The Season 2 finale flipped everything on its head on Will Trent, but it’s almost time for Season 3 to return and answer our most burning questions about the ABC crime drama. And already, we’ve got at least one clue about what’s ahead, as the first teaser (embedded above) for the new episodes reveals Angie (Erika Christensen) will be back on the job after that shocking arrest. Elsewhere in the teaser, we get our first glimpse of the action ahead and possibly some flirtationship between Will and a new guest star.
Here’s a look at everything we know so far about Will Trent‘s upcoming return.
When will Will Trent Season 3 premiere?
ABC announced that Will Trent Season 3 will premiere on Tuesday, January 7 at 8/7c. It will be the lead-in for the midseason return of High Potential and the Season 7 premiere for The Rookie.
How many episodes will be in Will Trent Season 3?
Co-creators Liz Heldens and Daniel T. Thomsen told TV Insider that the series will feature almost twice as many episodes as the strike-affected Season 2.
Thomson explained, “Well I think that what’s going to be different on a very surface level is we have 18 episodes this season instead of 10 in Season 2. And so what I’m looking forward to is that’s going to let us kind of play on a bigger chessboard next season. The whole idea for Season 2 was to make these really tightly plotted arcs, weaving together what our main characters were doing. And I think it is fun to kind of do some mini-arcs and take time with things.”
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What will Will Trent Season 3 be about?
In the Season 2 finale, Will Trent (Ramón Rodríguez) discovered that it was not Angie who killed Lenny, but she instead covered up for Crystal, who went on to become a serial killer. Her lies meant more people died (even though the “victims” were all decidedly terrible child molesters) and she broke the law. As a result, Will put Angie under arrest at the tail end of the episode, upending all of the progress the two had made as a couple throughout the season and as best friends throughout their whole lives. So what’s next?
“It’s kind of nice to sort of throw all the pieces in the air and figure out where they’re gonna land,” Heldens said of this devastating development. “We’re excited to kind of figure out what it looks like for her as well as he is forced to contemplate a chapter of his life without Angie,” Thomsen added.
Without Angie doesn’t necessarily mean the character will be gone, though, as the teaser for Season 3 indicates. She’s briefly shown in a field operation with Ormewood.
Who has been cast in Will Trent Season 3?
Gina Rodriguez has joined the cast as a series regular. Her character Marion Alba is described as “a charismatic, confident Assistant District Attorney new to Atlanta” who will have an encounter with Will and become “surprised” that they have to work together to investigate gang-related crimes. (Could this be a new romance for Will after the Angie shocker?! The teaser sure does have some spicy vibes.)
Also, Ariana Madix will appear in a guest role, as Variety revealed. She will star as herself, visiting Atlanta for work and hiring Ormewood to provide security for a friend’s intervention.
Plus, Scott Foley has joined the cast as Dr. Seth McDale, an ER doctor who becomes a love interest for Angie, per Deadline.
What else can we look forward to in Will Trent Season 3?
The cast has also weighed in on some of the things they might like to see next season. Sonja Sohn, for example, told TV Insider, “I’d like to see Amanda’s personal relationships explored more. I’d like to see possibly who was Amanda’s ex — Evelyn’s brother — and who might she be interested in in the future. I feel right now everyone has a romantic relationship except Amanda, so I’d like to see some romantic interest develop for her and to see how that impacts her, her tough veneer. I think when anyone has attention paid to them or their feelings if they have love in their lives, they’re different. And I’d like to see what happens to Amanda in a circumstance like that.”
Meanwhile, Jake McLaughlin added that he hopes to see more action set pieces for his character Michael Ormewood, explaining, “I like the action stuff. That’s what I like. I had a good fight scene that just aired last week that I had a lot of fun doing in the choreography. It’s a lot of fun. So those are always— that’s more ticket for me. I like doing the action stuff, just ramping up the intensity of it all. I like keeping it moving.”
Will Trent, Season 3 premiere, January 7, 8/7c, ABC
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