'Will Trent' Gets Season 2 Pickup From ABC
By Jeffrey Harris on April 19, 2023 at 8:30 PM EDT
The freshman ABC drama, "Will Trent," is the latest series to get a new season renewal from the network. The network confirmed the news on the show's social media page earlier today, announcing that the show will be back for more in Season 2.
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'Will Trent' Gets Season 2 Renewal From ABC
The series stars Ramón Rodríguez ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," "Iron Fist," "The Defenders") as the eponymous eccentric detective for the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI). Special Agent Trent had a troubled youth, raised in the foster care system by abusive adults. He also struggles with dyslexia. Not to mention, he tends to be a pariah among the Atlanta Police Department for his role in taking down corrupt officers, so he's a pariah in the police department.
On top of that, Trent's longtime, on-again, off-again girlfriend is police detective Angie Polaski, who he grew up with in the foster care system. Polaski and Trent have a mutually convenient relationship, but Polaski is also a recovering drug addict battling with her own demons.
The series is based on the best-selling book series created by Karin Slaughter. The series also stars Iantha Richardson as Trent's new partner, Faith Mitchell, and Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood, Angie Polaski's police partner and one-time lover. Sonja Sohn portrays Trent's no-nonsense boss at the GBI, Amanda Wagner.
"Will Trent" is the latest ABC drama to get a new season renewal from the network. As previously reported by The Blast, ABC recently renewed "The Rookie," starring Nathan Fillion, for a sixth season. Other shows that have also recently received renewals from the Alphabet network are "Grey's Anatomy" and "Abbott Elementary." The freshman drama series spinoff of "The Rookie," "The Rookie: Feds," is still up in the air for a Season 2 renewal, as well as "Station 19." Deadline recently reported that it currently looks good for both shows to return.
As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, the new series has been a strong performer for ABC since its debut, ranking as the No. 1 drama for the network with total viewers at 9.9 million and a 1.65 rating among the coveted critical demo rating of adults 18-49. Additionally, the show has reportedly been the best performer for ABC in the typically troublesome Tuesday night timeslot at 10:00 pm. The show has increased by 143 percent in total viewers and a 25 percent increase in the demo for its timeslot this season.
"The Passage" and "Friday Night Lights" veteran Liz Heldens and Dan Thomson serve as the series' showrunners and executive producers, along with original author Slaughter and Oly Obst under the 3 Arts banner. The series is produced by Disney's 20th Television Productions, where Heldens is based under an overall deal. Paul McGuigan served as the director of the pilot.
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New "Will Trent" episodes are currently airing on Tuesday nights on ABC. The first season finale on the network on the network will air on Tuesday, May 2. The rest of the first season is also available to stream on Hulu.
