(Photo by: ABC/Art Streiber)
A certain agent will be back on the case for the 2023-24 television season. ABC has renewed Will Trent for a second season. The first season of 13 episodes concludes on May 2nd.
A procedural drama series, the Will Trent TV show is based on the book series by Karin Slaughter and stars Ramón Rodríguez, Erika Christensen, Iantha Richardson, Jake McLaughlin, and Sonja Sohn. The story follows Special Agent Will Trent (Rodríguez) of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). A loner, he has the highest clearance rate in the GBI and can deconstruct a crime scene like no one else. Will was abandoned at birth and endured a traumatic childhood in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. Despite his personal challenges, he’s determined to use his unique perspective to ensure no one is abandoned like he was. Angie Polaski (Christensen) and Michael Ormewood (McLaughlin) are both detectives with the Atlanta Police Department but have very different backgrounds. Faith Mitchell (Richardson) is Will’s new partner at the GBI and was born into a law enforcement family. Amanda Wagner (Sohn) is the head of the GBI and Will and Faith’s boss.
Airing on Tuesday nights, the first season of Will Trent averages a 0.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.12 million viewers. In the live+7 day ratings, the drama nearly doubles its total audience when delayed viewing is added in.
The renewal was confirmed by ABC today, via social media:
Consider this mystery solved: #WillTrent will be back for more with Season 2!! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/tmlIfzlEFW
— Will Trent (@WillTrentABC) April 18, 2023
Following the renewal, Rodríguez wrote, “Thank you to all the fans for your continued support of this special show! Thrilled and honored to continue to put on that three piece suit and thanks to our amazing cast, crew, writers, producers, directors and everyone involved for helping make this show what it is!! Thank you @karinslaughterauthor for creating this great series. Betty… get ready!”
What do you think? Have you tuned in for the Will Trent TV show? Are you glad that ABC has renewed the drama for a second season? Were you expecting the series to be cancelled?
I am so happy and excited. I got hooked on Will Trent and it is my favorite show right now.
I have Starz also and I am love Heels….it is very deep and has a lot of great messages.
Betty—-we love you….Keep Will in line….
We LOVE this show! It’s different, full of wit, a bit of romance and it’s realistic…so happy there’ll be a 2nd season!
I am certainly happy that they renewed will Trent but I am not happy and pretty upset actually that they canceled The Company You Keep. Every time this network gets a really good drama you have to hold your breath on whether or not you really want to get involved and start watching it or not just for this reason. They are becoming the network of reality shows which is one thing I avoid like the plague. I don’t watch ABC that often and it looks like there’s going to be at least one hour less that I will be… Read more »
I loved Will Trent! Although I DVR it every week, I watch it first thing in the morning after the day it airs. I also loved The Company You Keep as well as Alaska Daily.
I’m glad at least one will be returning. Although I would have liked all 3. I do not like Rookie Feds.
Loved this show along with Alaska Daily. Guess I have to be happy that one was renewed!!