‘Tracker’ Reveals Permanent Change to Justin Hartley’s Colter Future

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After a dramatic midseason finale, CBS has shared a new trailer for the upcoming season of Tracker. The trailer reveals a significant, lasting change for the show’s main character, Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley). The season 3 finale left viewers shocked when Colter and his friend Keaton were in a serious car accident, leaving their fates uncertain.

Even though CBS has already announced that Tracker will be back for a fourth season in 2026-2027, it looks like Colter will be facing a risky new situation when the show returns with new episodes.

Tracker Season 3 Will Introduce a Permanent Change for Colter Shaw 

CBS has just released a new trailer for Season 3 of Tracker, revealing that Colter Shaw will be a fugitive. He’s being falsely accused of a crime and is now on the run from the government, working to prove his innocence. This situation represents a major, lasting shift for his character.

Although the problem should be fixed in the next season of the show, Colter’s status as a former fugitive will likely make it difficult for him to get hired for missing persons investigations nationwide.

The new 30-second trailer reveals Colter is on the run after being wrongly accused of killing Emile Lang. To make things even harder, the government has declared him a wanted man, making it difficult for him to prove his innocence.

Watch the 30-second trailer below:

Season 3 of Tracker set the stage for Colter becoming a fugitive, fundamentally changing him after he decided to collaborate with a possible suspect. This showed he’s now prepared to bend the rules and operate in morally ambiguous situations when he feels it’s necessary, which explains why his life as a fugitive feels natural and believable.

How Colter’s Fugitive Status Changes Tracker Forever 

Colter being a fugitive adds a thrilling new direction to Tracker because it could allow the show to move beyond standalone episodes and focus more on his independent nature.

Being a fugitive forces Colter to show a new side of himself throughout the series. He becomes more inventive, finds creative ways to survive, and learns to depend on his own skills rather than always relying on his team for protection.

This opens the possibility of seeing familiar faces from past seasons. For example, he might reconnect with Barbie Lee, who helped people vanish by creating new identities – she was a key figure in the Season 2 storyline with the Night Movers. We could also see Billie Matalon again, his former rival and love interest, as she’s already set to appear in Episode 10 of Tracker Season 3.

Colter is a highly skilled survivalist and bounty hunter who prefers to work alone. Now that he’s become a wanted fugitive, he’ll be tested like never before, and the choices he makes will ultimately determine his fate and how he’s remembered.

What I really loved about this part of the story is how it finally lets us see Colter’s softer side. It’s a huge shift for him – we’re used to seeing him as this free spirit, but now he’s forced to confront a completely new kind of challenge, and it’s all about just getting through it. It felt like the end of an era for his character, and the start of something much more raw and desperate.

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2026-02-05 07:04