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Will Trent

2023 · 4 seasons

A wounded detective quietly outsmarts everyone around him while old foster-home scars keep bleeding into the cases.

Created by: Daniel T. Thomsen, Liz Heldens
Genres: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Starring: Ramón Rodríguez, Erika Christensen, Iantha Richardson

Tagline: The truth is out of control.
Overview: Special Agent Will Trent was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system. Determined to make sure no one feels as he did, he now has the highest clearance rate.

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Created by: Daniel T. Thomsen, Liz Heldens
Genres: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Starring: Ramón Rodríguez, Erika Christensen, Iantha Richardson

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
crime
found family
identity
justice
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: crime, drama, comedy
Created by: Daniel T. Thomsen, Liz Heldens
Written by: Inda Craig-Galván, Daniel T. Thomsen, Juliette Strangio, Jordan Pope
Starring: Ramón Rodríguez, Erika Christensen, Iantha Richardson, Jake McLaughlin, Sonja Sohn, Gina Rodriguez, Kevin Daniels, Jennifer Morrison
Music: Joe Wong
Cinematography: Eduardo Enrique Mayén, Tim Gillis
Length: 4 seasons, 59 episodes
Network: ABC
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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