{"id":2117449,"date":"2025-10-27T01:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2117449"},"modified":"2025-10-27T01:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:45:14","slug":"tracker-boss-on-killing-off-jensen-ackles-russell-and-the-possibility-of-a-spinoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tracker-boss-on-killing-off-jensen-ackles-russell-and-the-possibility-of-a-spinoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracker Boss On &#8216;Killing Off&#8217; Jensen Ackles&#8217; Russell And The Possibility Of A Spinoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Russell Shaw may have been &#8220;killed off&#8221; in Sunday&#8217;s &#8220;Tracker,&#8221; but Jensen Ackles&#8217; character ultimately lived to fight another day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Midway through Part 2 of the CBS drama&#8217;s two-part Season 3 premiere, Colter and Russell faked the latter&#8217;s death \u2014 ketchup splatter and all! \u2014 to throw The Process off their trail. It was a brief but amusing moment that showrunner Elwood Reid says perfectly captured the brothers&#8217; contrasting styles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We shot a whole bit where they argued about how to fake the death,&#8221; Reid recalls. &#8220;Russell&#8217;s the &#8216;I&#8217;ve done this before&#8217; guy, while Colter&#8217;s trying to do everything by the book. It was funny, but we had to cut it for time. The ketchup shot said it all \u2014 and it&#8217;s perfectly on-brand for Russell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/lists\/christmas-tv-movies-2025-schedule-netflix-hallmark-channel\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Christmas Time Is Here! Your Complete 2025 Holiday TV Schedule \u2014 Hallmark, Netflix, Disney+, Lifetime And More;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Christmas Time Is Here! Your Complete 2025 Holiday TV Schedule \u2014 Hallmark, Netflix, Disney+, Lifetime And More<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The Process Targets Colter&#8217;s Family<\/h2>\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>Will CBS Order a Tracker Spinoff Starring Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw? &#8211; Sergei Bachlakov &amp; Darko Sikman\/CBS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colter later confronts The Process&#8217; leader, who targets flawed individuals too afraid to go to the police \u2014 including, maybe, Mary and Dory. But do those pictures on his computer screen suggest that The Process has actual intel on the Shaw family, and that we&#8217;ll circle back to what may or may not have been on its servers at a later date?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though Reid doesn&#8217;t want to overpromise, he does confirm that &#8220;the world of academia that the Process came from overlaps with Ashton Shaw&#8217;s world. That&#8217;s intentional,&#8221; he says. &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/recaps\/tracker-season-2-episode-2-recap-jensen-ackles-russell-shaw-returns-1235350250\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:We [first] planted those seeds in Season 2;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">We [first] planted those seeds in Season 2<\/a> \u2014 government experiments, social-science projects, the paranoia of the &#8217;70s. It&#8217;s all going to intersect in interesting ways later this season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The Mystery of the Phone Number<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Will CBS Order a Tracker Spinoff Starring Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw?\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/OOTAtCaTuPLc4sRxUD.jJg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tvline.com\/e5a958ddf1ca06bcc748a4a870c91edb\"\/><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>Will CBS Order a Tracker Spinoff Starring Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw? &#8211; Darko Sikman\/CBS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, Russell promises to look further into the mysterious phone number Colter mentioned in Part 1 \u2014 the number that belonged to a scientist who died the same year as their father. Reid confirms that thread will resurface &#8220;around Episode 6 or 7,&#8221; when Colter ultimately runs it down himself and uncovers another person connected to it. Whether Russell reenters the picture for that arc remains to be seen, but Reid says he&#8217;d bring Ackles back in a heartbeat if the stars align.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He was shooting &#8216;Countdown&#8217; and about to start &#8216;The Boys&#8217; spinoff [&#8216;Vought Rising&#8217;] when we grabbed him for this arc,&#8221; Reid explains. &#8220;He literally had 10 days off, and I talked him into spending eight of them with us. He&#8217;s a great guy, and if I can squeeze him in again, I will.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">A Spinoff Setup for Russell Shaw?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Will CBS Order a Tracker Spinoff Starring Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw?\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/KGUGjvcgRuAmBrpXj2Ie4g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tvline.com\/640af5949fa9c2d0c479e749a626c549\"\/><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>Will CBS Order a Tracker Spinoff Starring Jensen Ackles as Russell Shaw? &#8211; Darko Sikman\/CBS<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since shooting the two-part premiere, Prime Video has cancelled &#8220;Countdown,&#8221; which frees Ackles up some. And all that talk in this week&#8217;s episode about Russell potentially going into business for himself sure sounded like the setup for a spinoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reid admits he&#8217;s already toyed with the idea of an offshoot \u2014 one that would lean into the character&#8217;s military background \u2014 but maintains that there is no spinoff in active development at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We&#8217;re cautious,&#8221; he says. &#8220;&#8216;Tracker&#8217; is Justin [Hartley]&#8217;s show, and we never want to do anything that cheapens it. That said, Russell&#8217;s military background opens the door to a very different kind of series \u2014 one that plays to Jensen&#8217;s strengths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We didn&#8217;t even ask for permission,&#8221; Reid says of Russell&#8217;s dialogue at the end of Episode 2. &#8220;We just put it in there. As the kids say, I&#8217;m manifesting it. It could be a lot of fun if the timing ever lines up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What did you think of &#8220;Tracker&#8221; Season 3, Episode 2? Grade it via the following poll, then leave a comment and tell us if you&#8217;re hoping for a Jensen Ackles spinoff.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2006221\/tracker-season-3-episode-2-recap-russell-shaw-jensen-ackles-spinoff\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on TVLine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on TVLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Shaw may have been &#8220;killed off&#8221; in Sunday&#8217;s &#8220;Tracker,&#8221; but Jensen Ackles&#8217; character ultimately lived to fight another day. Midway through Part 2 of the CBS drama&#8217;s two-part Season 3 premiere, Colter and Russell faked the latter&#8217;s death \u2014 ketchup splatter and all! \u2014 to throw The Process off their trail. 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