ABC’s Will Trent has already become a hit with fans and critics alike heading into its third season, but now it’s getting an added big-name boost that is sure to please viewers of the procedural drama. A new ADA is arriving on the scene, and you might remember her from a little series called Jane the Virgin.
Per Deadline, Gina Rodriguez will be joining Season 3 of Will Trent as Assistant District Attorney Marion Alba. The character is described as both “charismatic” and “confident” and she will be working closely with the titular character, played by Ramón Rodriguez. The pair initially don’t get off on the right foot but will soon find their paths linked when they have to team up to investigate a crime involving gangs in Atlanta. This is intended to be a series regular role for Rodriguez and continues her relationship with ABC following a two-season run on Not Dead Yet, where she also served as an executive producer. She’s also co-hosting the game show Lucky 13 with Shaquille O’Neal.
Will Trent Has Been a Reliable Hit for ABC
Will Trent is a procedural drama that is based on the series of novels of the same name by Karin Slaughter. The series follows Will Trent (Rodriguez) who was abandoned at birth and had to come of age in the Atlanta foster care system. The experience has a lasting effect on him, and it shapes the man he becomes as a Special Agent in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Despite being dyslexic, Will has a reputation for solving a high number of cases in the GBI, and his observant nature makes him one of the best at his job. The series also stars Erika Christensen, Sonja Sohn, Iantha Richardson, and Jake McLaughlin.
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Will Trent has been received warmly by critics and viewers, registering an 89 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and becoming a steady ratings performer for ABC. In multi-platform viewing, which has become essential to determining success on network TV, Will Trent saw some of the best-delayed viewing numbers during its second season, improving year-to-year from the performance of its freshman season on the network. Rodriguez has also been singled out for his work on the show, earning a Critics Choice Television Award nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
The other Rodriguez is no stranger to television or film. Gina Rodriguez broke out when she played the role of Jane Villanueva in Jane the Virgin for five seasons and 100 episodes on The CW. The role earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and she used that success as a springboard to star in several notable films, including Deepwater Horizon, Annihilation, Miss Bala, and I Want You Back.
The third season of
Will Trent
is expected to premiere midseason on ABC.
Source: Deadline
