Sofia Pernas as Billie and Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw. Ed Araquel/CBS
Followers of Justin Hartley‘s hit CBS collection Tracker don’t have to attend too lengthy for a second season.
The procedural, which relies on Jeffery Deaver‘s novel The By no means Recreation, premiered in February after Tremendous Bowl LVIII and instantly discovered its viewers. Viewers had been settling in each week to see their favourite fictional survivalist a.ok.a Colter (Hartley) journey the nation to assist remedy lacking individual circumstances, observe down data on prison circumstances and a lot extra.
Tracker initially appealed to followers due to the present’s lead and the wide range of mysteries Colter obtained to resolve. Season 1 solely obtained extra intriguing as visitor stars similar to Hartley’s real-life spouse, Sofia Pernas, Melissa Roxburgh and Jensen Ackles made appearances on display screen. Hartley even obtained to reunite with not one — however two! — of his former costars from This Is Us: Jon Huertas and Jennifer Morrison.
After the present’s first season finale, viewership numbers confirmed that Tracker was probably the most watched collection from the 2023-24 TV season. This didn’t come as a shock for CBS although since they already renewed Tracker for a second season.
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When Is ‘Tracker’ Returning to CBS for Season 2?
The primary season of the present featured 13 episodes and wrapped up by Could 2024. After the finale, the community confirmed Tracker can be again for the 2024-2025 season.
Who Is Coming Again?
Justin Hartley and Melissa Roxburgh Darko Sikman/CBS
Hartley is, after all, anticipated to return as Colter, who has relied on a number of folks together with Teddi (Robin Weigert), Velma (Abby McEnany), Bobby (Eric Graise) and Reenie (Fiona Rene) to assist remedy his circumstances. The present’s star — who can also be an government producer on the mission — has confirmed that Ackles is coming again as Colter’s brother, Russell, whereas Roxburgh will reprise the position of Colter’s sister, Dory.
The season 1 finale launched Colter’s childhood good friend Lizzy (Morrison), which opened the door for extra appearances from Morrison sooner or later. Viewers may also anticipate extra flashback scenes centered across the Shaw household since Colter has solely began digging into his late father’s previous.
Justin Hartley‘s CBS collection Tracker has gained over its viewers due to the intriguing circumstances — and the spectacular visitor stars. Tracker, which premiered in February 2024, is centered round a survivalist named Colter (Hartley) who travels the nation serving to folks and regulation enforcement sort out a wide range of mysteries. Because the collection unfolds, viewers be taught […]
How Usually Will Sofia Pernas Seem on the Present?
Pernas left an enduring impression after showing in only one episode as Colter’s rival Billie. Fortunately, Hartley has made it clear that Pernas is ready to return much more from right here.
“She’s undoubtedly coming again. We now have some fairly cool stuff for her to do subsequent yr,” Hartley instructed Deadline in Could 2024. “She’ll be again a number of instances subsequent yr.We constructed this actually nice group of actors [who are] hopefully greater than keen to return again, as a result of we’d like to play extra with them. We now have a bunch of tales to inform with all [of them].”
How Did the Season 1 Finale Set Up Colter’s Story From Right here?
As the primary season got here to an finish, there have been a number of relationships: Colter obtained extra details about his dad’s mysterious murderhis good friend Lizzie revealed that her mom had an affair with Colter’s dad and, their mother and father had a combat earlier than his dying and Lizzie later discovered a field her mom hid that was full of labor from Colter’s dad. Lizzie instructed Colter she gave the gadgets to his sister, Dory, who by no means talked about something to him.
Hartley weighed in on the place the story goes from right here, telling Deadline in Could 2024, “We now have a complete different season to shoot that now we have to make higher than Season 1. So whereas we needed all these story strains wrapped up, we additionally needed these bows to form of result in different questions — larger, deeper questions — about his previous. So I believe we did that in answering a few of these questions that we had constructed up all yr. I believe we did a superb job of creating certain that the solutions to these questions then result in an even bigger thriller, one thing that we will unpack in season 2.”
The place Does Colter Stand With His Brother?
Jensen Ackles and Justin Hartley. Michael Courtney/CBS
All through season 1, Colter appeared sure that Russell was guilty for his or her father’s dying. Their onscreen reunion, launched some doubt when Russell claimed there was another person within the woods the night time their dad fell to his dying off a cliff.
“What Colter does is he finds folks, and he reads folks. He reads physique language. He can take a look at folks. He appears to be like into their eyes, and he understands folks. He’s a soulful man himself as nicely,” Hartley defined to Deadline. “I selected in that second when Jensen [Ackles] was taking a look at me, and the way in which that he was enjoying it, I selected in that second, simply primarily based on his efficiency, mainly, that I used to be going to essentially, actually wish to consider him.”
Colter doesn’t have all of the solutions although, which leaves room for extra questions.
“Does Colter assume that he pushed him off the cliff now? In all probability not,” he added. “However does he assume that he had nothing to do with something or doesn’t have any information about his father’s dying? And that he’s utterly in the dead of night similar to Colter is? I don’t assume that’s the case both.”
How Usually Will Our Favourite Visitor Stars Return?
“In an ideal world, we’d see [Jensen] as a lot as we will. He’s a busy man, although. So we’ll see what we will do, and the identical factor with Melissa. We don’t want eight or 9 instances, however it might be good to have a number of with him and some with Sofia,” Hartley instructed The Wrap in Could 2024. “I believe we will sprinkle Sofia in somewhat extra, simply because there’s that backstory with Billie and Colter and making an attempt to determine what the hell that was with Jennifer Morrison’s character.”
Can Followers Anticipate Colter to Proceed to Break the Legislation — and Get Arrested?
Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw. Michael Courtney/CBS
Tracker rapidly defined that Colter’s success charge along with his circumstances was partly as a result of he was keen to cease at nothing to get solutions. That meant many run-ins with the regulation — a few of which ended with Colter behind bars.
“We do have a operating joke although, of what number of instances Colter has damaged the regulation. Our grips division put collectively an inventory and it’s ridiculous. My thought was to have, perhaps on the finish of season 2, my wrap present to everybody goes to be a hoodie that lists all the issues that he’s carried out,” Hartley joked with The Wrap. “Like assault, breaking and getting into, kidnapping, all that stuff. Nevertheless it’s a protracted checklist already. Each episode, he’s doing one thing unlawful, proper?”
What Is Justin Hartley’s Dream State of affairs for a Case?
“A part of me thinks I wish to do a water episode, after which I’m like, ‘What the hell is incorrect with you? You’re not doing a water episode,’” Hartley shared with The Wrap. “These take twice as lengthy, they’re twice as exhausting and also you’re within the water. However I believe now we have to do one, simply because it’s cool. Yeah, I’m up for something.”
Will There Be Extra Delays and Schedule Modifications?
Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw. Sergei Bachlakov/CBS
Though Tracker was breaking information with viewership, followers grew to become annoyed with the way in which different programming precipitated delays or schedule shifts. A pivotal episode in March 2024 — the place Hartley reunited on display screen with Pernas — was extraordinarily delayed as a result of March Insanity. One month later, the CMT Music Awards precipitated related points when the community didn’t air a brand new episode.
Tracker was later moved one hour up with a purpose to make area for The a hundredth: Billy Joel at Madison Sq. Backyard. The season 1 finale, which aired in Could 2024, was additionally delayed the night time of as a result of earlier content material operating over its allotted time.
Followers have been very outspoken on social media about their frustration so presumably season 2 gained’t face the identical points.
