TVLine reports that Ramón Rodríguez (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Gang Related) will return as Will Trent for season 5. Season five was announced ahead of the season four finale, which will run until May 5.

According to TVLine, the show is based on the Karin Slaughter’s (The Good Daughter, We Are All Guilty Here: A Novel) novels that star Trent, the crime solver. The tagline for show says that Trent was “abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system.” As an adult, Trent’s creative point of view helps him solve crimes. The crime drama show had started in 2023 and is still running.

TVLine notes that Rodriguez is the producer of Will Trent, and is joined by a huge cast. The cast includes Erika Christensen (Swimfan, Traffic) who plays Angie Polaski, Iantha Richardson (Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, Benny Got Shot) who plays Faith Mitchell, Jake McLaughlin (Black Diamond, Home) who plays Michael Ormewood, Sonja Sohn (High Flying Bird, Big George Foreman) who plays Amanda Wagner, Kevin Daniels (The Big Leap, Not another Church Movie) who plays Franklin Wilks, and Bluebell the Chihuahua also plays Will’s sweater wearing, canine companion Betty. Other cast members are Scott Foley (It’s Not Like That, Scream 3) who plays Angie’s husband, Dr. Seth McDale, and Cora Lu Tran (The Family, ICarly) as pet sitter Nico.

Will Trent is in the television schedule of ABC renewals for the 2026-27 television season. The network has also added other shows like 9-1-1 for season 10, 9-1-1, Nashville for season two, Abbott Elementary for season six, Grey’s Anatomy for season 23, High Potential for season three, and The Rookie for season nine. There are also other shows on the schedule as well.

You can catch new episodes of Will Trent on Tuesday, at 8 p.m. only on ABC. Stream next day on Hulu.