Ariana Madix will guest star on ‘Will Trent’ Season 3, Variety has exclusively learned.
Madix will appear as herself in an episode of the ABC drama. In the episode, Madix is in Atlanta for work while also helping to stage an intervention for a friend. She hires Inspector Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin) to help provide security for the intervention.
This isn’t the first time Madix has played herself in a scripted series. She previously did so in an episode of the critically acclaimed comedy ‘The Other Two.’ She has also acted in shows like ‘Anger Management’ and ‘Dads,’ as well as films like ‘Working It Out’ and ‘Dead End.’ She’s fulfilling a lifelong dream by making her Broadway debut in early 2024, appearing as Roxie Hart in the hit musical ‘Chicago.’
Madix is best known for her role as a cast member on Bravo’s hit reality series “Vanderpump Rules,” where she has been a part of the show since its second season. Madix’s popularity skyrocketed after the cheating scandal on the show’s 10th season, dubbed #Scandoval, last year. She was recently named a permanent host of “Love Island USA” on Peacock and also participated in Season 32 of “Dancing With the Stars,” finishing third. She was named one of the most powerful women in reality TV in 2023 by Variety.
She is repped by Gersh, Venture Entertainment Partners, Hansen Jacobson, and Guttman Associates.
“Will Trent” is based on the best-selling novel series by Karin Slaughter, which stars the titular character. Ramón Rodríguez plays Trent, an agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. McLaughlin, Erika Christensen, Iantha Richardson, Sonja Sohn and Gina Rodriguez also star. Season 3 will premiere in 2025 on ABC and stream the following day on Hulu.
The series was developed by Liz Heldens and Daniel Thomsen, who also serve as showrunners and executive producers. Slaughter also serves as executive producer along with Rodriguez, Oly Obst, Howard Deutch and Ellen Marie Blum. 20th Television is the studio.
