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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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ATLANTA — Popular TV show âWill Trentâ kicked off its second season on Channel 2 and thatâs great news for Georgiaâs film industry.
Channel 2â²s Candace McCowan spoke with the cast during WSB Tonight at 11 p.m.
They said itâs a big deal for many people getting back to work after months-long strike.
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âWe come out of the gate smoking with a lot of action,â said Sonja Sohn who plays Amanda Wagner.
On Tuesday, it showtime again for the cast of ABCâs âWill Trent,â a series based on a GBI agent in Atlanta. And it was filmed right here in Georgia.
âHeâs going to start digging into wanting to know a little more about himself. He opened Pandoraâs box and got a sense that there is a lot I donât know about myself,â said Ramon Rodriguez, who plays Will Trent.
The castâs 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.
âIf I want good seafood I can go to the Optimist, If I want BBQ, Sweet Auburn,â said Rodriguez.
âI kind of like that Virginia highland vibe you know. Itâs giving you that middle-age walkable neighborhood vibration, Inman park,â said Wagner.
For businesses in Metro Atlanta, theyâre happy to see the return of production.
âItâs big for a small community like Norcross,â 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.
âAny 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,â said Bennett.
Some economists estimate the 2023 strikeâs economic impact to be in the billions of dollars.
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Itâs not clear how much the strike impacted Georgiaâs 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.
âWe know tons of shows are shot here and we know itâs not always supposed to be Atlanta so itâs awesome to be able to show Atlanta for Atlanta,â said Erika Christensen, who plays Angie Polaski.
Georgiaâs 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 adds top-50 edge Isaiah Gibson to 2025 class
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Isaiah Gibson wasn’t on the market for long. The four-star edge rusher from Warner Robins, Ga., committed to Georgia on Monday night, less than a week after he backed off his pledge to USC.
Gibson, who is ranked No. 36 overall and the No. 2 edge rusher in the Class of 2025 in the 247Sports Composite, is the fifth top-100 prospect in the Bulldogs’ class that ranks No. 4 nationally.
Gibson was one of two Georgia high school products who recently decommitted from USC, joining five-star defensive lineman Justus Terry. Terry, who plays at Manchester High School, took an official visit to Georgia in late May and is projected by several recruiting analysts to pick the Bulldogs.
Georgia’s average player rating of 93.54 is third-best in the country, behind Ohio State (94.18) and LSU (93.71). Only one of the Bulldogs’ 15 commitments is not a blue-chip prospect.
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SCOOP: Georgia making moves with elite targets, a flip candidate and more
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The summer dead period is here but things will not be slowing down for Georgia on the recruiting trail. The Dawgs are making moves for elite targets, including a flip candidate from another SEC program. Get the latest on UGA’s pursuit of some of the top players in the 2025 class right here.
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