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CBS struck gold with their exciting procedural seriesTrackerthroughout its first two seasons thus far, and the network has picked the show up for season 3. Based on the novelThe Never Gameby Jeffrey Deaver, the series concerns Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley), a survivalist who uses his excellent tracking skills to make a living by finding missing people and claiming the rewards.
Besides the simple but effective narrative structure that the series employs,Trackeralso manages to thrill by introducing Shaw’s complicated past, which unravels like a mystery as each episode progresses. Season 2 ofTrackercontinues to introduce elements of Colter Shaw’s family life, including his estranged brother, played by Jensen Ackles, andthe mystery around his father’s murder.
This ongoing storyline helps elevateTrackerabove many of the other procedurals on TV, and gives the series a chance to grow and change the longer it stays on the air. This sort of incentive keeps viewers tuning in week after week, and it gave CBS a good reason to pick the Justin Hartley-led program up for another season.
Tracker Season 3 Latest News
Two Cast Members Will Not Return To Tracker
The latestTrackerseason 3 news is that the cast will be getting a little bit smaller. Colter Shaw is losing two members of the team asAbby McEnany and Eric Graise will not return for season 3.
The cast departures come on the heels of the series losing one cast member between seasons 1 and 2 already. McEnany plays Velma Bruin, the wife of the same character who was previously written out of the show. The Bruins were Colter’s “handlers,” who found him cases. As the show has progressed, however, Colter has increasingly found his own cases.
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Graise plays Bobby, a friend of Colter’s who works with technology. Colter calls Bobby when he needs a call traced or an account hacked, but Bobby had already been missing for several episodes of season 2.
Separately, either character leaving the series would likely not have been a surprise to viewers. Both of them leaving at the same time and not being a part ofTrackerseason 3, however, is surprising.
Tracker Season 3 Is Confirmed
Tracker Returns To CBS For A Third Season
Making the announcement while simultaneously renewing several other shows,CBS has orderedTrackerseason 3. Picked up alongside the likes ofNCISandFire Country,Trackerhas clearly taken its place among the upper echelon of CBS' primetime lineup.
The order for season 3 came while season 2 still had several episodes to air, and that speaks to the overwhelming confidence that the network has in the series.
Trackerseason 3 will air on Sundays at 8:00 PM on CBSforthe fall 2025 TV season. The new seasonwill premiere on July 08, 2025.
Trackerseason 2 premiered on August 22, 2025, and was completed on July 22, 2025.
Trackerseason 3 will also have more episodes than the previous two seasons.Season 3 will have 22 episodes, which should help contribute more overarching stories in the new season.
Tracker Season 3 Cast Details
Will Colter & His Team Return Again?
Like most procedurals, the cast ofTrackeris a diverse and large ensemble with characters that come and go from episode to episode. However,Colter Shaw’s teamis the heart and soul of the program, and most of them will return in season 3.
Robin Weigert left the role of Teddi Bruin after season 1. Following season 2,Abby McEnany as Velma and Eric Graise as Bobby are also both leavingTracker. That leaves the main team a little smaller.
Naturally, Justin Hartley will be back as “rewardist” Colter Shaw, and with him comes Fiona Rene as Reenie Greene.Season 2 also introduced Chris Lee as Bobby’s cousin, who took over the job as Colter’s “man behind the screen,” providing technical support, hacking skills, and even throwing a couple of cases Colter’s way.
The show also features many supporting characters, though their status in future seasons is less certain. Jensen Ackles has impressed so far as Colter’s estranged brother, Russell, and he’ll likely return. Despite Ackles being busy with his own Prime Video series,Ackles has been in talks to return toTracker.
Likewise, Lee Tergesen will likely be back as Ashton Shaw, Colter’s father, who appears in flashbacks. Wendy Crewson should also be back as Mary Dove Shaw, Colter’s mother, especially with more mystery now surrounding her character following the events of season 2.
Wendy Crewson
Mary Dove Shaw
There have been a handful of characters who have made multiple appearances in the first two seasons of Tracker. A bounty hunter who has worked with Colter Shaw more than once is Billie, played by Sofia Pernas. It is likely she will be making another appearance in Tracker season 3.
Less likely to appear is Shaw’s sister Dory, played by Melissa Roxburgh, since she is leading the NBC seriesThe Hunting Party.
Tracker Season 3 Story Details
More Rewards & More Information About Colter’s Past
ThoughTrackervery much follows a classic procedural format, it is unique because it also employs an overarching narrative. This makes predicting what happens in season 3 both easy and difficult. However, it’s assumed thatthese cases will continue to bring him up against shadowy criminals, strange cults, and put his life in mortal danger.
Besides Colter’s rewards,the series has also strung along a fascinating mystery about Colter’s strange childhood, including the mystery behind the death of his father. With the reveal at the end of season 2 that a friend of Ashton’s, Otto Waldron, killed Ashton at the request of Mary-Dove, the mystery has only deepened.
Showrunner Elwood Reid confirmed that season 3 will delve ever more deeply into that mystery, revealing that it will start to be unraveled:
“We pose several questions in the season opener that will reverberate throughout the season. It’s not just who killed his father — something we revealed in the finale — but what drove his father to ‘lose it’ — what dark forces were at play that pushed Colter’s mother to come to the conclusion that she felt she had to leave him to save the kids and her own sanity. Colter will put the pieces of that together this season.”
Outside of that, specific information about the overarching narrative ofTrackerseason 3 is still under wraps.Hartley has pitched the idea of Colter Shaw being framedand on the run, which sounds like an inevitable story point for a procedural likeTracker, but it is not clear if his story hopes will play out in season 3 or not.
Trackerseason 3 is still set to be a fascinating addition to the show.
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Tracker follows lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw as he navigates the country as a reward seeker. Utilizing his expert tracking skills, he aids private citizens and law enforcement in solving various mysteries while grappling with issues from his fractured family.
