Ramón Rodríguez revealed if ABC’s Will Trent plans to introduce Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter’s book series.
“I know how popular she is in Karin Slaughter’s books and those theories,” Rodríguez exclusively told Us Weekly. “It’s something we talk about often with our show.”
Rodríguez didn’t rule out Will Trent finding a way to bring the fictional character to life, adding, “If and when do we bring such a big character into our world? Our world is pretty full already — we’ve got a lot of characters already and there’s a lot going on.”
He continued: “But we also know this is something that fans love and want — especially the ones that really were obsessed with the books. … Rachel McAdams would be really fun [in the role].”
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Based on Slaughter’s book franchise, Will Trent follows a special agent at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation who was abandoned at birth and grew up in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. Will now relies on his unique perspective while pursuing justice, which leads to the highest clearance rate in the GBI.
Will has been in an on and off relationship with Angie (Erika Christensen) since season 1 but they have since called it quits for good. He briefly explored a romance with Marion (Gina Rodriguez) but it was too soon for Will.
In the book version, Will ends up with Sara, who is a pediatrician and medical examiner. She became his main love interest after his split from Angie. The fictional couple got married in Slaughter’s This Is Why We Lied.
Season 4, which premiered earlier this month, offered Us a new glimpse at Will who is exploring his rage.
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“It’s something we really haven’t seen too much of from him. For someone who has such a loaded past in history, for the first time he is really getting into therapy. Then a lot of stuff starts coming up for him. So we were really interested and intrigued by the idea of someone unraveling and peeling back the hood on themselves to see what’s in there,” he told Us. “The process of therapy, I’ve gone through it and it is interesting what comes up. It can be good or it can be complicated. It can trigger things.”
Rodríguez promised viewers would see a new side of Will, adding, “For someone like Will who hasn’t really taken much time to do that — considering how much he’s been through — he just always moves forward and focuses on his job. He keeps himself busy that those have been some of his coping mechanisms and now to finally meet a therapist who is a bit unconventional where her tactics might be a little strange. But I think that’s what someone like Will needs.”
He concluded: “I love that we took what we’ve seen a million times before in movies and shows — which is therapy — and we said, ‘How can we make this really different and give it the Will Trent spin that we try to do?’ I loved it.”
Will Trent airs on ABC Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET before streaming the next day on Hulu.
