As Tracker heads into its highly anticipated Season 3, fans are beginning to sense that something deeper—and far darker—is brewing beneath Colter Shaw’s relentless search for missing persons. But this time, the most compelling mystery might not be who he’s tracking… but who is tracking him?
Justin Hartley’s portrayal of Colter has always danced between strength and quiet vulnerability. He’s been on the run from his past, driven by justice, haunted by trauma, and hardened by loss. Yet for the first time, viewers are picking up on a chilling new theme: Colter may no longer be the hunter—he may be the hunted.
Eagle-eyed fans noted in the final moments of Season 2 a strange sequence: a shadowy figure watching Colter from afar, followed by a series of anonymous texts received by a supporting character. These weren’t random. According to crew leaks and cryptic hints from the writers, this figure is someone from Colter’s own past—and not just anyone. Word is, this person knows the truth about his father’s death and may have even manipulated events that drove Colter into the life he leads now.
Could this be a former ally turned enemy? A forgotten sibling? Or worse… someone connected to Colter’s mother, whose disappearance still lingers like an open wound? The whispers around production point to a long game being played behind the scenes—a game that Colter unknowingly walked into seasons ago.
What makes this twist so powerful is how it shifts the show’s DNA. Tracker has always followed a structured format: one case, one victim, one resolution. But now, with this hidden observer and shadow conspiracy, Season 3 promises to be more serialized, more paranoid, and more personal than ever before.
Fans are already theorizing that Colter’s recent decisions—particularly his choice to return to key locations from his childhood—weren’t as random as they appeared. Was someone guiding him there? Was the case in the desert a decoy? Has every episode of Tracker actually been laying clues to a single terrifying conclusion?
What’s more disturbing is what this “watcher” wants. Revenge? Exposure? Or to recruit Colter into something far bigger? A mysterious quote teased in the Season 3 trailer—“You think you’re saving people. But you’re just clearing the board”—suggests this new player sees Colter as a pawn, not a hero.
In real life, Justin Hartley has hinted in interviews that Season 3 will “test everything Colter believes about his mission.” And that “he may not like what he finds.” That kind of cryptic phrasing has only stoked the fire among fans who now suspect that everything Colter stands for—his code, his independence, his purpose—might have been built on a lie.
Is Colter Shaw being used? And if so, by whom?
As the mystery deepens, one thing is certain: Season 3 of Tracker won’t just challenge Colter’s skills—it will shatter everything he thought he knew. The question is… when he finally uncovers the truth, will it destroy him? Or will it finally set him free?
And if someone’s been watching him this whole time… are they about to make their move?
