‘Will Trent’ Season 4 Teaser & Premiere Date Revealed (VIDEO)

Will Trent is one of ABC’s best shows currently running. The fan-favorite crime drama, which centers on the investigations of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and the Atlanta Police Department, set streaming records for the network and continued to keep audiences guessing from week to week in Season 3.

Now, ABC has revealed some key details about what to expect when Will Trent Season 4 returns, so here’s everything we know so far!

When does Will Trent Season 4 premiere?

Will Trent returns to ABC on Tuesday, January 6, at 8/7c.

What will happen in Will Trent Season 4?

Author and series executive producer Karin Slaughter, appearing on Good Morning America, said that the series will directly follow the eventful Season 3 finale. “There’s so many great new ideas [in Season 4]. There were so many cliffhangers in that last episode of the season, and they’re just picking up where they left off and doing amazing things,” she explained on GMA.

The first teaser for the new season, embedded above, shows Will (Ramón Rodríguez) engaging with partner Faith (Iantha Richardson) on several new cases and trying to convince others — and maybe even himself — that he is “great.” Judging by the scratches in one flash of the preview, and the screaming he does in another, that might not precisely be the case.

What happened in Will Trent Season 3’s finale?

The finale saw the GBI crew grappling with a domestic terrorism attack, with a suspect attempting to poison all of Atlanta. Though the team stopped the attack, Amanda Wagner (Sonja Sohn) was shot while protecting Angie (Erika Christensen) from one of the terrorists. Also, Angie decided to keep her baby with Seth (Scott Foley), and Will gave her his blessing, while Michael Ormewood ( Jake McLaughlin) suffered a collapse that may be related to his brain tumor.

Who will star in Will Trent Season 4?

ABC has not confirmed the cast list for Will Trent Season 4 just yet, but Rodriguez will not only return as Will Trent, he will also direct multiple episodes, according to Deadline. He previously directed Season 3’s premiere episode for the series.

Deadline also reports that Kevin Daniels, who plays Detective Franklin Wilks, Angie’s colleague, friend, and sober sponsor, has been promoted to series regular for Season 4. This means we will be seeing a whole lot more about Wilks when the show returns.

Fans can also expect Christensen to return as Angie Polaski, Richardson as Faith Mitchell, and McLauglin as Michael Ormewood. Chances are, Yul Vazquez will also return as the newly introduced character, Caleb, after he was revealed to be Will’s biological father. Following the events of the finale, it’s unclear if Sohn will be back as Amanda Wagner after the character was shot, and her fate was left unknown.

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It is also unknown at this time if Season 3’s newest regular, Gina Rodriguez, will return to her role as DA Marion Alba, a love interest of Will and close partner to both police teams featured in the series. We also do not know if Antwayn Hopper will resume his role as Rafael Wexler, a gang leader who has a deep connection to Will from childhood.

Will Trent, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 8/7c, ABC