Author Karin Slaughter spoke with 'Distractify' about adapting her 'Will Trent' novels to TV. Plus: Which books will Season 1 of the ABC display follow?
ABC's newest procedural drama, Will Trent, is in response to Karin Slaughter's New York Times bestselling e-book sequence of the similar title. After growing up within the harsh foster care device within the town of Atlanta, Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigations makes use of his unique viewpoint and talent set to remedy tricky instances.
With well-liked book series constantly being adapted for TV and film, fanatics of Karin's novels may be wondering how carefully the guide and television show will follow one some other.
Karin — who served as an executive manufacturer on the series — unfolded exclusively to Distractify about adapting her cherished tale to TV. Here's what to learn about Season 1 of Will Trent, including what books the sequence will follow.
Which 'Will Trent' books will follow Season 1 of the ABC drama collection?
Serving as an EP on ABC's Will Trent, Karin had a hand in adapting the characters within her 10 books to the small display screen. While the series won't precisely follow the timeline of the ten books, Karin completely advised us that fans will get the "essence of the novels."
"People who love reading my books, all of that is there, you know, all the emotional stuff, all the driving thriller, the cliffhangers, and the plotting, it's all there," she promised.
Karin informed us that the pilot episode blends "different aspects" of the books.
"The first two novels of the Will Trent series are Triptych and Fractured. And they've managed to blend those two novels together in the first episode," she said. "I mean, that's just amazing. As a writer, I get 500 pages, give or take, to write a manuscript. And it's such a different animal to have to adapt that for the screen."
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However, for fans of the e book sequence who may be enthusiastic about how the characters and storylines will translate on-screen, Karin instructed us that the principle facets of the novels are still there within the TV series.
"The characters are still the characters, they still have their personalities, they still have their baggage and their interactions," she stated.
Ramón Rodríguez talks honoring Karin Slaughter's characters in 'Will Trent' TV adaptation.
Playing the titular persona in a TV adaptation of a popular e-book collection can present many challenges. Actor Ramón Rodríguez, who stars as Will Trent in the ABC drama, told us that the cast and group in reality tried "to honor these characters," however admitted that the TV sequence has a special structure when compared to the books.
"For instance, in some of Karen's books, it'll be one case for the whole book. We're not going to be doing that on this show," he told us. "We'll be mixing some cases."
The actor advised us that he hopes the TV series in the end honors Karin's work, and additionally desires individuals who aren't aware or have not read the books to really feel "really intrigued and excited by [the story]."
Will Trent will premiere on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 10 p.m. EST on ABC.
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