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Will Trent
Genre
Created by
Based onWill Trent book series
by Karin Slaughter
Starring
Music byJoe Wong
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes21
Production
Executive producers
  • Liz Heldens
  • Paul McGuigan
  • Oliver Obst
  • Karin Slaughter
  • Ramon Rodriguez
Producers
  • Ellen Marie Blum
  • David Blake Hartley (pilot)
Running time43–44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) –
present (present)

Will Trent is an American police procedural crime drama television series based on Karin Slaughter's Will Trent series of novels.[1] The series premiered on January 3, 2023, on ABC.[2] In April 2023, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on February 20, 2024.[3][4] In April 2024, the series was renewed for a third season.[5]

Premise

Will Trent was found abandoned as a child, and had to grow up in the Atlanta foster care system, which has had a lasting effect on him. Despite being dyslexic, he has become a Special Agent in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Trent is highly observant, solving the highest proportion of cases in the GBI, which causes some envy.

Trent 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. His boss at the GBI, Amanda Wagner, assigns Faith Mitchell, the disgruntled daughter of an arrested APD officer, temporary GBI status as Trent's partner.

He is in an on-again off-again relationship with his childhood friend from the foster care system, APD Detective Angie Polaski, who is partnered with APD Detective Michael Ormewood. Trent and Polaski'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 Angie Polaski, Atlanta PD Homicide detective
  • Iantha Richardson as Faith Mitchell, GBI special agent
  • Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood, Atlanta PD Homicide detective
  • Sonja Sohn as Amanda Wagner, GBI Deputy Director, former Atlanta PD officer
  • Bluebell as Betty the dog

Recurring

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankAvg. viewership
(in millions)
First airedLast aired
113January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)335.99[7]
210[8]February 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)May 21, 2024 (2024-05-21)[9]TBATBA

Season 1 (2023)

Will Trent Episode List
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Paul McGuiganLiz Heldens & Daniel ThomsenJanuary 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)1LGF013.61[10]
22"I'm a Pretty Observant Guy"Howard DeutchLiz HeldensJanuary 10, 2023 (2023-01-10)1LGF022.95[11]
33"Don't Let It Happen Again"Howard DeutchInda Craig-GalvánJanuary 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)1LGF043.32[12]
44"My Stupid Detective Brain"Sheree FolksonKath LingenfelterJanuary 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)1LGF053.04[13]
55"The Look Out"Charles Randolph-WrightDaniel ThomsenJanuary 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)1LGF033.22[14]
66"Should I Go Get My Tin Foil Hat?"Lea ThompsonBritta LundinFebruary 14, 2023 (2023-02-14)1LGF062.89[15]
77"Unable to Locate"Patricia CardosoHenry "Hank" JonesFebruary 21, 2023 (2023-02-21)1LGF072.63[16]
88"Two Hundred Dollars and a Bus Pass"Geary McLeodKarine RosenthalFebruary 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)1LGF082.71[17]
99"Manhunt"Eric Dean SeatonAdam ToltzisMarch 21, 2023 (2023-03-21)1LGF093.24[18]
1010"Pterodactyls Can Fly"Bille WoodruffBritta Lundin & Inda Craig-GalvánMarch 28, 2023 (2023-03-28)1LGF103.58[19]
1111"Bill Black"Howard DeutchDaniel Thomsen & Henry "Hank" JonesApril 18, 2023 (2023-04-18)1LGF112.61[20]
1212"Nothing Changed Except for Everything"Oliver BokelbergKarine Rosenthal & Adam ToltzisApril 25, 2023 (2023-04-25)1LGF122.64[21]
1313"A Bad Temper and a Hard Heart"Holly DaleLiz Heldens & Kath LingenfelterMay 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)1LGF133.32[22]

