Will Trent
GenrePolice procedural
Created by
Based onWill Trent book series
by Karin Slaughter
Starring
Music byJoe Wong
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes14
Production
Executive producers
  • Liz Heldens
  • Paul McGuigan
  • Oliver Obst
  • Karin Slaughter
  • Ramon Rodriguez
Running time43–44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 3, 2023 (2023-01-03) –
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]

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

Recurring

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankAvg. viewership
(in millions)
First airedLast aired
113January 3, 2023 (2023-01-03)May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)TBATBA
2TBAFebruary 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)TBATBATBA

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[5]
22"I'm a Pretty Observant Guy"Howard DeutchLiz HeldensJanuary 10, 2023 (2023-01-10)1LGF022.95[6]
33"Don't Let It Happen Again"Howard DeutchInda Craig-GalvánJanuary 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)1LGF043.32[7]
44"My Stupid Detective Brain"Sheree FolksonKath LingenfelterJanuary 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)1LGF053.04[8]
55"The Look Out"Charles Randolph-WrightDaniel ThomsenJanuary 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)1LGF033.22[9]
66"Should I Go Get My Tin Foil Hat?"Lea ThompsonBritta LundinFebruary 14, 2023 (2023-02-14)1LGF062.89[10]
77"Unable to Locate"Patricia CardosoHenry "Hank" JonesFebruary 21, 2023 (2023-02-21)1LGF072.63[11]
88"Two Hundred Dollars and a Bus Pass"Geary McLeodKarine RosenthalFebruary 28, 2023 (2023-02-28)1LGF082.71[12]
99"Manhunt"Eric Dean SeatonAdam ToltzisMarch 21, 2023 (2023-03-21)1LGF093.24[13]
1010"Pterodactyls Can Fly"Bille WoodruffBritta Lundin & Inda Craig-GalvánMarch 28, 2023 (2023-03-28)1LGF103.58[14]
1111"Bill Black"Howard DeutchDaniel Thomsen & Henry "Hank" JonesApril 18, 2023 (2023-04-18)1LGF112.61[15]
1212"Nothing Changed Except for Everything"Oliver BokelbergKarine Rosenthal & Adam ToltzisApril 25, 2023 (2023-04-25)1LGF122.64[16]
1313"A Bad Temper and a Hard Heart"Holly DaleLiz Heldens & Kath LingenfelterMay 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)1LGF133.32[17]

Season 2 (2024)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [18]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [18]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
141"Me Llamo Will Trent"Howard DeutchLiz Heldens & Britta LundinFebruary 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)TBATBD
152"It's the Work I Signed Up For"TBATBAFebruary 27, 2024 (2024-02-27)TBATBD
163"You Don't Have to Understand"TBATBAMarch 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)TBATBD

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.[19] In August 2022, ABC ordered the series for 2022–23 mid-season.[20][21] On April 18, 2023, ABC renewed the series for a second season.[3]

Casting

Ramón Rodríguez was cast in the lead role in April 2022, with Erika Christensen cast as Angie Polaski.[22][23] In May 2022, Iantha Richardson was cast as Faith, Jake McLaughlin as Michael, and Sonja Sohn as Amanda.[24][25]

Filming

Production for the first season of Will Trent started in Atlanta on October 10, 2022, and concluded on February 20, 2023.[26]

Broadcast

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

Reception

Critical response

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The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 89% approval rating with an average rating of 7/10, based on 9 critic reviews.[27] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[28]

Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter, wrote that it "quickly emerges as an above-average broadcast TV procedural".[29] 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[5] May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02) 3.32[17] 2022–23
2 Tuesday 8:00 p.m.[18] TBA February 20, 2024 (2024-02-20) TBD 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[5] 0.3 2.96 0.6 6.57[30]
2 "I'm a Pretty Observant Guy" January 10, 2023 0.3 2.95[6] 0.3 2.89 0.6 5.85[6]
3 "Don't Let It Happen Again" January 17, 2023 0.4 3.32[7] 0.3 3.19 0.7 6.51[31]
4 "My Stupid Detective Brain" January 24, 2023 0.3 3.04[8] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "The Look Out" January 31, 2023 0.3 3.22[9] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "Should I Go Get My Tin Foil Hat?" February 14, 2023 0.3 2.89[10] TBD TBD TBD TBD
7 "Unable to Locate" February 21, 2023 0.3 2.63[11] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "Two Hundred Dollars and a Bus Pass" February 28, 2023 0.3 2.71[12] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Manhunt" March 21, 2023 0.3 3.24[13] TBD TBD TBD TBD
10 "Pterodactyls Can Fly" March 28, 2023 0.3 3.58[14] TBD TBD TBD TBD
11 "Bill Black" April 18, 2023 0.3 2.61[15] TBD TBD TBD TBD
12 "Nothing Changed Except for Everything"" April 25, 2023 0.2 2.64[16] TBD TBD TBD TBD
13 "A Bad Temper and a Hard Heart" May 2, 2023 0.3 3.32[17] TBD TBD TBD TBD

References

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