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Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Justin Hartley on Playing a ‘Worm and Buffon' in ‘Bride Hard' and What Colter Will Learn About His Mother in ‘Tracker' Season 3: ‘There's Some Deep Psychosis There'
Justin Hartley is teasing what fans can expect from his 'Tracker' character, Colter Shaw, in Season 3 of his hit CBS series. 'I know we'll get to the nitty-gritty of why my mother hired this guy,' he told Variety Wednesday at the premiere of his new movie 'Bride Hard' in Los Angeles. 'Was she protecting her kids? Was an affair happening? Was the government involved? Was it strictly just my mother? Why did she hide that from us for so long? Why did she lead me to believe that it was my brother who was involved when he wasn't? It seems like this divide-and-conquer thing that she's doing. It was just an odd thing to do with your children. There's some deep psychosis there. We'll unpack that.' More from Variety Rebel Wilson on Working With Robert Pattinson's 'Batman' Stunt Coordinators on 'Bride Hard' And Wanting 'Fat Amy' to Get Married in 'Pitch Perfect 4' Dave Bautista Eyed for 'Road House 2' Advocate Originals to Launch on Hulu for Pride Month (EXCLUSIVE) Hartley said he admires the mysterious element of Colter. 'One of the things I love about our show is it seems like every time we answer a question, there are five more questions,' he said. 'It's almost like he's getting deeper and deeper. I really enjoy that about our show.' The new season of 'Tracker' is set to start shooting in July. In 'Bride Hard,' Hartley stars opposite Rebel Wilson — they previously worked alongside each other in 2022's 'Senior Year' — as the groom's best man (Chris) who assists a group of mercenaries that crash the wedding. Wilson plays a secret agent (Sam) whose cover is blown when she has to take on the mercenaries. Rounding out the cast are Anna Camp, Anna Chlumsky, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Gigi Zumbado and Stephen Dorff. For Hartley, portraying one of the bad guys who sets out to help the mercenaries is what interested him about the role. 'I thought it was so interesting because he's such a worm and a buffoon,' he said. 'To play something that I've never intentionally done before was fun for me.' Hartley praised Wilson for her stunt work throughout the film, particularly for the fight scene the two co-stars shared in the movie. 'You don't get a lot of time to rehearse that,' he said. 'She did a lot of that choreography. She did all of the hard work. I was trying to get out of the way or not quite get out of the way. She did a good job of not cracking me, but she never did.' For the other cast members, watching Wilson play an action hero was also a highlight for them. 'I love it,' Sherry Cola, who played Wilson's handler, said. 'Women can do it all. We can save the day. We can prove people wrong and break stereotypes. With Rebel, she's built such an exceptional career. I'm so excited for people to see her in this way.' The film's director, Simon West, also complimented Wilson's fight and stunt performances: 'She threw herself into it. She's a tough girl, and she wanted to do the action as much as she could herself. But she has her own style. It's kind of John Wick on steroids. She is not a quiet fighter. She's a crazy fighter, and she seemed to love it.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar
Fox News
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Justin Hartley says his show 'Tracker' is successful because it ‘doesn't apologize for his masculinity'
Actor Justin Hartley says his show "Tracker" is successful because the lead character that he plays in the series is comfortable with his masculinity. "One of the things I really love about Colter and the way we've built him is that he doesn't apologize for his masculinity," Hartley said in an interview with Men's Journal published on June 5. The show is centered on the character Colter Shaw, a survivalist who tracks down missing people. Hartley says that the show's portrayal of manhood is what has made it successful. "I think that's what people are looking for," the actor said. "You're asking yourself, 'What kind of people do I want to hang out with?' And particularly: 'What kind of male friends do I have in my life that I really value?' I think we've crafted a character that is so emotionally evolved, and he really does want to get to the root of why people do things." The show is currently in its second season with a third season reportedly in the works. The specific reason Hartley thinks his character has resonated so much is because of how Shaw balances his masculinity. "He's a man through and through," Hartley said. "And that doesn't mean you have to be the loudest person in the room and know every single f-----g thing and throw tables around and scream and shout and yell and smoke and drink. He's all about talking with people. Reading people. Understanding them. He's an all-encompassing man. He's not just a guy. He's a man." Also playing into the success of the show is the work the team has put into the character's development. "The facts are that [executive producer] Ken Olin and I set out to do a show that was in fact a throwback," Hartley said. "We wanted a new spin on a procedural, meaning our character would evolve over time. He would not just remain the same exact person every single week. We were hopeful people would like it. People ended up loving it. I think there's a huge appetite for this kind of show." Hartley is well-known for his role in the CBS series, as well as other hit series, including the NBC drama "This Is Us," "Passions," "Smallville," and "The Young and the Restless."
