ABC has reportedly found its lead actor for the pilot of the upcoming Will Trent series adaptation of the books by Karin Slaughter.
(Ramon Rodriguez/Delacorte Press)
What’s Happening:
- According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ramon Rodriguez will play the title character in ABC’s series adaptation of Will Trent.
- The series will follow Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, who was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming of age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system.
- Ramon Rodriguez played Bakuto in Marvel’s Iron Fist and The Defenders and appeared in Disney’s The One and Only Ivan.
- Now that Will Trent has a lead actor, the series will move forward as one of seven dramas being considered by ABC for the 2022/2022 season.
- Will Trent is being produced by 20th Television and is being helmed by The Big Leap creator Liz Heldens and Batwoman co-executive producer Dan Thomsen.
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