‘Will Trent’ Drama Starring Ramon Rodriguez Gets ABC Series Order
deadline.comABC has picked up drama pilot Will Trent (working title) to series for a midseason launch. Will Trent, starring Ramón Rodríguez, is one of four 2022 ABC drama pilots whose production was pushed to off-cycle and the first of the bunch to land a series order.Will Trent emerged as an early frontrunner.
There was a small hiccup in the final stretch, I hear it was over the nature of storytelling, but the pilot remained on track for a pickup.
In anticipation of a series order, writers have been working on scripts for the past three weeks. Decision on ABC’s other strong off-cycle drama contender, The Company You Keep, starring Milo Ventimiglia, has not been made yet.Based on Karin Slaughter’s NYT Bestselling “Will Trent” series, the series stars Rodriguez as Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) who was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system.
But now, determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was, Will Trent has the highest clearance rate in the GBI.Will Trent stars Rodríguez as Will Trent, Erika Christensen as Angie Polaski, Iantha Richardson as Faith Mitchell, Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood and Sonja Sohn as Amanda Wagner.
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