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Will There Be a Season 3 of 'Tracker'? Here's What's Next for Justin Hartley's Colter Shaw
Tracker's Colter Shaw has more missing people to find and more rewards to collect. Back in February 2025, CBS renewed the show for a third season — which isn't exactly surprising, considering Tracker is currently the top show on broadcast TV, averaging at 10.84 million viewers per episode, per Nielsen. "Thank you all for watching us. Because of the #trackerbackers we get to make more of these @trackercbs episodes. Here we go!!" Hartley wrote on Instagram when season 3 was announced. The series, based on Jeffery Deaver's novel The Never Game, follows lone-wolf survivalist Shaw (Justin Hartley), who helps law enforcement find people in exchange for a finder's fee. The season 2 finale — which aired on May 11 — saw Shaw reunite with his mother (Wendy Crewson) when he headed home to Echo Ridge to investigate the case of a missing diner owner. From returning cast members to potential plot details, here's everything to know about Tracker season 3. Yes, Tracker will return for a third season. CBS announced the show's renewal in February 2025 — and Hartley had the honor of delivering the news to the show's cast and crew. "Because of all the hard work you've done on season 2, they have picked us up for season 3," he said in a video posted on Instagram. "I just want to say thank you for all your hard work and dedication." CBS hasn't released any specific plot details about Tracker season 3. However, during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in April 2025, Hartley did share an idea he and producers have been "kicking around" for a while. "It would be interesting, I think, to see him be set up. In other words, to see him using all those skills to run from the authorities," he said. "I'd love to have all that tie into the family background, the government." Hartley continued, "We have the underlying theme of what we're going to do next year, while not really changing the direction of where our story is going." Hartley will reprise his role as Colter Shaw in Tracker season 3. CBS hasn't confirmed any other returning cast members. In season 2, Hartley was joined by series regulars Fiona Rene as Reenie Greene, Abby McEnany as Velma Bruin and Eric Graise as Bobby Exley. CBS hasn't announced a premiere date for Tracker season 3, but the network confirmed it will be back for the 2025-26 season, airing in its regular slot of Sunday nights at 8 p.m. ET., per Variety. Hartley believes season 3 will consist of 18–22 episodes, per the video on his Instagram. All episodes of Tracker seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream on Paramount+. Read the original article on People
Forbes
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Will There Be A ‘Tracker' Season 3? Here's The Really Good News
Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw in "Tracker" Season 2. The Season 2 finale of CBS's hit series Tracker premieres on Sunday, May 11, at 8 p.m. ET. As you're watching the nail-biting episode, you might be wondering about the status of Season 3, especially after lead star Justin Hartley teased that a 'major bomb' will be dropped during the season's conclusion. Throughout Season 2, viewers have watched lead protagonist Colter Shaw, played by Justin Hartley, slowly unravel his family's complicated dynamics and the mystery of his father's death. 'We have teased this … what happened to my father. How did he die? Was there foul play?' Hartley recently told CBS News. 'We started the series with that, and now at the end of Season 2, we've sort of systematically kind of picked it apart.' In the Season 2 finale, 'Echo Ridge,' Colter returns to Echo Ridge to investigate a diner owner's disappearance, only to uncover a decades-old kidnapping and a shocking family secret,' according to the official synopsis. Fans should expect a 'major bomb' to be dropped in tonight's episode that will also be 'very satisfying' for fans, Hartley said. 'It tells the story as well which is kind of cool. So it opens up a Pandora's box but it also tells a story, so it's very, very satisfying, which is great.' The actor also hinted that fans will see Shaw's vulnerability at its height. 'You see him kind of fall apart in a way that you wouldn't expect. He is way in over his head and he hears this information and he gets overwhelmed and he kind of crumbles a little bit.' Here's everything to know about the renewal status of Tracker Season 3 and how long you'll have to wait for new episodes. Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw and Drew Powell as Joe in "Tracker" Season 2. Yes, CBS has renewed Tracker for a third season. In February 2025, the network announced Tracker's renewal and nine other shows, including Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Elsbeth, Fire Country, NCIS, and more. "This season, our new and returning series continue to showcase CBS as the leader in launching and programming the biggest hits with mass appeal for broadcast and streaming viewers," said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment, in a statement. The CBS Television exec continued, 'These returning shows represent a mix of long-standing hits and a new generation of fan favorites. In collaboration with our extraordinarily talented partners in front of and behind the camera, we look forward to delivering another successful season.' Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw in "Tracker" Season 2. The release date for Tracker Season 3 hasn't been announced. However, the popular CBS show will likely return sometime in fall 2025, probably around October, based on previous release patterns. For example, the second season of Tracker debuted on October 13, 2024, while the first season premiered in the spring on February 11, 2024, following Super Bowl LVIII. Tracker remains CBS's No. 1 entertainment series, drawing over 18 million multiplatform viewers – a 4% increase from last year, according to a press release. Stay tuned for updates on what's in store for Tracker Season 3 following tonight's highly anticipated finale. Watch the promo for Tracker's Season 2 finale below.
