‘Tracker’ Season 2: Jensen Ackles Will Return for More Than 1 Episode
Good news for “Tracker” fans, Jensen Ackles will be back for Season 2. After the CBS series introduced the “Supernatural” star in its first season, Ackles will return for Season 2 for more than one episode, star and EP Justin Hartley and showrunner Elwood Reid revealed during the Television Critics Association summer press tour.
“We’ve got him, he’s coming back,” Hartley told reporters Saturday during the CBS drama’s presentation. “We’re having fun with it, it’s a great story.”
The news comes after fans speculated that Ackles, who plays the estranged brother of Hartley’s Colter Shaw, might not be able to return for the “Tracker” sequel amid his casting in the Prime Video horror series “Countdown.”
Elwood, who also plays EP on the series, confirmed that Ackles will appear in more than one episode. While producers are keeping the upcoming storyline under wraps until Season 2 premieres this fall, Elwood said he’s “particularly excited” about the upcoming storyline.
“I’ve worked with Jensen before and Justin’s friends with him,” Elwood said, referring to his time as a showrunner on ABC’s “Big Sky.” “It’s like family — when we text him [he says], ‘tell me where and when,’ and he shows up. That’s just the kind of guy he is.”
Ahead of the Season 2 premiere of “Tracker” on Sunday, Oct. 27, Elwood teased that the upcoming season will include some “surprises.”
“This season is going to be… even more amazing [and] exciting,” Elwood said. “We have some big surprises coming this season, I know everyone says that, but we really mean it.”
In Prime Video’s “Countdown,” Ackles plays Los Angeles police officer Mark Meachum, who is recruited to join a task force of undercover agents from every branch of law enforcement to investigate a suspicious murder that happened in broad daylight.
