Jensen Ackles to Ramp up “Tracker” On-Screen Presence with More Episodes in Season 2
The “Supernatural” alum will be featured for more than one episode of the CBS series, star and EP Justin Hartley and showrunner Elwood Reid revealed during the Television Critics’ Association’s summer press tour.
“We got him, he’s coming back,” Hartley said. “We’re having fun with that. It’s a great story.”
“It’s like family: when we text him [he says], ‘Tell me where and tell me when,’ and he shows up,” added Reid, who worked with Ackles previously on Big Sky. “He’s just that kind of guy.”
Reid also confirmed that Manifest actress Melissa Roxburgh, who played Colter’s younger sister Dory, will be returning this season.
“Tracker”centers on Hartley’s character Colter Shaw — an experienced survivalist and talented tracker who uses his skills to help civilians and law enforcement alike — as he finds people and deals with his complicated personal life.
Ackles guest starred in the first season’s “penultimate” episode as Colter’s estranged brother Russell.
The inaugural season premiered after Super Bowl LVIII and became the network’s most-watched series since “Young Sheldon” in 2017.
Since his 15 seasons on Supernatural, Ackles, 46, worked on “The Boys” and “Big Sky” in addition to “Tracker”.
In June, news broke that the actor was tapped to lead Prime Video’s new series “Countdown”.
