Tracker (American TV series)

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Tracker
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Genre
Based onThe Never Game
by Jeffery Deaver
Developed by Ben H. Winters
Starring
Music by Tyler Bates
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Jeffery Deaver
  • Connie Dolphin
Production location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Cinematography
  • Yasu Tanida
  • Brian Pearson
  • Ronald Paul Richard
Editors
  • Nancy Morrison
  • Tim Mirkovich
  • Jeff Asher
  • Pietro Cecchini
Camera setup Single-camera
Production companies
  • Beekeeper Entertainment
  • Elwood Reid Inc.
  • Afterportsmouth Productions
  • ChangeUp Productions
  • 20th Television
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseFebruary 11, 2024 (2024-02-11) –
present (present)

Tracker is an American action drama television series created by Ben H. Winters based on The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver. [1] [2] The series stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, a skilled survivalist and tracker who earns his living by assisting law enforcement and private citizens in exchange for reward money. Hartley is joined by principal cast members Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, Eric Graise, and Fiona Rene.

Contents

The series is produced by 20th Television and was given a straight-to-series order in December 2022, after initially being picked up for a pilot in July 2022. It is filmed in British Columbia, Canada, leveraging the scenic locales of the Vancouver metro area and Vancouver Film Studios. Winters and Hilary Weisman Graham serve as showrunners. [3]

Tracker premiered on February 11, 2024, following Super Bowl LVIII on CBS. [4] In March 2024, the series was renewed for a second season. [5]

