If you've been wondering when we'll meet the mysterious, potentially deadly old brother of our favorite reward-seeker, Colter Shaw, you are in BIG-time luck.
News dropped officially via Justin Hartley's IG page that Jensen Ackles — yes, THAT Jensen Ackles — would be joining Tracker as Russell Shaw. And the internet is going WILD.
Why are they going crazy, exactly? Because Justin Hartley and Jensen Ackles teaming up in an action-adventure series as brothers is just about the most perfect casting I've seen in a while.
And it goes far beyond the fact that they could actually pass for long-lost siblings.
Colter's journey throughout Tracker Season 1 has taken him across the United States, where he's helped countless people track down missing loved ones and even those who weren't necessarily looking to be found.
But while he's been racing around, saving the day and collecting his paychecks, he hasn't been able to outrun his past.
Colter's family and the questions surrounding his father's death have been fixtures since the pilot. However, the series has decided to keep it in the background since the early episodes mostly.
We haven't seen Mama Shaw since someone broke into her home during Tracker Season 1 Episode 2, and we stopped hearing about Russell's phone calls to everyone Colter knows a little while back.
But it was always obvious the Shaw Family drama would be a slow-burning affair, and rightly so.
Though, we were starting to reach the point where it was becoming forgettable.
But this casting news changes everything.
Ackles, fresh off his scene-stealing turn on the third season of Big Sky, joins the cast at the right time.
With only a few more episodes left in this season, it makes sense for the mystery surrounding the Shaw family to ramp back up, especially knowing there will be a Tracker Season 2 to help prolong the story or fill in any loose ends.
IT'S CONFIRMED YALL!
— jensen ackles daily (@acklesdaiIy) April 25, 2024
Jensen is officially playing older brother, Russell, on the CBS' show Tracker pic.twitter.com/0y7taE8pxi
