Will Trent
2023
Original language: English
- crime
- drama
- comedy
The story
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.
What it’s like
Bright Atlanta daylight and cluttered, lived-in offices give Will Trent a warm, unshowy look, with humid summer streets and fluorescent-lit police corridors cutting against softer domestic interiors. The camera stays close and conversational, often holding on faces during quiet exchanges, and the sound mixes sharp bursts of procedural noise with a lightly comic, low-key score. Its vibe is wry and bruised, a crime drama that keeps finding room for humour and warmth. The pacing is brisk within each case but leisurely between scenes, and the emotional register swings from sardonic banter to real tenderness. Its central figure is a socially awkward, dyslexic investigator who carries a hard foster-care past, and the arc follows him slowly learning to trust the people around him, both colleagues and an unexpected found family. Violence appears in case-of-the-week crimes and is moderate in intensity, with some grim crime-scene material and occasional physical confrontation, but without prolonged gore. It suits a weeknight watch or a relaxed binge, and it's for viewers who like procedurals with character and humour and who want their detective stories to have a beating heart.
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