Tracker is an American action drama television series developed by Ben H. Winters and based on the 2019 novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver. 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.
The series is produced by 20th Television and was given a series order in December 2022, after initially being picked up for a pilot in July 2022. It was filmed in British Columbia, Canada, leveraging the scenic locales of the Vancouver metro area, and in Martini Film Studios. Winters and Hilary Weisman Graham served as showrunners.
Tracker premiered on February 11, 2024, following Super Bowl LVIII on CBS. In March 2024, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 13, 2024. In February 2025, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on October 19, 2025. In January 2026, the series was renewed for a fourth season.
Tracker is produced by 20th Television and based on Jeffery Deaver's 2019 novel The Never Game. Due to a pre-existing agreement between 20th Television and CBS, the series was picked up to pilot by the network in July 2022. In December 2022, it was given a series order. In March 2023, the title of the series was changed to Tracker. On March 4, 2024, the series was renewed for a second season. On February 20, 2025, the series was renewed for a third season. On January 22, 2026, CBS renewed the series for a fourth season.
In January 2021, Justin Hartley joined the series as Colter Shaw. In September 2022, Mary McDonnell was cast as Mary Dove Shaw. That month, Robin Weigert, Abby McEnany, and Eric Graise had also joined the series. In April 2024, Melissa Roxburgh and Jensen Ackles were cast to guest star. In August 2024, it was reported that Weigert is not returning as a series regular for the second season. In September 2024, Floriana Lima was cast in a recurring role for the second season. In February 2025, Chris Lee joined the cast in a recurring capacity for the second season. In March 2025, Pej Vahdat was cast in a recurring role for the second season. In July 2025, Graise and McEnany left the series ahead of the third season. In December 2025, Kathleen Robertson and Mark Engelhardt joined the cast in recurring capacities for the third season. In January 2026, it was reported that Erica Durance and David Ramsey are set to guest star for an episode of the third season. In March 2026, Chris Jericho guest starred on the "Breakaway" episode. In the same episode, Lee was promoted to series regular.
Tracker is filmed in British Columbia, Canada, on location around the Vancouver metro area, and at Vancouver Film Studios. Filming for the second season began on July 16, 2024 and concluded on April 1, 2025. Filming for the third season began on July 17, 2025 and is scheduled to conclude on April 17, 2026.
Tracker premiered on February 11, 2024, on CBS in the United States as the lead-out show following Super Bowl LVIII (except on Kansas City's KCTV, where Super Bowl postgame victory coverage led to the show airing on sister station KSMO-TV). In Canada, the series aired in simulcast on CTV. The second season premiered on October 13, 2024. The third season premiered on October 19, 2025.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 89% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 19 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." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 64 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".