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Solving a crime in broadcast TV land isn’t difficult. Finding a hit show that can last several seasons in broadcast TV land is only getting harder.
ABC believes it may have its own “Blue Bloods” or “Chicago PD” with “Will Trent,” a police drama which returns for its second season at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Solving a crime in broadcast TV land isn’t difficult. Finding a hit show that can last several seasons in broadcast TV land is only getting harder.
ABC believes it may have its own “Blue Bloods” or “Chicago PD” with “Will Trent,” a police drama which returns for its second season at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20.
His character, raised in a foster home and now a super effective agent for the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, apprehended a serial killer at the end of season one. Played by Greg Germann (“Ally McBeal”), the criminal had almost killed his closest childhood friend and gritty Atlanta Police Department homicide detective Angie Polaski, portrayed by Erika Christensen (”Parenthood”).
He also learned the fate of his mother, who died when he was born, and was told his boss Amanda Wagner (Sonja Sohn) saved him from death as a baby. Unfortunately, as a single woman in the 1980s, Amanda was unable to adopt Will but she quietly made up for it by nurturing him as a detective when he became an adult.
“There’s some fun unlayering that we’re going to get to do and explore,” Rodriguez said. “Will has some hints of where he came from. He knows he has a crazy uncle. He has some connecting points. We gravitate toward this point of identity. He doesn’t know much about himself. He’s picking up these breadcrumbs about his life and trying to put together the puzzle: ‘Who am I? Where did I come from?’”
Rodriguez takes none of this success for granted given his own struggles in Hollywood after nabbing major roles in TV shows like ABC’s “Day Break” (2007) and Fox’s “Gang Related” (2014) that didn’t last.
“They don’t give away second seasons for nothing,” Rodriguez said. “We are trying our best to create something compelling and captivating at a time when people have a lot of options, maybe too many options. We give you emotional journeys and an interesting crime that may tie into a character’s own story. We add a layer of humor and we have a chihuahua.”
Trent’s sweet emotional support animal is Betty the chihuahua who he adopted season one. The dog, who actually answers to Bluebell, does not have a real life stunt double. “During rehearsals, we’ll use a stuffed animal that sits on the mark until she’s ready to do her thing,” he said. “She is wonderful. I missed her too!”