Cast and characters

Main

Guest starring

Episodes

No.Title  [13] Directed byWritten byOriginal air date  [13] Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Klamath Falls" Ken Olin Ben H. Winters February 11, 2024 (2024-02-11)1NHU0118.44 [14]
Colter Shaw is a professional "tracker" who lives off reward money for finding missing people. After rescuing a hiker in Nevada, Colter receives a mission from his co-handler Teddi to find 14-year-old Gilbert Brown, believed to be with his non-custodial father Edward. Colter contacts tech expert Bobby and learns Gilbert agreed to meet with his father at a restaurant. After entering the security room, Colter learns Gilbert is not with his father before being arrested. Teddi contacts attorney Reenie, who gets Colter released. Bobby tells Colter that Edward died months ago and learns from Edward's rehab friends that the kidnapper is Jack Horvath, another patient who impersonated Edward so Gilbert would lead him to money Edward buried. Colter enters the forest and finds Gilbert handcuffed to a truck. Jack arrives, and Colter convinces him to hand over the handcuffs key, but a police helicopter appears, leading Jack to shoot Colter in the shoulder and flee in his truck. Jack hops into the bed, and after a police chase Jack shoots himself, causing the truck to slide partially off a cliff. The two fall into the water below and survive. After calls from his brother Russell, Colter visits their father's grave.
2"Missoula"Ken OlinTegan Shohet & David RadcliffFebruary 18, 2024 (2024-02-18)1NHU046.87 [15]
Colter's mother tells him someone broke into his father's office. In Montana, accountant Jackson Cheong is missing after quitting his job. Colter learns from Bobby that Jackson's girlfriend Rebecca is a con-artist. He goes to Rebecca's address and finds live security footage of various people, including Jackson. After being confronted by guards, Colter follows one to a conference where Rebecca is speaking to a cult led by a man named Seth. At the cult's commune, Colter agrees to meet Seth, who asks about Colter's father, before seeing Jackson. Jackson tells Colter he refuses to go home, so Colter gives him his number. Colter gets a text from Jackson to meet that night, but the cult leaders appear and tell him Jackson has been moved. Teddi tells Colter that Seth has photos of a former member he murdered when he tried to leave in his office. A cultist follows him, but Colter gains the upper hand and has the cultist drive him to Seth's office. He finds finds Jackson and shows him the photos, convincing him Rebecca is evil, but Rebecca finds them. Jackson tackles Rebecca, allowing Colter to get her gun. The cult leaders are arrested, and Jackson returns home.
3"Springland"Ken Olin Elwood Reid February 25, 2024 (2024-02-25)1NHU027.12 [16]
Near Cascade, Idaho, Colter sees a man confronting a woman for leaving a poster for her sister, vanlifer Mia Stine, on his car, with Colter getting stabbed when he intervenes. He meets Kira Stine and the sheriff, the latter of whom believes Mia simply left town. Colter finds a trail camera and calls Bobby, but is confronted by the man from before, who tells him Mia wasn't sleeping in her van. Colter suspects Matt Winslow, a resort heir and rock-climber Mia had met. He goes to Matt's home, where he claims Mia ghosted him and gave him a note. Bobby tells Colter Mia's van was found on Winslow property. When Colter opens the van's door, he and Kira are shot at. He brings the sheriff to the van only to find it missing. Reenie arrives and tells Colter a man who sued the Winslows died, and that Mia was set to testify. They confront Matt, who admits that his parents' driver killed the plaintiff. Colter accuses Matt's mother of killing Mia, which she admits to doing to prevent Matt leaving Springland with her. Mia's body is found on Winslow property and Reenie tells Colter she got a call from Russell.
4"Mt. Shasta" Doug Aarniokoski Steve HarperMarch 3, 2024 (2024-03-03)1NHU037.61 [17]
Reenie's friend Erika believes her son Noah ran away from his boating school, so Reenie calls Colter to investigate. Colter interviews the school's headmaster and security chief Ritter, who believe Noah relapsed and fled looking for drugs. Noah's friend tells Colter he saw Noah arguing with school employee Zeke, and security footage shows Noah in Zeke's van. Bobby finds Zeke made several phone calls to a home, so Colter visits the address and meets Noah's girlfriend. The girlfriend says Zeke snuck Noah out to confront her abusive ex-boyfriend and former drug dealer Ray. Colter goes to the bar Noah and Ray went to, and the bouncer says Ray drove after Noah and Zeke following an argument. Colter discovers Zeke shot dead on a remote road and his crashed car nearby. He meets Ritter, and the two search for Noah before splitting. Colter encounters a wounded Noah and treats his injuries. Ritter is non-fatally shot by Ray, who finds Colter and Noah. Colter injures Ray in a shoot-out and the two flee. Noah reunites with his mother, Ritter survives his injuries, and Colter leaves a memento for Noah for his survival skills before leaving for Manhattan, Kansas.
5"St. Louis"Gonzalo AmatTravis Donnelly & Graham ThielMarch 17, 2024 (2024-03-17)1NHU057.55 [18]
6"Lexington"Marisol AdlerSharon Lee Watson & Amanda MortlockMarch 24, 2024 (2024-03-24)1NHU067.28 [19]
7"Chicago"Aprill WinneyBen H. Winters & Jai Franklin SarkiMarch 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)1NHU076.80 [20]
8"Camden" Bethany Rooney Travis Donnelly & Tegan ShohetApril 14, 2024 (2024-04-14)1NHU088.19 [21]
9"Aurora" Jon Huertas Sharon Lee WatsonApril 21, 2024 (2024-04-21)1NHU097.60 [22]
10"Into the Wild" Larry Teng Elwood ReidApril 28, 2024 (2024-04-28)1NHU107.70 [23]
11"Beyond the Campus Walls"Joel NovoaTravis DonnellyMay 5, 2024 (2024-05-05)1NHU117.64 [24]
12"Off the Books" [25] Clara AranovichElwood Reid & Sharon Lee WatsonMay 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)TBATBD
13"The Storm" [26] Ken OlinElwood Reid & Sharon Lee WatsonMay 19, 2024 (2024-05-19)TBATBD

Production

Development

Tracker is produced by 20th Television and based on Jeffery Deaver's The Never Game. [27] The series was picked up to pilot by CBS in July 2022. [1] In December 2022, it was given a straight-to-series order. [2] In March 2023, the title of the series was changed to Tracker. [28] On March 4, 2024, the series was renewed for a second season. [5]

Casting

In January 2021, Justin Hartley joined the series as Colter Shaw. [27] In September 2022, Mary McDonnell was cast as Mary Dove Shaw. [29] That month, Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, and Eric Graise had also joined the series. [7] In April 2024, Melissa Roxburgh and Jensen Ackles were cast to guest star. [11] [12]

Filming

Tracker is filmed in British Columbia, Canada, on location around the Vancouver metro area, and at Vancouver Film Studios. [30]

Broadcast

Tracker premiered on February 11, 2024, on CBS in the United States as the lead-out show following Super Bowl LVIII (except in Kansas City, where Super Bowl postgame victory coverage led to the show airing on a sister station). [4] In Canada, the series aired in simulcast on CTV. [31]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 88% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 17 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Making great use of Justin Hartley's swaggering appeal, Tracker takes a spartan approach to a classic formula and yields a highly efficient entertainment." [32] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [33]

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