ABC's 'Will Trent' returns for second season with new opportunities to showcase Atlanta

Cast members of ABC's "Will Trent," Iantha Richardson (far left) and series lead Ramón Rodriguez (far right), go over a scene with production staff during the filming of a season two episode in Metro Atlanta. (Disney/Daniel Delgado Jr.)

While the ABC series “Will Trent” is an investigative drama, it is no mystery that it has become one of the few recent hits on network television and one of a string of projects filming throughout Georgia in 2024.

The procedural drama is based on the popular book series by Georgia author Karin Slaughter. Now in its second season, the series follows the life and career of a Georgia Bureau of Investigation special agent who was once in Atlanta’s foster care system.

Guest star C. Thomas Howell and series lead Roman Rodriquez appear in a scene from the ABC drama “Will Trent”, now in its second season. (Disney/Wilford Harewood)

The show was one of the first filmed in Georgia to return to production after the WGA and SAG-AFTRA labor strikes.