Justin Hartley’s Wife Sofia Pernas Will Make Multiple Surprise Appearances on ‘Tracker’
Justin Hartley’s wife Sofia Pernas will return multiple times in season 2 of CBS’ hit series Tracker.
“She’s definitely coming back. We’ve got some really exciting things planned for her next year,” Hartley, 47, told Deadline on Sunday, May 19. “She’s definitely coming back. She’s coming back multiple times next season.”
Not stopping with an appearance from Pernas, 34, who plays Colter’s rival Billie, Hartley confirmed plans to bring in other memorable guests. Melissa Roxburgh will reprise her role as Billie’s on-screen sister, and Jensen Ackles will return as her brother.
“We’re planning on bringing my whole family back. There’s a lot of questions to answer with Colter’s mom,” Hartley added of the season 2 storyline. “Jennifer Morrison did a great job as Lizzy, you had Colter’s childhood. It would be tough if we didn’t bring her back.”
The Most Iconic Guest Stars Appearing on Justin Hartley’s ‘Tracker’ Series Hartley continued, “We’ve built a really great group of actors [who] hopefully will be willing to come back because we want to do more with them. We have a lot of stories to tell with all of [them].”
After the season 1 finale aired on Sunday, Hartley reflected on the highlights of his CBS run so far. He was particularly open about working with Pernas, with whom he’s shared the screen multiple times.
“We had a great time together. I just thought it would be a really cool idea. It was my idea from the beginning to bring that character you just mentioned into this role,” he explained to Deadline about preparing for Pernas’ debut as Billie. “I think in the second episode, there’s a big prize that’s a car. There’s a line where one of the women says, ‘Rumor has it that Billie’s been hanging around the case.’ And then Coulter rolls her eyes. If you’re really paying attention, you’re like, ‘Oh, he’s got a rival, this Billie guy.'” Justin Hartley and Sofia Pernas have hinted at her return in ‘Tracker.’ Hartley wanted to lay the groundwork for Pernas’ character — who left quite an impression on Colter. “My idea was to tease that and intentionally name the character Billie, and then reveal that Billie, of course, is Sofia. We didn’t tease that as much as I wanted to, just because we were so busy. But that was the intention,” he continued. “Then when she came along, honestly, I’m not sure how much of the character aspect that she brought was actually written.” Hartley praised Pernas for her dedication to the role, adding, “You’re just watching a talented actor. There were a few things that we benefited from discussing privately that you wouldn’t normally have time to do. But when you live with that person, you can talk about those things over dinner and say, ‘Hey, what about this?’” So we actually had the opportunity to have that conversation.
Whenever Justin Hartley and his wife Sofia Pernas have been on screen together, Tracker isn’t the first time Hartley and Pernas have worked together. The pair originally met on the set of The Young and The Restless in 2015. It took them years to reconnect, start dating, and get married in 2021. Since then, the pair have appeared on screen together in Quantum Leap and now Tracker.
“It’s great. It’s good for the environment too. You can carpool and everything, which is great,” Hartley told E! News in February 2023 about plans to work with Pernas on future projects. “We’ll definitely do it. Absolutely.”