Season 2 (2024)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [9]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [9]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
141"Me Llamo Will Trent"Howard DeutchLiz Heldens & Britta LundinFebruary 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)2LGF014.77[23]
152"It's the Work I Signed Up For"Eric Dean SeatonDaniel Thomsen & Inda Craig-GalvánFebruary 27, 2024 (2024-02-27)2LGF023.97[24]
163"You Don't Have to Understand"Jason EnslerKarine RosenthalMarch 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)2LGF034.83[25]
174"It's Easier to Handcuff a Human Being"Patricia CardosoHenry "Hank" Jones & Adam ToltzisMarch 26, 2024 (2024-03-26)2LGF044.41[26]
185"Capt. Duke Wagner's Daughter"Holly DaleInda Craig-Galván & Rebecca MurgaApril 2, 2024 (2024-04-02)2LGF054.35[27]
196"We Are Family"Lea ThompsonBritta Lundin & Aja HoggattApril 9, 2024 (2024-04-09)2LGF064.28[28]
207"Have You Never Been to a Wedding?"Michael LehmannLiz Heldens & Adam ToltzisApril 30, 2024 (2024-04-30)2LGF074.69[29]
218"Why Is Jack's Arm Bleeding?"Keith PowellKarine Rosenthal & Henry "Hank" JonesMay 7, 2024 (2024-05-07)TBAN/A
229"Residente o Visitante"UnknownUnknownMay 14, 2024 (2024-05-14)TBAN/A
2310"Do You See the Vision?"UnknownUnknownMay 21, 2024 (2024-05-21)TBAN/A

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.[30] In August 2022, ABC ordered the series for 2022–23 mid-season.[31][32] On April 18, 2023, ABC renewed the series for a second season.[3] On April 3, 2024, ABC renewed the series for a third season.[5]

Casting

Ramón Rodríguez was cast in the lead role in April 2022, with Erika Christensen cast as Angie Polaski.[33][34] In May 2022, Iantha Richardson was cast as Faith, Jake McLaughlin as Michael, and Sonja Sohn as Amanda.[35][36]

Filming

Production for the first season of Will Trent started in Atlanta on October 10, 2022, and concluded on February 20, 2023.[37]

Broadcast

Will Trent premiered on January 3, 2023, on ABC.[2] The second season premiered on February 20, 2024.[4]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 89% approval rating with an average rating of 7/10, based on 9 critic reviews.[38] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[39]

Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter, wrote that it "quickly emerges as an above-average broadcast TV procedural".[40] 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."[1]

Ratings

Overall

Viewership and ratings per season of Will Trent
Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last aired TV season
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Tuesday 10:00 p.m. 13 January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) 3.61[10] May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02) 3.32[22] 2022–23
2 Tuesday 8:00 p.m.[9] TBA February 20, 2024 (2024-02-20) 4.77[23] TBA TBD 2023–24

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of Will Trent
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" January 3, 2023 0.4 3.61[10] 0.3 2.96 0.6 6.57[41]
2 "I'm a Pretty Observant Guy" January 10, 2023 0.3 2.95[11] 0.3 2.89 0.6 5.85[11]
3 "Don't Let It Happen Again" January 17, 2023 0.4 3.32[12] 0.3 3.19 0.7 6.51[42]
4 "My Stupid Detective Brain" January 24, 2023 0.3 3.04[13] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "The Look Out" January 31, 2023 0.3 3.22[14] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "Should I Go Get My Tin Foil Hat?" February 14, 2023 0.3 2.89[15] TBD TBD TBD TBD
7 "Unable to Locate" February 21, 2023 0.3 2.63[16] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "Two Hundred Dollars and a Bus Pass" February 28, 2023 0.3 2.71[17] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Manhunt" March 21, 2023 0.3 3.24[18] TBD TBD TBD TBD
10 "Pterodactyls Can Fly" March 28, 2023 0.3 3.58[19] TBD TBD TBD TBD
11 "Bill Black" April 18, 2023 0.3 2.61[20] TBD TBD TBD TBD
12 "Nothing Changed Except for Everything"" April 25, 2023 0.2 2.64[21] TBD TBD TBD TBD
13 "A Bad Temper and a Hard Heart" May 2, 2023 0.3 3.32[22] TBD TBD TBD TBD

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of Will Trent
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)
1 "Me Llamo Will Trent" February 20, 2024 0.3 4.77[23]
2 "It's the Work I Signed Up For" February 27, 2024 0.4 3.97[24]
3 "You Don't Have to Understand" March 5, 2024 0.4 4.83[25]
4 "It's Easier to Handcuff a Human Being" March 26, 2024 0.3 4.41[26]
5 "Capt. Duke Wagner's Daughter" April 2, 2024 0.4 4.35[27]
6 "We Are Family" April 9, 2024 0.3 4.28[28]
7 "Have You Never Been to a Wedding?" April 30, 2024 0.3 4.69[29]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2024 Astra TV Awards Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Ramón Rodríguez Nominated [43]
Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Erika Christensen Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Sonja Sohn Nominated
Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series Liz Heldens, Kath Lingenfelter Nominated
Best Broadcast Network Drama Series Will Trent Won [44][45]
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actor in a Drama Series Ramón Rodríguez Nominated [46]

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