‘Tracker’ Season 4 Gives Its Winning Formula a Game-Changing Shake-Up | Review
*Tracker* returns for a fourth season with Justin Hartley’s Colter Shaw taking on new missing-person cases, while changing the show’s setting and giving its lead more room to work alone. The review says the series’ familiar weekly investigations remain its main draw, and that the changes add fresh energy to the established formula.
The first two episodes, “Safe Harbor” and “Switchback”, follow cases along the California coast after production moved from Vancouver to Los Angeles. Colter’s brother Russell, played by Jensen Ackles, does not join him in those episodes, following last season’s revelations about their father and the Chrono Stasis Institute. The review also highlights more stunts and investigations led by Colter himself, including situations where he cannot rely on mobile phone service.
- Colter returns for a fourth season of missing-person cases.
- The show moves its setting from British Columbia to California.
- The opening episodes give Colter more chances to work solo.
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Tracker is a television drama series about a specialist investigator named Colter Shaw, portrayed by actor Justin Hartley. He travels the country solving missing-person cases, with each episode typically presenting a new investigation.
The series involves Shaw's family, particularly his brother Russell, portrayed by Jensen Ackles. Previous seasons have explored their complicated relationship and family history, including revelations about their father and his involvement with an organisation called the Chrono Stasis Institute.
The show is now in its fourth season, with production relocated from Vancouver to Los Angeles. The season shifts focus to missing-person cases along the California coast and emphasises Colter's independent investigative work, including situations in which he operates without mobile phone service.