama Series Rebecca Murga Gracie Awards Showrunner Fiction Liz Heldens Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming Danielle Sten and Lance Guillermo
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