Chris Lee‘s character Randy made a giant transfer on Justin Hartley‘s hit collection Tracker within the aftermath of a number of forged exits.
Through the Sunday, November 16, episode of the CBS collection, Randy (Lee) advised Reenie (Fiona Rene) that he was staying in Denver for the foreseeable future.
“Excellent news, my brief time period rental changed into a long run rental,” he shared. “I type of dig it — somewhat.”
Reenie was excited that Randy was sticking round. She identified although that Colorado is often for individuals who get pleasure from “the open doorways” after Randy expressed pleasure at a comic book ebook retailer close to his new house.
“I bought a recent pair of mountaineering boots,” he added. “I’m prepared.”
Randy’s transfer comes amid a stunning forged reconfiguration, which led to Lee, 31, and Rene, 37, being the one recurring actors nonetheless left on the present alongside Hartley, 48. Viewers have been tuning in week after week to observe survivalist Colter (Hartley) journey the nation to assist remedy varied lacking individuals circumstances.
The ensemble forged has grown since its February 2024 debut with handlers Teddi (Robin Weigert) and Velma (Abby McEnany), hacker Bobby (Bobby Graise) and legal professional Reenie. Weigert exited the present forward of season 2 earlier than Graise was noticeably absent from six episodes. His cousin Randy was introduced in to assist Colter earlier than Bobby returned, which brought about backlash from viewers who grew used to seeing Graise on their display screen.
“Randy got here in and likewise gave one thing to the present that was totally different. There was an actual heat and enjoyable when he got here in. It was one thing that I feel we had been lacking somewhat bit too in some episodes. He simply was instantly enjoyable when he got here in,” Reid completely advised Us Weekly in Could. “With these dynamics — and in taking part in with this crew dynamics — that’s all stuff we’re going to proceed to play with in season 3 because the present evolves.”
He continued: “We’re going to carry again some characters from seasons 1 and a couple of — we’re going to see them increasingly. There’s been some enjoyable characters that I feel are enjoyable to see in Colter’s world [season to season].”
On the time, Reid weighed in on Bobby being gone for a handful of episodes.
“It’s a type of issues the place actor availability is all the time a difficulty. There have been reveals the place folks don’t even discover [if a character is missing],” he advised Us, explaining how Tracker doesn’t function like most reveals with an ensemble forged. “You don’t [always] see Reenie. He talks to Velma for 2 seconds. He could discuss to Bobby for one cellphone name. The present works since you are over Justin [Hartley]’s shoulder. One of many challenges in season 3 goes to be reconfiguring the crew and determining what that crew seems like.”
Earlier than the present returned for season 3, Reid elaborated on the plan for the longer term.
“Reenie takes plenty 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 an excellent bond between these two. Then we’re going to usher in one other character as she tries to broaden her legislation workplace somewhat bit. That shall be fascinating,” he shared in October. “It’s simply constructing out these story traces. The problem we arrange for ourselves this season was to construct out these folks’s world somewhat bit.”
Reid concluded: “It’s about attempting to get somewhat little bit of lightness [into the show] as a result of typically Colter is performing some actually darkish and heavy stuff. It’s life or loss of life.”
Tracker airs on CBS Sundays at 8 p.m. ET earlier than streaming the following day on Paramount+.
