Jensen Ackles Returns as Russell in ‘Tracker’ Season 3 Finale

Jensen Ackles will rejoin the cast for the final episode of Tracker’s third season. The actor returns to play Russell alongside Justin Hartley’s Colter.

Episode details

The season closer is titled “The Best Ones.” It airs Sunday, May 24 at 9/8c on CBS.

CBS provided a brief synopsis stating Colter and Russell investigate a victim tied to a sinister research project.

Where Russell last appeared

Ackles first appeared this season in the two-part Season 3 premiere. Those episodes centered on the “Process,” a coercive system forcing people to commit harmful acts.

Show storylines revealed the system grew from experiments by a professor. Graduate students later built the blackmailing apparatus.

Unresolved threads and suspects

Producers left questions about a third graduate student who has yet to be connected to the crimes. That loose end could reappear in the finale.

The new episode’s plot suggests a possible tie back to the earlier research storyline.

Justin Hartley on keeping Russell out

Justin Hartley previously told TV Insider Ackles would return. He also explained why his character did not call his brother sooner.

Hartley said Colter is deeper in trouble this season than before. He suggested Colter wanted to limit who he involved.

Hartley added Russell’s style can be blunt and forceful. He said this case might demand a more measured approach.

Fans can discuss expectations and reactions on Filmogaz.com after the episode airs. The finale promises closure and new revelations.