Justin Hartley confirms Tracker season 4 is now filming
Justin Hartley confirmed via Instagram that Tracker season 4 has started production, with filming underway for the CBS hit’s Los Angeles-shot fall premiere. The first episode will be directed by Ken Olin, Hartley’s former This Is Us producer, giving fans the clearest season 4 status update yet.
Key Takeaways
- Justin Hartley posted on July 7 that Tracker season 4 production and filming have begun.
- Producer Ken Olin, who worked with Hartley on This Is Us, is directing the season 4 premiere episode.
- Production has moved from Vancouver to Los Angeles for the first time in the series’ run.
- CBS will premiere Tracker season 4 this fall after the Ashton Shaw mystery wrapped in season 3.
What did Justin Hartley reveal about Tracker season 4?
While Tracker sits on hiatus, fans have been waiting for a concrete filming update. On a July 7 Instagram story, Justin Hartley shared that season 4 has begun production and new episodes are already being shot.
He also noted that the first episode is being directed by Ken Olin, a producer and former Thirtysomething star. Olin previously served as an executive producer on Hartley’s This Is Us, underscoring a long-running creative partnership behind the camera.
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Why is Tracker moving production to Los Angeles?
Seasons 1 through 3 were filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia. Season 4 marks the first time the series will be regularly shot in the United States, where the story is set.
Deadline reported the Los Angeles move was finalized in May, backed by a record $48 million California tax credit—described as the largest tax-incentivized production shift to L.A. for a CBS flagship drama in recent history. Hartley has said the road-show format will not change in tone or character; new landscapes simply expand where Colter Shaw can travel.
“Our show is a road show,” Hartley told The Wrap after the season 3 finale. He added that shooting elsewhere opens up places like New York, D.C., the desert, Texas, and the beach—treating landscape as a major character.
When does Tracker season 4 premiere on CBS?
CBS has Tracker season 4 lined up for a fall premiere. The timing follows a season 3 finale that resolved the long-running Ashton Shaw murder mystery and saw Russell Shaw (Jensen Ackles) step away for now, leaving Colter’s next chapter wide open.
With production underway and the L.A. base locked in, the procedural is positioned to keep Colter on the road in fresh cases while the series plants new roots for its fourth season. Tracker remains available to stream on Paramount+.