Jensen Ackles is one of those actors we’re seeing everywhere. He’s currently on Prime Video with Countdown and he’ll be in The Boys season 5 very soon. Plus, he has a Boys spinoff series with Aya Cash coming! So, is there really time for him to be in Tracker season 3?
Ackles guest starred in an episode of Tracker season 1, bringing us Colter’s older brother, Russell. For the longest time, we believed that Russell had something to do with Ashton’s death, but it turned out that Russell had seen someone else in the woods with their dad that night. He then returned in the second season for a couple of episodes, before heading off doing his own thing again.
Jensen Ackles offers some hopeful news about Tracker season 3
Ackles talked to Collider about the potential return, sharing that it is something that is being discussed at the moment. He is more than happy to return to this role, sharing that he’s had fun working with Justin Hartley, who is also his friend as well as a Tracker colleague.
“We are discussing that as we speak. That is being talked about, so yeah, I would hope so. Justin [Hartley] is a dear friend of mine and getting to play with him is always a fun thing. So, yeah, there are talks of bringing me back. To what capacity, I’m not sure yet.”
This is great news for fans of the series. Watching the two on screen makes it clear that they are friends in real life. You can tell that they have a bond, as they act like genuine brothers when they’re acting.
So, it’s all about schedules. As mentioned, Ackles is busy with other projects. The good news is that he’s finished his work on Countdown and The Boys season 5, so it’ll be the spinoff of The Boys that’s coming up and potentially going to create a problem. The benefit of Ackles being on Tracker in a guest role is that it can often be worked around to get him on set.
Yes, Ackles also does a lot of Supernatural conventions as well, but they come after production work. He may be confirmed for a convention but have to cancel at the last minute due to the way his filming schedule has to work out.
Is there a storyline for Russell in Tracker season 3?
Of course, before a character comes back, there needs to be a story. The great thing about Tracker season 3 is that there’s sure to be a story there with the way things ended for Colter in season 2. Colter learned that Otto killed their dad, and that Mary was involved in some way. Now that leads to a lot of questions, such as why Mary would want Colter to believe that Russell was involved.
Russell will want to know the truth about his dad. He’ll want to know who the man was that he saw, and he’s sure to want a few answers about why Otto killed Ashton and why Mary was asking for help. Now it just takes Ackles’s schedule being free for filming to work.
Tracker season 3 will air on Sundays at 8/7c on CBS in fall 2025.
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