It’s going to be a long while beforeWill Trentseason 4, and fans can spend all that extra free time watching a similar show. The police procedural series premiered in 2023 and has been a hit for ABC ever since. Unfortunately, though,Will Trenthas set a frustrating pattern, whereits hiatuses are longer than your typical network TV show.
Season 2 debuted more than nine months after season 1’s finale. Meanwhile, season 3’s premiere came almost eight months followingthe end ofWill Trentseason 2. Now, the break between seasons 3 and 4 will follow suit. The good news is thatABC released a different critically acclaimed series thatWill Trentfans must check outduring the wait for season 4.
High Potential Is The Perfect Replacement For Will Trent
The New ABC Crime Drama Has A Lot In Common With Will Trent
If you loveWill Trent, thenHigh Potentialis a must-watch(if fans haven’t checked out the TV show already). TheABC crime drama starring Kaitlin Olsondebuted in September 2024 and was an instant success for the network. Consequently, ABC rewardedHigh Potentialwith an early renewal in January 2025, meaning season 2 is on its way.
Even thoughHigh Potential’s first season only has 13 episodes, the cast and crew made the best of their limited time and created a series that broke several records (includingABC’s most-watched new show sinceThe Conners). Not only did audiences everywhere love it, but so did critics.High Potentialearned aRotten Tomatoesscore of 96% for season 1.
All these impressive statistics aside, fans should watchHigh Potentialbecause it shares a lot in common withWill Trent. Both ABC TV shows arepolice procedurals featuring romance, past traumas, a dynamic cast, and intriguing mysteries.Plus, the lead characters —Morgan Gillory inHigh Potentialand Will Trent inWill Trent— contain special skills that help them solve crimes.
High Potentialseason 2 premieres on Tuesday, July 06, 2025, at 10 pm ET on ABC.
Morgan is an HPI (high potential intellectual) with a high IQ.She starts the series as a nighttime janitor for the LAPD. But when she stumbles upon an open case with the wrong suspect, Morgan uses her unconventional mind to help a group of detectives solve it. Afterward, they hire her as a consultant, and the rest is history.
Why ABC Is Delaying Will Trent Season 4
Season 4 Won’t Premiere Until 2026
Yes, it’s frustrating thatABC is delayingWill Trentseason 4and notHigh Potentialseason 2. However, there is a reason why the network is holding the season 4 premiere for midseason —ABC’s executives want to replicateWill Trentseason 3’s success for the upcoming episodes.To do so, they have to extend the crime drama’s hiatus to early 2026.
The Rookieseason 8 suffers from the same fate asWill Trentseason 4 — it won’t premiere until early 2026. Its first episode will likely debut the same day asWill Trentseason 4, if ABC’s 2024–2025 schedule replicates its 2025–2026 plan.
Will Trentseason 3 was pushed to January 2025 alongsideThe Rookieseason 7.According toTVLine, Disney Television Group president Craig Erwich revealed that the plan for both shows “worked like gangbusters,” turning Tuesday nights into a dominant force for ABC. As a result, the network is using the same approach forWill Trentseason 4 andThe Rookieseason 8.
What To Expect In Will Trent Season 4
Will Amanda & Ormewood Survive?
Perhaps the long wait forWill Trentseason 4 wouldn’t be as frustrating hadthe season 3 finale not left the audience on a couple of cliffhangers.During the last season 3 episode,theWill Trentcharacterstracked down and stopped a terrorist group from unleashing a devastating biological attack. Unfortunately, Amanda Wagner was badly wounded in the process.
Will Trentseason 3 endedwithAmanda in the hospital in a coma after a gunshot to the chest.It’s unclear whether she will wake up, and the last thing that viewers saw was Will next to her hospital bed, begging her to pull through. He told Amanda:
“I want you to be okay. Because you helped me to be okay … You are my family. So you need to wake up. You hear me? You better wake up.”
Before that final scene,Michael Ormewood had a medical crisis of his own.Earlier, a terrorist almost shot him, but Will arrived just in time to run the criminal over, saving Ormewood. However, he wasn’t so lucky when he returned to his home. Ormewood was about to sift through his mail when his vision got blurry, and he collapsed to the floor.
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Ormewood started seizing, and Faith Mitchell ran in to help. She called 9-1-1, butthe scene ended before the audience could learn Ormewood’s fate.As many will recall, doctors found a tumor in his head a few episodes prior. So, even if Ormewood survives this seizure (which the mass in his brain undoubtedly caused), he still has a tumor to worry about.
It’s safe to say that theWill Trentwriters have a lot to work with in season 4, from revealing Amanda and Ormewood’s fates to Will building a relationship with his dad.
As for Angie, she decided to keep her baby, meaning she and Seth will be preparing to become parentsinWill Trentseason 4. Meanwhile,Will unintentionally found his birth father.It’s safe to say that theWill Trentwriters have a lot to work with in season 4, from revealing Amanda and Ormewood’s fates to Will building a relationship with his dad.
