Will Trent season 3 won’t premiere until 2025, with the series’ release pushed back to midseason on ABC’s 2024-25 television schedule. The crime drama has proven to be a staple on the network’s lineup, providing weekly cases for Will and the GBI team to solve alongside the ongoing story of the titular character’s past and family. The show was renewed for season 3 in April, though it’s unclear when it will return.
Now, Deadline reports that, according to ABC’s new 2024-25 primetime schedule, Will Trent season 3 won’t return until midseason, in January 2025. This aligns with the premiere dates of the show’s previous seasons, both of which were at the start of the new calendar year. It joins The Rookie in this midseason premiere, the latter of which typically premieres in the fall.
Since the show will return in January like previous seasons, the scheduling decision will mean a familiar episode release pattern for those who have watched the show. The confirmed release also likely won’t affect the series’ storyline, as Will continues to learn more about his past while solving important cases with his team. With Will’s backstory revealed in season 2, the next batch of episodes will certainly continue to build on the previous season’s revelations.
However, it’s unclear whether there will be a change in the episode count for the show or whether it will maintain a smaller episode count than other shows on ABC. Season 1 had 13 episodes, but season 2 was reduced to 10, in part due to the 2023 Hollywood strikes and their impact on filming schedules. While the show could continue to have shorter seasons to keep its narrative tight, it could also end up with a much longer season despite the same launch time.
It’s also hard to say exactly what will happen in season 3, as Will’s reckoning with his remembered past will definitely take place in the final two episodes of season 2. This means that anything could happen in the upcoming season, from more information about his mysterious parents to Will finding a new love interest outside of Angie. Since there are so many possible events that could happen in the future, it’s unclear how many twists and turns season 3 will have.
