‘Tracker’ Cast Reveals Season Finale and Jensen Ackles’ Anticipated Appearance
The first season of Justin Hartley’s action-drama Tracker is approaching its finale, and his co-stars are eager to share with fans what they can expect from the exciting episode.
Robin Weigert, Fiona Rene, and Eric Graise hit the red carpet at CBS’ Fall Schedule Celebration at Paramount Studios in Hollywood on Thursday, and they spoke to ET about why Tracker fans should be excited for the season finale.
“Okay, we’re going to see Russell,” Rene said with a shy smile, referring to a new character played by Supernatural alum Jensen Ackles. “You might get a little more chemistry with Russell!”
In Tracker, Hartley plays Colter Shaw, a drifter, survivalist, and professional tracker who travels around helping people and solving crimes. Ackles will play his brother, Russell.
Weigert weighed in on why Ackles was the perfect choice to play Hartley’s brother, explaining, “I think the relationship between him and Justin is so great! So it’s going to be fun.”
“And they tease each other like siblings,” she added. “So I think that works, you know? Off camera, [too].”
“I think that’s the appeal. To me, that’s the appeal,” Graise added. “There’s something about the two of them, when you put them in the same room together, it’s like, it makes sense. And they have this brotherly connection.”
In addition to Ackles’ introduction, Rene revealed that the finale will also be packed with breathtaking action.
“There’s a lot of action. I feel like we’re going to have more and more action as the series goes on,” Rene said. “And you can expect Justin to look better — that’s a little frustrating, but we’ll figure it out.”
The show has garnered a huge audience since it premiered, and Rene said she and the other cast members are still trying to understand the show’s success.
“I don’t think I really believe it, you know? It’s hard to believe,” she shared. “I feel so grateful and still in shock.”
“I think a lot of times you can get lost in the work, you know?” Graise said. “It’s not until we get out there and people come up and interact with us and say, ‘I love the show, I love your character,’ that you really get that feeling.”
“But I think we just try to be humble about it and, you know, do our job,” he added.
For Weigert, however, the show’s success and the joy it creates can largely be credited to Hartley—who is also an executive producer on the series—for “his kindness.”
“There’s a really great culture on set,” Weigert said. “We all love each other, as you can see, and I think that’s always come from the top down, you know?”
