“Will Trent’s New Love? Marion Alba Joins Season 3 Amid Emotional Uncertainty”
The Jane the Virgin actress will appear in the recurring role of Marion Alba, Atlanta’s newest assistant district attorney. The character is described as charismatic and confident, and although she and Will get off to a rocky start, they are quickly brought together to investigate gang crime in the metro area.
With Will (Ramón Rodriguez) and Angie’s (Erika Christensen) on-again, off-again relationship seemingly over after the explosive season 2 finale (Will arrested her, after all), we’re all wondering if Alba will become Will’s newest love interest in the upcoming season. Details (and spoilers!) ahead.
Will Trent is based on the New York Times bestselling series of novels written by Karin Slaughter. The series focuses on Special Agent Will Trent, a traumatized former foster child who develops special skills as an adult that help him become a great detective. He has the highest solve rate in the fictional Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), but he still struggles with deep psychological issues related to his abandonment as an infant and abuse as a foster parent.
In addition to the Will Trent books, Slaughter has also signed on for the Grant County series, which focuses on three main characters: Sara Linton, Jeffrey Tolliver, and Lena Adams. Sara Linton’s character transitioned to the Will Trent series in the 2009 novel Undone, and she and Will became romantically involved. Since Sara has yet to appear in the TV adaptation, it stands to reason that Will would have a gaping hole in his love life that this new character could fill perfectly. We’ll see!
Who else is in season 3?
Rodriguez and Christensen will return as Will and Angie in the upcoming season of Will Trent. Jake McLaughlin will return as Atlanta homicide detective Michael Ormewood; Sonja Sohn will return as GBI Deputy Director (and Will’s boss) Amanda Wagner; and most importantly, the chihuahua Bluebell will return as Will’s pet dog, Betty.
Karin Slaughter, Howard Deutch, Ellen Marie Blum, Ramón Rodriguez, Oly Obst, Liz Heldens, and Daniel Thomsen will continue to executive produce, with Heldens and Thomsen serving as co-executive producers.
When and where can we watch Will Trent season 3?
Although the series was renewed for a third season in April 2024, the show is not scheduled to air in ABC’s fall season. Instead, Will Trent and another crime drama, The Rookie, will return and air back-to-back in January 2025. Disney Television Group chairman Craig Erwich told The Hollywood Reporter, “Both of those shows are running at full speed, both in terms of ratings and the performance we’re seeing on Hulu. We’re launching them in January, when we have big advertising platforms around New Year’s Eve, as well as college football and a big Christmas slate. Not having those shows on pause is just the best way to continue to grow them, which is our goal.”
While January is a long time to wait for more Will Trent action, the good news is that we’ll likely get 18 full episodes airing back-to-back, constantly being rescheduled or interrupted by the show’s delays. As usual, new episodes will air on Tuesdays on ABC and they’ll be available to stream the next day on Hulu.
