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Popular TV show ‘Will Trent’ filmed in Georgia, based on an Atlanta GBI agent, is back for season 2

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Popular TV show ‘Will Trent’ filmed in Georgia, based on an Atlanta GBI agent, is back for season 2


ATLANTA — Popular TV show ‘Will Trent’ kicked off its second season on Channel 2 and that’s great news for Georgia’s film industry.

Channel 2′s Candace McCowan spoke with the cast during WSB Tonight at 11 p.m.

They said it’s a big deal for many people getting back to work after months-long strike.

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“We come out of the gate smoking with a lot of action,” said Sonja Sohn who plays Amanda Wagner.

On Tuesday, it showtime again for the cast of ABC’s ‘Will Trent,’ a series based on a GBI agent in Atlanta. And it was filmed right here in Georgia.

“He’s going to start digging into wanting to know a little more about himself. He opened Pandora’s box and got a sense that there is a lot I don’t know about myself,” said Ramon Rodriguez, who plays Will Trent.

The cast’s return to work comes after months of waiting and fighting for a deal with big studios when the Writers Guild and SAG were striking in 2023.

This was also a return to some of their favorite spots here in Atlanta.

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“If I want good seafood I can go to the Optimist, If I want BBQ, Sweet Auburn,” said Rodriguez.

“I kind of like that Virginia highland vibe you know. It’s giving you that middle-age walkable neighborhood vibration, Inman park,” said Wagner.

For businesses in Metro Atlanta, they’re happy to see the return of production.

“It’s big for a small community like Norcross,” said Paul Bennett, owner of Cultivation.

In Norcross at Cultivation Brewing Company, not far from studios in Chamblee and the Norcross soundstage where some Will Trent scenes are said to be shot, they welcomed the return.

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“Any time people can get back to work and get their income back going again, I guess it gives them a little bit of freedom to get out and do the extracurriculars like come visit us and spend some money at the brewery,” said Bennett.

Some economists estimate the 2023 strike’s economic impact to be in the billions of dollars.

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It’s not clear how much the strike impacted Georgia’s more than $4 billion annual film industry or when, or if, the work will return to full swing.

But businesses, cast, and crew are thrilled to be back at it.

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“We know tons of shows are shot here and we know it’s not always supposed to be Atlanta so it’s awesome to be able to show Atlanta for Atlanta,” said Erika Christensen, who plays Angie Polaski.

Georgia’s film industry has come back strong since the strike.

The day before the strikes started, Georgia had 34 films and shows in production.

At the height of the strikes, that number went as low as 10 with only reality shows surviving. But now, there are 40 projects in production, including Will Trent.

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Georgia overcomes slow start to defeat Cincinnati in Holiday Hoopsgiving

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Georgia center Somto Cyril goes up for a dunk during the first half against Cincinnati in their NCAA basketball game in the Holiday Hoopsgiving at State Farm Arena, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Atlanta. Georgia won 84-65. (Jason Getz/AJC)

By Olivia Sayer

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When Georgia basketball took the court Saturday afternoon at State Farm Arena, it resembled a team who had not faced another opponent in 11 days.

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The Bulldogs came out lackadaisical with more turnovers than successful shots in the game’s first two minutes and faced an 11-point deficit before halftime.

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Olivia Sayer joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in May 2025 as an intern on the sports beat. She is earning a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia with a minor in sport management and a sports media certificate. Olivia previously held the titles of digital and assistant sports editor at The Red & Black.

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Two freshman Georgia football players arrested on shoplifting charges

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Georgia offensive lineman Dontrell Glover and running back Bo Walker were arrested for shoplifting at a Walmart on Friday, less than a week after the Bulldogs won the SEC Championship.

According to the Athens Banner-Herald, the freshmen were booked into Clarke County jail in Athens on two counts of misdemeanor shoplifting. Glover and Walker were arrested Friday evening and released on $1,526 bond before 8 p.m.

“We were informed of the charges and are currently in the process of gathering additional information,” Georgia spokesman Steve Drummond said in a statement. “This is a pending legal matter and we will not have further comment at this time.”

Walker played six games this season and rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Glover started 11 games in 2025 and was named to the All-SEC freshman team.

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Last month, offensive lineman Nyier Daniels was dismissed from the team by head coach Kirby Smart after he was arrested on more than a dozen criminal charges after he allegedly tried to flee from police north of Athens.

The Bulldogs beat Alabama last Saturday in the SEC title game and earned a place in the College Football Playoff. They will play again on Jan. 1 against the winner of Ole Miss-Tulane in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.



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DOJ files suit to obtain 2020 election records in Fulton County, Georgia

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DOJ files suit to obtain 2020 election records in Fulton County, Georgia


The Justice Department sued Fulton County, Georgia, this week in an effort to obtain more than five-year-old ballots tied to the 2020 presidential election which President Donald Trump lost.

The eight-page complaint filed in federal court in Atlanta on Thursday, names Fulton County Clerk of Courts Che Alexander as a defendant, alleging that the clerk violated the Civil Rights Act by failing to produce records tied to the 2020 presidential election as requested by state and federal officials.

The lawsuit asks that the court demand that the records be produced within five days of a court order.

According to the lawsuit, the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections last month refused to comply with an Oct. 6 subpoena, from the state’s election board, for election records, including used and void ballots, stubs, and signature envelopes from the 2020 presidential election, saying in a Nov. 14 letter that the records were “under seal” in accord with state law.

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The lawsuit states that the board later failed to respond to a letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi on Oct. 30, demanding the records which she said were needed to review the state’s compliance with federal election laws and meet state transparency efforts.

Alexander and the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Friday night.

Alexander had previously said in an Oct. 21 letter to the state election board that “the records sought are under seal and may not be produced absent a Court Order,” according to the lawsuit.

Trump was indicted on felony charges in Fulton County in August 2023 along with 18 other co-defendants in connection with efforts to overturn his election loss.

Trump pleaded not guilty to charges that were dropped last month by a prosecutor who took the reins of the case following Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ disqualification from prosecuting Trump in the matter.

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Georgia has long been a sore spot for Trump after a narrow loss in 2020 that he has spent years disputing.

After a manual recount of election results in Georgia that reaffirmed President Joe Biden’s narrow win in the state in 2020, Trump, who was then seeking a second term, had also called then-Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and implored him to “find” the votes needed to defeat Biden in the 2020 election. Since then he has continued to falsely claim he won the state.

The Fulton County lawsuit from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division comes as it announced on Friday that it had filed federal lawsuits against four states — Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts and Nevada — alleging that the states had violated the Constitution by failing to produce statewide voter registration lists upon request.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said in a statement Friday that states “have the statutory duty to preserve and protect their constituents from vote dilution.”

“At this Department of Justice, we will not permit states to jeopardize the integrity and effectiveness of elections by refusing to abide by our federal elections laws. If states will not fulfill their duty to protect the integrity of the ballot, we will,” Dhillon said.

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