While defending her precinct against members of a local terrorist group, GBI Deputy Director Amanda Wagner (played by original cast member Sonja Sohn) took a bullet to the sternum. She survived surgery, but doctors warned that the next 48 hours would be “critical.”
Meanwhile, Detective Michael Ormewood, who recently discovered that he has a brain tumor, ended the May 13 finale on the floor of his kitchen, mid-seizure, as Special Agent Faith Mitchell (Iantha Richardson) called for help.
When TVLine caught up with Richardson at the Disney Upfront in New York City Tuesday, the actress informed that she fully expected Ormewood to recover in Season 4, and that Faith will play a pivotal role in his recovery. But when pressed on the possibility of losing Amanda — who’s not only her boss, but practically her aunt due to Amanda’s lifelong friendship with Evelyn — Richardson was less certain that her character would be able to soldier on.
“That would break her,” she said. “If anything was to happen to her — which, I highly doubt anything would — but when she realized what had happened to Amanda, that is going to be something that is going to be a pivotal moment in Faith’s life, for sure.”
Richardson’s co-star, Jake McLaughlin, didn’t seem particularly worried about Ormewood’s fate, either. (If he was worried, he’s got the best poker face in the game.) He did, however, reveal what was most difficult about preparing for the final scene of the year. And because we didn’t want to end on a downer, we asked about some of Ormewood’s more lighthearted moments in Season 3, at which point McLaughlin lit up and reminisced about shooting a very memorable disco sequence for Episode 13.
For even more insight into Will Trent’s Season 3 finale — and what’s to come in Season 4, premiering in January 2026 — be sure to check out our post mortem with co-showrunners Liz Heldens and Daniel Thomsen, then hit the comments with your hopes for the next run of episodes.
