Scott Foley Leaves Will Trent Season 4 Finale With Two Deaths — Will Trent Season 4 Finale?
Scott Foley’s exit in the will trent season 4 finale? came with a double hit: Dr. Seth McDale died in the May 5 episode while Angie was being wheeled in to deliver their first child. The hour also closed a run that had already lost GBI Deputy Director Amanda Wagner in Episode 15, leaving Season 5 with a new power vacuum to write around.
May 5 Ends Seth McDale
The May 5 finale killed off Seth at the same moment Angie was headed to deliver Edith, also called Edie. That pairing turned a personal milestone into the season’s sharpest break, because the show did not separate the baby’s arrival from the loss that had been building since Amanda’s death in Episode 15.
Erika Christensen said, "I think we deserve it," and added, "I think the fans deserve it." She also said, "They've stuck with us and they're so invested." Those comments fit the way the season has pushed viewers through back-to-back losses instead of treating the finale as a reset button.
Erika Christensen on healing
Kevin Daniels called the aftermath "really rough" and "really traumatic," then pointed to the new baby as the season’s practical counterweight. He said, "But also, with the new baby — with the hope, with the feeling that we found something worth fighting for — I feel like that's going to be rewarding for the fans next year, honestly."
That is the clearest clue about where the series is headed: not toward a clean recovery, but toward a season built around grief, a newborn, and the people left to carry both. For a drama that has removed two central figures tied to the season’s emotional spine, the next phase has to earn its hope.
A new deputy director
Iantha Richardson said the replacement for Wagner cannot be a copy of the old boss. She said, "They're not going to have the same background as her," and, "The character will be completely different." She added, "It will feel very new, and that will shape what the next season looks like as well."
That lines up with the co-showrunners’ post-finale view that the new boss could be either a friend or a foe, with the Season 5 writers’ room not yet open when they spoke. Will Trent returns for Season 5 in early 2027 on ABC, and all four seasons are now streaming on Hulu.