New York Times
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
New Crime Novels With Unexpected Twists
South of Nowhere Colter Shaw is a professional 'rewards seeker,' a skilled tracker who specializes in finding missing people — usually for the reward money, though sometimes out of the goodness of his heart. It's a simple enough vocation and yet, as the suspense veteran Deaver has demonstrated in four prior Shaw novels (and the TV adaptation 'Tracker'), the ways in which Shaw finds peril — or peril finds him — keep multiplying. In SOUTH OF NOWHERE (Putnam, 403 pp., $30), his sister Dorion implores him to help to locate potential survivors after a levee collapses in a small Northern California town. From here, Deaver is off to the proverbial races. Does every chapter have a twist? Pretty much. Is Colter just likable enough to brush off needless conflict and still find time for romance? Definitely. Is the writing a little too reminiscent of detailed outlines like the ones Deaver is known to fashion before writing a first draft? You bet. Could I put the book down? Not a chance. The Colter Shaw series prioritizes action and the constant possibility of calamity, leaving only the barest amount of room for character development, like Colter's continued grappling with the effects of his survivalist upbringing. The books don't measure up to the best of Deaver's Lincoln Rhyme novels, but they all accomplish their mission: thrilling engagement. Detective Aunty Kausar Khan, introduced in DETECTIVE AUNTY (Harper Perennial, 326 pp., paperback, $17.99), has spent the past 20 years relishing the stability of placid North Bay, where she and her husband moved after fleeing busy, bustling Toronto in the wake of a family tragedy. But then her husband dies shortly after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and her daughter, Sana, calls with upsetting news: 'I'm in trouble. There's been a murder, and I'm the prime suspect.' It seems Sana's landlord has been found inside her clothing store with a dagger in his chest. Kausar returns to Toronto's Golden Crescent neighborhood as both a concerned mother and a tenacious amateur sleuth. The case against Sana is strong, but as Kausar discovers, the murder victim had many enemies. If only the ghosts of Kausar's past would stop haunting her present-day investigation! Jalaluddin, who has crossed into crime fiction from the romantic comedy genre, doesn't skimp on plotting — the whodunit twist caught me pleasingly flat-footed — but shines most with character and community, showing the complexities of mother-daughter relationships and the variability of longtime friendships. 'Detective Aunty' is the first in a new series and I certainly welcome more installments. Night in the City Reading Michael McGarrity's noir novel NIGHT IN THE CITY (Norton, 263 pp., $28.99), about the midcentury death of a Manhattan socialite named Laura Neilson, I found it difficult to avoid thinking about Vera Caspary's 1943 classic suspense novel 'Laura' (and the equally classic film adaptation featuring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews). While I wished for more structural innovation along the lines of what Caspary accomplished, I did enjoy McGarrity's more conventional narrative here: A man finds his ex-lover murdered and must clear his name, rooting out widespread corruption as the atmosphere thickens. The man is the assistant district attorney Sam Monroe, who dated Laura for a time and never really got over the way she broke up with him by bringing a new flame to the local bar that was 'their private haunt and rendezvous.' So when she summons him to her Manhattan penthouse, off Sam goes, waved in by an expectant doorman — only to find her body, his Army dog tags wrapped around her neck. One thing is clear: He's been set up. With the help of an intrepid private eye and his former lover's diary, Sam sets out to find her killer. McGarrity paints a seedy portrait of a bygone New York that pulses with life, lust and larceny. Big Bad Wool Finally, it gives me great pleasure that Swann's exceedingly delightful Sheep Detective books are once again available for American audiences. 'Three Bags Full,' first published in 2005 and reissued in February, introduced an intrepid flock on the case of who had killed their beloved shepherd. In BIG BAD WOOL (Soho Crime, 384 pp., $28.95), the sheep — including Zora, 'a Blackface sheep with a weakness for the abyss,' Ramesses, a 'nervous young ram full of good ideas,' and Miss Maple, 'the cleverest sheep in the flock and maybe even the world' — return with a new minder, Rebecca. They're wintering next to a French château, which sounds idyllic, but the disappearance of other sheep, the mounting deaths of deer and, eventually, a human, strike fear in the hearts of the flock, who are worried they or their shepherd may be next. Is it a werewolf, the shape-shifting creature called Garou, as the local goats seem to believe? Or a more prosaic yet sinister culprit? How the sheep discover the truth will enchant readers who pay close attention.
