Jensen Ackles Returning to ‘Tracker’ for Season 2: ‘We’ve Got Him,’ Star Justin Hartley Says
Tracker season 2 just got a little closer.
During the 2024 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Pasadena, California on July 13, star and executive producer Justin Hartley confirmed Jensen Ackles will return for season 2. “We’ve got him, he’s coming back,” Hartley said. “We’re having a lot of fun with it. It’s a great story.”
The CBS drama focuses on Hartley’s character Colter Shaw — an experienced survivalist and talented tracker who uses his skills to help both civilians and law enforcement — as he finds people and deals with his complicated personal life.
Ackles guest-starred in the penultimate episode of the first season as Colter’s estranged brother, Russell.
When asked how many episodes Ackles will appear in, Hartley, 47, replied, “I don’t know.”
Showrunner Elwood Reid was also unsure, but noted that his appearance will be in “more than one” episode.
“It’s like family: When we text him [he says], ‘Tell me where and when,’ and he shows up,” said Reid, who previously worked with Ackles on Big Sky. “He’s just that kind of guy.”
Reid also confirmed to TVLine that Manifest actress Melissa Roxburgh, who plays Colter’s sister Dory, will return this season.
The first season premiered after Super Bowl LVIII and became the network’s most-watched series since Young Sheldon in 2017. Hartley previously starred on NBC’s This Is Us and Passions, as well as Smallville and the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, where he played Adam Newman and earned him a Daytime Emmy nomination.
During his 15 seasons on Supernatural, Ackles, 46, has worked on The Boys and Big Sky in addition to Tracker. In June, news broke that the actor had been tapped to lead the new Prime Video series Countdown.
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