Tracker’s Justin Hartley Reveals When Cast Members Will Return After Exiting
Tracker known for characters who appear and leave the play – but Justin Hartley now indicates whether previous characters will return after multiple exits from the screen.
“We have a great list, I think, of actors that we’ve had in the past and actors that we’ve had playing those characters that if we could bring them back – and I think they’re going to really love Tracker,” Hartley, 49, told. TV Insider Sunday, March 1. “Cool.”
He continued: “I always like the idea of seeing actors come back and say, ‘Oh, I remember when they had that conversation. That was great. Oh, OK. That’s an old friend he can trust. Oh, great. Now he’s in trouble, or oh, he needs her help with something.'”
Hartley promised “a big reward,” adding, “I think you get a lot out of doing that, so yeah, we’re going to do that.”
Hartley reason many Tracker fans started watching the show when it premiered in February 2024. Following six years on NBC This is usHartley created his own play, introducing Colter Shaw, a fictional survivor as he travels the country to help solve missing persons cases.
A side plot has emerged that delves deeper into Colter’s family life, including how his father’s mysterious death could be at the hands of someone Colter knows. But while most of the show focuses on Colter’s story, audiences have grown to love Colter’s team: managers Teddi (Robin Weigert) and Velma (Abby McEnany), Bobby the shooter (Eric Grise) and lawyer Reenie (Fiona Rene).
Just imagine Us‘ was surprised when Weigert left before season 2 began filming. Since then, season 2 was introduced Chris Leethe character of Randy, who will take over as Colter’s computer whiz in Grise’s six-episode absence. It was later confirmed that Grise and McEnany were the next main cast to leave the series before season 3.
“One of the things that is always a problem is the availability of actors. [if a character is missing],” executive producer Elwood Reid previously told Us Weekly in May 2025 before news of Grise and McEnany’s exit broke. “Randy came in and gave something to the show that was different. There was real warmth and fun when he entered. It was something that I think we were missing a little bit in other episodes. He was immediately happy when he walked in.”
Justin Hartley’s Tracker has faced a number of unexpected character exits – so who’s back and who’s not for season 4? The hit CBS series, which premiered in February 2024, introduces fictional survivor Colter (Hartley) as he travels the country to help solve missing persons cases. The ensemble cast grew up with characters like handlers […]
Reid continued: “With that energy – and playing with this strong group – that’s all we’re going to continue to play with in season 3 as the show progresses. We’re going to bring back some characters from seasons 1 and 2 – we’re going to see a lot of them. There’s been some fun characters that I think are fun to see in Colter’s world.” [season to season].”
At that time, Reid noticed that Tracker “He has no rules,” he added, “The only rule I have for the show is that every week Colter will come to a new place and there will be a new case. How he gets those answers and what he uses in the team, that’s all something that has to be caught. Meeting these answers. [local] unusual characters is something we will try to do more of as the season goes on. Colter just walks in and interacts with the other characters. It’s great to see Justin stretch those muscles and the guest cast is really good.”
Tracker airs Sundays on CBS at 9 pm ET.
