The characters on ABC’s new show ‘Will Trent’ are as interesting as the cases they solve

NEW YORK — “Will Trent” debuted in the top ratings of a new series on ABC this season.

Nearly 9 million viewers watched the first episode online and on Hulu, where it begins airing after its prime time airing at 10 p.m. on Tuesdays.

There’s an old saying on network TV, “Imitation is the most sincere form of television,” and that’s so often true; but from time to time a show comes along that is unusual enough to warrant your time and attention.

“Will Trent” is just such a show. The format may be familiar, but it’s a police trial with characters that are just as interesting as the cases they solve.

Will Trent can dress elegantly in three-piece suits, but appearances can be deceiving. Abandoned by his parents as a child, he grew up in a foster home.

“There is a heart to his story,” explains Ramon Rodriguez, who plays him. “That’s a great aspect for a character that I immediately connected with, and then how can we show what he’s been through? How can we show this person’s traumatic childhood and do it in a way that makes it seem authentic, and plant those seeds everywhere to intrigue people to want to know more about him?

Will has never been a popular guy, especially in his current job at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, where colleagues resent his ability to solve cases by deftly examining crime scenes.

His boss tells his new partner, “Will can teach you to see things no one else sees.”

How Will pouts: “I’m a pretty observant guy.”

As a dyslexic person, Will has trouble reading, writing and spelling.

“But here’s what I find really interesting,” Rodriguez said. “He’s not defined by those things.”

The new show is based on the best-selling series featuring this character.

“He’s complex, a little weird and a loner, so how do you slowly pull back on that bulb,” Rodriguez said. “And it’s a lot of fun to have these conversations with writers.”

A strong supporting cast and the complications that come with over and over romance at work make life difficult for Will but add to the series’ appeal.

This show defines the term “character-driven”.

“We don’t just solve a case and move on, we learn about our characters through this case and continue that journey throughout the season,” Rodriguez said.

The star speaks with a slight southern accent as Will Trent and said that one of the joys of the job was working on the dialect.

In real life, he describes himself as “a New Yorker, Puerto Rican raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.”

He may work elsewhere, but he still has the New York Metrocard in his wallet.

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