Gina Rodriguez has joined the Season 3 cast of the ABC drama “Will Trent” as a series regular. Per Variety, Rodriguez will play Marion Alba, who is described as a “charismatic, confident assistant district attorney who is new to Atlanta. After her first encounter with Will (Ramón Rodriguez) falls flat, the pair is surprised to learn that they must work together to investigate a crime in the world of Atlanta gangs.”

“Will Trent” follows the titular character (Ramón Rodriguez), a special agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation who was abandoned at birth and grew up in the Atlanta foster care system who now has the highest clearance rate in the bureau. Alongside Ramón Rodriguez, the cast includes Sonja Sohn as Amanda Wagner, Erika Christensen as Angie Polaski, Iantha Richardson as Faith Mitchell and Jake McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood.

Gina Rodriguez is best known for leading the CW dreamed “Jane the Virgin” which ran for five seasons from 2014-2019, and also starred in the sitcom “Not Dead Yet” from 2023-2024 on ABC. Deadline reports that Rodriguez’s casting expands her relationship with ABC/Disney following her co-hosting duties alongside Shaquille O’Neal on the game show Lucky 13, which is currently airing on the network.

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