Jensen Ackles to play Justin Hartley’s brother in CBS series Tracker – as duo announce his casting in humorous fashion
The CBS series Tracker has a new cast member: actor Jensen Ackles.
Tracker star Justin Hartley, 47, announced that Ackles, 46, had joined the show in a video posted to his Instagram on Thursday.
Hartley revealed that the Supernatural vet would play his character’s brother, Russell Shaw.
The duo revealed the news in a humorous way, starting with Hartley excitedly preparing to reveal his new co-star – all while Jensen played an arcade game.
‘First of all I would like to thank everyone for watching the show. We had a great time making it, the response has been great, we’re happy with it, we’re over the moon and I have a little bit of news for you,” Justin began.
Tracker star Justin Hartley announced that Ackles had joined the cast in a video posted to his Instagram on Thursday
“We’ve been talking about Russell Shaw, my brother, and all season long through this family drama that was going on between Colter and Russell, we finally came up with what I think is the perfect casting choice. This person knocks it out of the park every time. He knocks it out of the park every time,” he said as he trailed off with an irritated look on his face.
In the background you could hear Jensen cheering: ‘Yes! S**t!’
Rolling his eyes, Justin added, “We agreed to do this together, but he’s in the middle of something.”
He then turned the camera to Jensen, who was engrossed in an arcade game.
They both grinned at the camera.
Jensen played Dean Winchester on the hit series Supernatural from 2005 to 2020.
He has since appeared in Gen V, The Boys and Blue Sky, and lent his voice as Batman/Bruce Wayne in several animated DC films.
Hartley stars as Colter Shaw in Tracker, a series based on Jeffery Deaver’s bestseller The Never Game.
Hartley revealed that Ackles would play his character’s brother, Russell Shaw
Justin started the video by thanking fans for all their support
Meanwhile, Jensen was playing an arcade game in the background
The first season of Tracker debuted in February and the series was picked up for a second season shortly after.
Shaw is described as “a lone wolf survivalist who roams the country as a reward seeker, using his expert investigative skills to help private citizens and law enforcement agencies solve all manner of mysteries while dealing with his own fractured family.”
The series was given a sought-after post-Super-Bowl debut, premiering immediately after Super Bowl LVIII on CBS, demonstrating the network’s confidence in the show.
‘It feels good. We worked very hard on this pilot and did something that I think is very special,” Justin said AND in January, before the show premiered.
The first season of Tracker debuted in February and the series was picked up for a second season shortly after
Hartley stars as Colter Shaw in Tracker, a series based on Jeffery Deaver’s bestseller The Never Game
Hartley also serves as executive producer of the series, explaining that it’s “a show I just haven’t seen before.”
‘[We] got the rights to the book… and when I read that book, I fell in love with that character,” he added.
“This lone wolf survivalist, the idea of this guy who was raised a certain way where his father took him off the grid, taught him how to be a survivalist, and then you have him as an adult who has all those skills used to help other people wandering the country. He lives in an air current. “I just love the idea of the man being so free,” he said.
The next episode of Tracker will air on April 28.