‘Tracker’: Jensen Ackles Talks Season 3 Return & Finally Working With Justin Hartley
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“There’s a lot of stuff to uncover there,” Jensen Ackles says of Tracker, on which he recurs as Russell, the brother of Justin Hartley‘s Colter Shaw.
Season 2 ended with Colter beginning to get answers about the night of their father’s death. The man Russell had seen that night was Otto (Alex Fernandez), who told Colter that yes, he pushed his father off the cliff, but also revealed that his mother (Wendy Crewson) had asked for his help. The good news is that we’ll get more answers when Season 3 premieres in October — and it sounds like Ackles should be back!
While discussing his new Prime Video drama, Countdown, he tells TV Insider there’s “probably a good chance” of a return in Season 3. (He will also be in the final season of The Boys and has the upcoming spinoff, Vought Rising.)
On Tracker, Jensen Ackles is once again playing a complicated dynamic between brothers — but he’s no stranger to that after 15 seasons doing just that as Dean to Jared Padalecki‘s Sam Winchester on Supernatural (celebrating its 20th anniversary this year).
“I’m playing the older brother of somebody that I know very well, and I get along with very well. I mean, Justin and I have known each other for over 20 years, and we’ve been buds and we’ve never gotten to work together. So it was really fun for us to get on set,” Ackles says. “But it was also very easy because it’s just hanging out with your buddy and we get to have fun and we get to mix it up. And it’s nice that he’s an executive producer on it so he can be like, ‘Do you like that word? Do you like that line?’ Just change it, whatever you want.’ So it kind gives us a little freedom.”
He also notes that came into play with him knowing the showrunner, Elwood Reid, before, from their days doing Big Sky together. “When he trusts his actors, he encourages that,” he continues. “He’s like, ‘Make it your own.’ He knows me well. He’s obviously Justin’s guy, and it’s made it very easy. So it’s not just Justin that I get to go and work and play with. I get Elwood as well. And there’s some familiar faces in the crew because obviously it shoots up in Vancouver, which I’ve spent some time there, so I know that town very well, and I know a lot of crew members and a lot of crew faces, so it is a little bit kind of stepping back into an old coat.”
What are you hoping to see from Jensen Ackles in Tracker Season 3? Let us know in the comments section below.
Tracker, Season 3 Premiere, Sunday, October 19, 8/7c, CBS
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I hope Justin and Jensen can become full time partners. They make a great pair with similar energy. I think it will make Tracker unstoppable.
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I would love to see Jensen in more than one episode of S3 of Tracker so we learn more of Russell and Colters story. Also am really hoping for S2 of Jensen"s Countdown because it's awesome aswell.
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I'm really going to miss his handler and his tech guy.
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I would Really love ❤️ to see the two of them back together again, but permanently! Love the chemistry between the two brothers.
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Love this tv show and Superal NATURAL was my favorite
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I love tracker...cant wait to see that the brothers get up to in season. 3....
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Tracker is extremely good, but why are people leaving? It’s a brand new show. It’s a good show.!
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Yes I love the show Tracker and I love Jensen.
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I don't understand the headline of this article. Ackles and Hartley "finally" get to work together?? They've already done two episodes of Tracker.
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They were both main characters on Smallville, but not at the same time. So now on Tracker they can finally work together.
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Last season we saw minor torture and threats to get information. Now getting rid of last gay person and black assistant, are we whitening up for the manverse?
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Although i like to see them working together let's hope that his brother doesn't play a leading role to overshadow him.
When is it colter pay attention to the lawyer flirting???
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I would like to see them partner up
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Tracker(CBS)is the best TV Show along with Found on NBC and Jensen shud b in there more often and I wud love to see them together acting more. Loved Supernatural too.
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I loved the Winchesters references in the Tracker episodes with Jensen, like the black Impala he called Baby and refused to let Colter drive.
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I would love to see them bring Jensen in on a full time basis. He just fits!
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I like to imagine that Tom Welling introduced them back in the day since they were both on Smallville in different seasons
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