Ramón Rodríguez revealed if ABC’s Will Trent plans to introduce Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter’s guide sequence.
“I understand how in style she is in Karin Slaughter’s books and people theories,” Rodríguez completely advised Us Weekly. “It’s one thing we speak about usually with our present.”
Rodríguez didn’t rule out Will Trent discovering a approach to carry the fictional character to life, including, “If and when can we carry such an enormous character into our world? Our world is fairly full already — we’ve received a variety of characters already and there’s loads happening.”
He continued: “However we additionally know that is one thing that followers love and wish — particularly those that basically had been obsessive about the books. … Rachel McAdams could be actually enjoyable [in the role].”
Primarily based on Slaughter’s guide franchise, Will Trent follows a particular agent on the Georgia Bureau of Investigation who was deserted at delivery and grew up in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. Will now depends on his distinctive perspective whereas pursuing justice, which ends up in the very best clearance charge within the GBI.
Will has been in an on and off relationship with Angie (Erika Christensen) since season 1 however they’ve since referred to as it quits for good. He briefly explored a romance with Marion (Gina Rodriguez) but it surely was too quickly for Will.
Within the guide model, Will finally ends up with Sara, who’s a pediatrician and medical expert. She grew to become his primary love curiosity after his cut up from Angie. The fictional couple received married in Slaughter’s This Is Why We Lied.
Season 4, which premiered earlier this month, supplied Us a brand new glimpse at Will who’s exploring his rage.
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“It’s one thing we actually haven’t seen an excessive amount of of from him. For somebody who has such a loaded previous in historical past, for the primary time he’s actually stepping into remedy. Then a variety of stuff begins arising for him. So we had been actually and intrigued by the concept of somebody unraveling and peeling again the hood on themselves to see what’s in there,” he advised Us. “The method of remedy, I’ve gone by means of it and it’s fascinating what comes up. It may be good or it may be difficult. It may well set off issues.”
Rodríguez promised viewers would see a brand new facet of Will, including, “For somebody like Will who hasn’t actually taken a lot time to try this — contemplating how a lot he’s been by means of — he simply at all times strikes ahead and focuses on his job. He retains himself busy that these have been a few of his coping mechanisms and now to lastly meet a therapist who’s a bit unconventional the place her ways could be a bit unusual. However I feel that’s what somebody like Will wants.”
He concluded: “I like that we took what we’ve seen 1,000,000 instances earlier than in motion pictures and exhibits — which is remedy — and we stated, ‘How can we make this actually totally different and provides it the Will Trent spin that we attempt to do?’ I liked it.”
Will Trent airs on ABC Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET earlier than streaming the subsequent day on Hulu.
