ABC’s crime drama Will Trent is returning with a heavier emotional pulse, and a newly released season 4 trailer offers a chilling preview of what lies ahead. The exclusive trailer, unveiled by PEOPLE, centers on Will Trent’s most personal challenge yet as a figure from his past resurfaces and forces him to confront trauma he has spent a lifetime trying to control. With the new season set to premiere in early January, the series appears ready to balance psychological intensity, character growth, and the procedural storytelling that has defined its success.
Will Trent Season 4 Trailer Teases Emotional Collapse and a Dangerous Return
The season 4 trailer shows Will Trent, portrayed by Ramón Rodríguez, struggling to regulate his emotions after learning that James Ulster, played by Greg Germann, has escaped from prison. Ulster was previously revealed as the man responsible for killing Will’s mother and abandoning Will as an infant, a defining trauma that continues to shape the GBI agent’s life. In the trailer, Angie Polaski, played by Erika Christensen, tells Will that Ulster did not create the darkness within him, while Will responds that Ulster did, underscoring how deeply this history still defines his identity.
As the footage unfolds, Will appears increasingly unable to suppress his anger. The trailer suggests he begins hearing Ulster’s voice internally and is shown violently breaking a window at what seems to be one of his former foster homes. His therapist, Dr. Roach, portrayed by Margaret Cho, urges him to stop repressing his emotions and allow himself to feel anger rather than fear it. Near the end of the preview, Will is seen driving away with bruised and bloodied hands, while Ulster’s voice implies that Will’s inner monster has finally surfaced, to which Will offers a restrained but ominous acknowledgment.
