Justin Hartley‘s Tracker has gone by a number of surprising solid exits — and there may very well be extra reconfiguration sooner or later.
Throughout an unique interview with Us Weekly, govt producer Elwood Reid defended the choice to shake up season 3 with Velma (Abby McEnany) and Bobby’s (Eric Graise) shock departures.
“Justin has to hold a lot of the present. So I don’t need the opposite characters which can be within the present to only be phone-a-friend the place every time he’s in hassle, he simply picks up the cellphone. The problem in season 3 has been how can we construct precise good story out of [it],” Reid teased forward of the Sunday, October 19, premiere.
Reid identified that Reenie (Fiona Rene) and Randy (Chris Lee) are nonetheless within the image.
“Reenie takes a variety of the guilt [from her season 2 case] on and he or she’s introduced Randy up there to repair it. You get to see them within the workplace. That types bond between these two. Then we’re going to herald one other character as she tries to develop her regulation workplace a little bit bit. That might be fascinating,” he continued. “It’s simply constructing out these story traces. The problem we arrange for ourselves this season was to construct out these folks’s world a little bit bit.”
Reid continued: “It’s about attempting to get a little bit little bit of lightness [into the show] as a result of typically Colter is doing a little actually darkish and heavy stuff. It’s life or dying.”
Since Tracker premiered in February 2024, viewers have tuned in week after week to see Colter (Hartley) journey the nation to assist resolve numerous lacking individuals circumstances. As Colter has gotten assist, the ensemble solid has grown with characters equivalent to handlers Teddi (Robin Weigert) and Velma, hacker Bobby and lawyer Reenie.
Season 3 will choose up after Colter’s Velma and Bobby (Graise) exited the collection. Total, Weigert, McEnany and Graise have all left Tracker within the first two seasons. In response to Reid, this doesn’t imply viewers shouldn’t be nervous about extra onscreen shakeups.
Justin Hartley’s Tracker is definitely CBS’ greatest hit present — so why has it gone by three solid shakeups in simply two seasons? When Tracker premiered in 2024, it launched Us to survivalist Colter Shaw (Hartley) as he travels the nation to assist discover lacking folks, monitor down data on felony circumstances and extra. The […]
“You by no means know. The one particular person that’s secure is Justin. It’s Tracker and he’s on the poster. For any present — and it’s going into its third season — it has to develop. After I imply develop, I don’t imply larger automotive chases or airplane stunts. I imply develop the characters out in a significant approach and in some ways,” he defined. “If I’m asking you to spend an hour of your life with this present, I do suppose you should get some emotion and a few connection to those characters. A part of that’s making them three-dimensional characters that exist exterior of serving to Colter once more. He received this entire darkish historical past previously and we mine that. However which means the opposite characters must have some stuff of their life. Everybody has to have their factor. I believe that’s tremendous vital.”
Whereas addressing the casting shifts, Reid acknowledged combined reactions from viewers.
“None of those persons are gone. They’re not useless. We at all times attempt to construct out and develop these characters,” he continued. “We’ve received staff in place and we’re going to herald one other character.”
Tracker returns to CBS on Sunday, October 19, at 8 p.m. ET earlier than streaming the subsequent day on Paramount+.
