{"id":1997940,"date":"2025-09-04T23:36:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1997940"},"modified":"2025-09-04T23:36:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:36:04","slug":"trackers-justin-hartley-and-jensen-ackles-get-caught-up-in-sinister-operation-in-first-look-at-season-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/trackers-justin-hartley-and-jensen-ackles-get-caught-up-in-sinister-operation-in-first-look-at-season-3\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Tracker&#8217;s Justin Hartley and Jensen Ackles Get Caught Up in &#8216;Sinister&#8217; Operation in First-Look at Season 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you\u2019ve been missing the Shaw brothers\u2019 banter during the hiatus, the wait is almost over as Season 3 of\u00a0<em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/tracker-guest-star-sofia-pernas-162200126.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tracker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Tracker<\/a><\/em>kicks off with a much-anticipated family reunion in the premiere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>\ud83c\udfac\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/newsletters\/daily?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=top\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news &amp; celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>SIGN UP for Parade&#8217;s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news &amp; celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0\ud83c\udfac<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/tracker-guest-star-sofia-pernas-162200126.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Justin Hartley;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Justin Hartley<\/a><\/strong> is set to reunite with <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/tv\/tracker-season-3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jensen Ackles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jensen Ackles<\/a><\/strong> in the first episode of the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Supernatural<\/em> alum portrays Russell Shaw, the brother of Hartley&#8217;s leading character, Colter Shaw.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Photo: Sergei Bachlakov\/CBS \u00a92025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the past two seasons, fans have been longing to learn more about Colter\u2019s backstory. With the Season 2 finale shifting focus to his family and their mysterious, complicated past, it looks like we&#8217;ll finally be seeing it play out on screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The official synopsis for the episode, titled &#8220;The Process,&#8221; and airing on Sunday, October 19 at 8\/7c, teases, &#8220;As Colter grapples with the shocking truth surrounding his father\u2019s death, Russell (Jensen Ackles) joins forces with his brother to help track down the missing wife and daughter of one of Reenie\u2019s (<strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/tracker-producer-teases-fan-favorite-175038459.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fiona Rene;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Fiona Rene<\/a><\/strong>) clients. Their reunion finds them mixed up in a chain of events involving a sinister underground operation known as \u2018The Process.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Pictured: Fiona Rene as Reenie Greene. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov\/CBS \u00a92025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Uscxg7IXORCwUv5S_GN6JA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/parade_250\/77e7911eadd3703f9b8c55dc547e391c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Pictured: Fiona Rene as Reenie Greene. Photo: Sergei Bachlakov\/CBS \u00a92025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rene is the only other full-time cast member alongside Hartley, so it&#8217;s likely she&#8217;ll be involved in many of his cases this season, particularly since the remaining cast members who always assisted Colter on his adventures\u2014<strong>Eric Graise<\/strong> (Bobby) and <strong>Abby McEnany<\/strong> (Velma)\u2014<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/tracker-shocker-hit-cbs-series-043148078.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:exited the series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">exited the series<\/a> earlier this year. The verdict is still out on whether Bobby&#8217;s cousin Randy, portrayed by <em>Legacies<\/em> actor <strong>Chris Lee<\/strong>, will return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tapping into Colter&#8217;s complicated family dynamic more consistently will hopefully pave the way for a reunion with the other Shaw sibling, Dory (<em>Manifest<\/em>&#8216;s <strong>Melissa Roxburgh<\/strong>). After all, the Season 2 cliffhanger revealed a shocking twist\u2014Colter discovered that Otto (<strong>Alex Fernandez<\/strong>) was ordered by their mother to kill their father, Ashton Shaw (Lee Tergesen)\u2014which is likely to impact all the siblings in different ways, including how Colter navigates his cases and relationships moving forward.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Photo: Sergei Bachlakov\/CBS \u00a92025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Aj1PZyMNMMMVbPbFbptncA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/parade_250\/28222a5465a0bf65fae87b6f706755fe\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Photo: Sergei Bachlakov\/CBS \u00a92025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It remains unclear how Season 3 of\u00a0<em>Tracker<\/em>\u00a0will handle the Shaw family drama, but if it delivers on fan expectations, it&#8217;s shaping up to be the most personal\u2014and possibly the best\u2014season yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Tracker<\/em>\u00a0Season 3 premieres Sunday, October 19, 8\/7c, on CBS. It streams next day on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/jensen-ackles-gives-insight-tracker-213910181.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Jensen Ackles Gives Insight Into His 'Tracker' Fate Amid Major Cast Shakeup;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Related: Jensen Ackles Gives Insight Into His &#8216;Tracker&#8217; Fate Amid Major Cast Shakeup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>This story was originally reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/tv\/tracker-justin-hartley-and-jensen-ackles-face-sinister-threat-in-first-look-season-3-photos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Parade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Parade<\/a> on Sep 4, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/tv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TV<\/a> section. 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