Based on the New York Times bestselling book series, ABC's breakout hit, Will Trent, debued last year with 37 million viewers tuning in for the first season. Now, the series is back, following Special Agent Will Trent, played by Ramón Rodriguez, as he takes on cases and helps to bring justice to victims and survivors. Let's take a look. Does everything have to be a battle with you?

Have you never been to a wedding? No, I have not. It's obvious why it's an incredible inconvenience.

That was supposed to be a rhetorical question. If we don't leave now, then you'll miss your chance. So come on, you look like James Bond.

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Puts James Bond to shame. Mr. Rodriguez joins us now in studio. I just want the seasons to keep coming, just so you have another reason to keep coming.

Oh, my goodness. Thank you for having me back again. No, I appreciate you being here. Great to be here.

How did you go about it as far as stepping into this character who people have been reading about for a long time. They have certain expectations already before they even meet him on screen.

Sure. Yeah. No, it's always tricky. One of the things when you're adapting something that's already been written as a novel in Karen Slafter's amazing book series, I I just wanted to try to find a way to create a compelling version of this character. That's my own. Some people who watched or read the books, rather, might have had a preconceived notion of what Will Trent might be like. I just wanted to try to add my version, yet keep as authentic as possible.

Without any spoilers, what can viewers expect?

The season that we're in right now? Yes. Well, so it's been an emotional ride. I imagine if viewers have been watching, we get to see Will even try to tap into some of his own identity. He learned at the end of season one that his mother was Puerto Rican. At the top of this season, he's learning a new language. He ends up actually meeting a family member for the first time, an uncle, Antonio, played by John Ortiz. That's a really big moment where Will is finally getting to connect to some family, maybe get some answers.

You talk about that baggage. You already mentioned the idea of him reconciling his family identity, but he also is really hiding a struggle with dyslexia. I'm curious what you think of as an actor when you're fighting these personal battles on screen that you're hoping that viewers might take away from this in real life.

I've had folks reach out to me directly about seeing someone with dyslexia on screen, what that has done for them, and how that matters to be seen and viewed. We wanted to create something that was specific and how, because of this character's childhood and what he's been through, he's been able to navigate and perceive the world in a very specific way. In particular, with solving crimes, he looks at a crime scene very differently than somebody else will.

I want to talk about that childhood a little bit because he also grew up in foster care. What have you learned just as an actor doing your research about the systems, the foster care system?

They're complicated systems, and everyone's experience is different. Will, unfortunately, had a pretty traumatic childhood. This, again, is based on Karen Slaater's books. You get to read those and see what he went through. He has the scars to show that. What that ended up doing is really, he has some trust issues with people. One of the things that I loved about him is how he buries a lot of his feelings. Even in his appearance with a three-piece suit, he's learned the power of perception. He doesn't He doesn't want anybody to really see some of the stuff that he's struggling with. He wants me to create a character that's perceived a certain way. From the suits to the behavior, to keeping people at a distance. But what's lovely and what's done really well by our writers is when We get to see some other sides of Will. We see that with him adopting a dog, and we see that with the character Angie. We see another softer side of Will, and even a sense of humor, which for me, it's just as compelling and complicated and interesting we can make this character for me, I think just makes for good television.

One bright spot, you mentioned the dog. I mean, you mentioned your co-stars, but it seems like Betty really steals the shine.

She's amazing. The best behaved Chihuahua I've ever met in my life. It was really sweet. The top of season 2 when we started, we hadn't seen each other in a while. I wasn't sure. We still have our bond. She came right up to me, jumped right up on my lap. She's the queen. I love that dog.

Always so thrilled to have you stop by, Ramon.Thank you so much.Thank you. I want to let our viewers know Will Trent returns with an all-new episode on Tuesday, April 30th on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu.