‘Tracker’: Justin Hartley Previews Jensen Ackles’ Season 4 Return
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When Tracker Season 3 ended, it did so with a big mystery that sees rewardist Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) in the dark about something; his brother, Russell (Jensen Ackles), is protecting him from finding out what their father did to him as a kid by taking on some shady work. (It’s nothing too new for him.) Ackles will be back early on in Season 4.
“Well, right now he is about probably 100 meters away from me,” Hartley told TV Insider with a laugh at the end of August. “He’s in at least one [episode], and we’ll have him back when we can. I think probably in the new year, we’ll have him back for a few.”
But Russell’s not coming back to give us (and Colter) answers about that file he read. (“We’re going to put that away for a little bit,” says Hartley.) Rather, he needs his brother’s help.
“What’s he been up to is he won’t tell me. Well, he kind of can’t, right? I mean, there’s a quid pro quo thing that happened at the end of Season 3, and he’s like, ‘As long as my brother doesn’t find out about this, I’ll do this thing for you,'” Hartley pointed out.
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“But when we find him and when he reaches out to Colter, he needs help with something. One of his buddies is in dire straits, big time dire straits — and not a self-inflicted thing, just sort of something that happened to him, and he thinks of his brother Colter, and he’s like, ‘I bet you Colter can help you with this,'” he continues. “So, he reaches out and of course Colter’s willing to help and it reunites the two brothers and they go on this pretty epic journey.”
The series started with the two estranged, with Colter thinking that Russell might have had something to do with their father’s death, but they’ve mended fences onscreen. And while Russell may be keeping something from Colter, don’t expect to see that affect their relationship in this upcoming episode.
“I don’t think necessarily he’s suspecting anything new. I also think that he always assumes that his brother is keeping something from him,” admitted Hartley, confirming they’ll be in a good place. “So, I don’t know if it completely changes. I don’t think there’s anything new necessarily about his brother, new suspicions, but I think that this lingering suspicion that his brother’s always keeping something from him is still there.”
With one Shaw sibling returning, we can’t help but wonder about Colter and Russell’s sister, Dory, played by Melissa Roxburgh.
“It’s possible,” said Hartley. “All these people that I thought, what a great idea to have on the show, they’re all so damn busy now, right? It’s not a secret that they’re all really good, so they’re all working a lot. So, anything’s possible. We’ll see.”
What are you hoping to see from Jensen Ackles’ next appearance on Tracker as Russell Shaw? Let us know in the comments section below.
Tracker, Season 4 Premiere, Sunday, October 4, 9:30/8:30c, CBS
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I love Jensen Ackles and love it when he comes on Tracker! I also love Justin Hartley so they make a good pair together!!
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He's a terrible actor.
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More Jensen Ackles they’re really good together
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What am I hoping to see from Jensen Ackles in season 4? Much MORE of him! I love Justin & I think he & Jensen would make a great dynamic duo. I'd like to see him become a series regular.
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Give me more of tracker love this show very much I hope this show never ends ❤️🥰
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Awesome Can't wait
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I love Jensen Ackles. I hope they make him a season regular. I think he and Justin are the perfect duo. They work well together!
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Love this show, Hartley is a great actor. I remember him on young and restless as Adam Newman was really sad when he left. Also love Jensen as his brother wish those two would remain together. So excited it coming back on fir fall, summer is very boring, not everyone goes vacationing all summer nothing to watch on TV
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I agree. I LOVE the Colter and Russ (what Colter calls him) dynamic! Great brother pick! Please keep the dynamic duo together they do make an amazing pair
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I loved this show but had to stop watching when one of the characters,not Jensen or Justin, took Jesus's name in vain. I felt that if ever I had a chance to express this I might consider watching again because I did really enjoy the show. However there are many I have stopped watching and never gone back. I hope there are script writers out there who read this and recognize that that there are a lot of Christians who feel similarly.
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More of Jensen Ackles please. Love it when he's on with Justin H. The two together are dynamite.
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I hope he stays on!! I like the both of them together!!!
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Bring Jensen on more. Not too much because it's like getting an extra doll up of whip cream on top of an already delicious scoop of hot fudge sundae.
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