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Tracker is an American action drama airing on CBS. It premiered on February 11th soon after the Superbowl. Created by Ben H. Winters, it is based off the book The Never Game written by Jeffery Deaver.The series focuses around Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) a lone-wolf survivalist with extensive tracking skills who travels the country as a "rewardist." Shaw makes his living aiding law enforcement and private citizens in exchange for reward money. Helping people all over the country finding their missing loved ones with the assiatance of his team.
At the same time, Colter must also confront his past mainly surrounding the circumstances of his father's death.
It was renewed for a second season on March 4, 2024.
This series contains examples of:
- Bittersweet Ending: In "St. Louis", an innocent man was cleared of murder charges after the DA finds out that his own lawyer teamed up with a known criminal to get him killed and the witness who can ID the actual culprit behind the murder. The witness went to witness protection at the end.
- Cult: When Colter investigates the disappearance of a man on behalf of his parents, his search leads him to a Church of Happyology-type organization with the man unwilling to leave, unaware they are using him to launder money.
- Dark and Troubled Past: As a child, Colter and his siblings were raised out in the woods by his father, which is where Colter gained his tracking and survival skills due to his paranoia that the government wants to get him after leaving his university job. His father’s death and his older brother's possible role in his death still noticeably haunts him into adulthood.
- Driving Question: Did Colter's father die because he fell down from a cliff or if he was killed by someone?
- Insistent Terminology: Colter prefers the term "rewardist" to "mercenary"note .
- Make It Look Like an Accident: The Winslows were suspected of taking out a defendant who tried to sue them for harrassment in "Springland". This is true and the family is sued by Rennie for wrongful death.
- Missing Child: The first episode centers around Colter being hired to find a boy whose been taken by his biological father. Things get complicated when its revealed the biological father has been dead for six months and the man the son has been in a contact is an imposter.
- Rewatch Bonus: Rewatching "St. Louis" again does make sense if you know who's responsible for covering the actual culprti's tracks. Especially with the crooked lawyer being revealed.
- Title Drop: Each episode title refers to a location Colter personally visits to launch an investigation into a missing person's case.
