Will Trent Season 5 Confirms GBI Replacement After Shocking Character Exi

Published Sep 8, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT Abdullah Al-Ghamdi joined Screen Rant in August 2019 and is now one of the leading contributors of the TV News team. Having written over 4000 news stories in that time , with his work cited in Buzzfeed and TV Insider, he's always bemoaning that there's too many shows and not enough time. You can contact him at: aalghamdi@hey.com. Will Trent season 5 has found Amanda Wagner's replacement. Deadline reports that The Pitt's Alexandra Metz has joined Will Trent season 5 in the role of Birdie Palmer, the newly appointed Deputy Director of the GBI, who takes over the job following Sonja Sohn's exit from the hit ABC procedural. More to come...