NBC’s Discovered is the place to be within the 2025 TV schedule to search out Brett Dalton, at the moment in his second season as Detective Mark Trent. He is additionally had arcs on Chicago Hearth and The Equalizer lately, however superhero followers seemingly nonetheless know him finest as hero-turned-villain Grant Ward. Despite the fact that the massive reveal that the crew’s most strait-laced agent was secretly Hydra occurred greater than ten years in the past, the actor just lately shared with CinemaBlend that some folks assume that his characters are going to interrupt unhealthy after S.H.I.E.L.D.
I spoke with the Discovered solid on the pink carpet of SCAD TVfest in Atlanta, with one star weighing in on Season 2 touchdown Regulation & Order: Organized Crime‘s previous time slot and Shanola Hampton and Mark-Paul Gosselaar hyping one specific episode. As an Brokers of S.H.I.E.L.D. fan, I needed to take the prospect to ask Brett Dalton: does Ward’s betrayal comply with him round in roles because the character was lastly definitively killed off? He shared:
There’s been a few issues that I have been part of that individuals are like, ‘Oh, I do know who the unhealthy man is!’ Even when I begin off as a great man, they’re like, ‘I see the place that is going.’ There’s somewhat little bit of that.
In a manner, it is a praise to Brett Dalton’s efficiency as Ward (and later Hive) that some folks had been so satisfied by him enjoying a foul man that they apply it to different roles. The character’s Hydra reveal was additionally a part of the most important twist of your entire collection up to now when it aired in 2014, again earlier than the break up between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the bigger MCU. (You could find the collection streaming with a Disney+ subscription now whereas Discovered will be streamed with a Peacock subscription.)
Discovered‘s Mark Trent positively is not Grant Ward 2.0, and the detective hasn’t damaged unhealthy in any manner, form, or type. Certain, he is been conflicted at occasions over his loyalty to Gabi and M&A vs. his obligation as a cop, however that is to be anticipated for a personality in his place. His new love curiosity does not even appear to be evil, even when Danielle Savre’s character was mysterious considerably in her first look. Dalton went on:
What I like about this character is that he is one of many good guys. I imply, I believe even Sir, who actually does not like Heavy Boots, will in all probability must at the very least agree that he is a great man. He is a strong man with an ethical compass. He would in all probability say he is smarter than Trent, no matter, however I believe he’ll even agree that he’s a great, strong one that at all times is making an attempt to do the fitting factor. That half is nice.
Trent needed to compromise his morals a bit to get data from Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s Sir shortly after he was lastly locked up behind bars, however he did it for a great motive when there have been no interesting choices. In addition to, if the one who hates him most is the villain of the collection, I believe that is a testomony to his standing as a great man! On the time of writing, NBC hasn’t but renewed the drama for an additional season, however Dalton was prepared to invest about what one other batch of episodes might maintain for Trent:
I do not assume there is a twist except there’s one thing in Season 3 the place we discover out he is a sleeper agent, however I can not think about that will be the case. He is a straight-up good man.
There are undoubtedly loads of twists but to come back on Discovered, however followers should not maintain their breath for a kind of twists to be a reveal that Mark Trent has been a foul man all alongside. More and more careworn? Certain. Evil? Not a lot. In fact, primarily based on the promo for the brand new episode that may air on Thursday, February 27 at 10 p.m. ET, Sir’s assist could also be wanted but once more, which might put Trent in a difficult state of affairs. Check out the promo:
If you happen to’ve missed any of Discovered Season 2 to this point or simply desire a refresher on the primary season, you’ll find each episode that has launched up to now streaming with a Peacock subscription, in addition to new episodes streaming subsequent day after airing reside on NBC. The community’s Thursday evening lineup has felt fairly totally different with Discovered as an alternative of Regulation & Order: Organized Crime Season 5, however that will have been the case with any present that took over that 10 p.m. ET time slot after Regulation & Order: SVU.