‘Will Trent’ Season 4 Expanding Fan-Favorite Character: All the Details

Will Trent has proven to be one of ABC’s best-performing weeknight shows. The fan-favorite crime drama, which centers on the investigations of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and the Atlanta Police Department, set streaming records for the network and continued to keep audiences guessing from week to week in Season 3.
As the fall approaches, fans might be looking for some news on if and when Will Trent Season 4 is coming to screens, so here’s everything we know so far!
Is Will Trent renewed for Season 4?
Yes!Will Trent has been renewed for a fourth season, thanks in no small part to its stellar performance for ABC. In January, after the season’s premiere, the network boasted that it netted 9.75 million total viewers on ABC, Hulu, Disney+, and other digital platforms and that it’d earned a series high in streaming viewership at the time. According to Deadline, the new season will head into production in August.
Who will star in Will Trent Season 4?
ABC has not confirmed the cast list for Will Trent Season 4 just yet, but Ramón Rodríguez will not only return as Will Trent, he will also direct multiple episodes, according to Deadline. He previously directed Season 3’s premiere episode for the series.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#_R_lrckr8lb2mav5ubsddbH1_ iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#_R_15rckr8lb2mav5ubsddbH1_ iframeDeadline also reports that Kevin Daniels, who plays Detective Franklin Wilks, Angie’s colleague, friend, and sober sponsor, has been promoted to series regular for Season 4. This means we will be seeing a whole lot more about Wilks when the show returns.
Fans can also likely expect Erika Christensen to return as Angie Polaski, Iantha Richardson as Faith Mitchell, and Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood. Chances are, Yul Vazquez will also return as the newly introduced character, Caleb, after he was revealed to be Will’s biological father. Following the events of the finale, it’s unclear if Sonja Sohn will be back as Amanda Wagner after the character was shot, and her fate was left unknown.
It is also unknown at this time if Season 3’s newest regular, Gina Rodriguez, will return to her role as DA Marion Alba, a love interest of Will and close partner to both police teams featured in the series. We also do not know if Antwayn Hopper will resume his role as Rafael Wexler, a gang leader who has a deep connection to Will from childhood.
When will Will Trent Season 4 premiere?
The first three seasons all arrived during the midseason — in January and February — so it is likely that would also be the case with Season 4. ABC has confirmed a 2026 premiere date.
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