Tracker Season 4 Episode 1 preview: Colter's latest case leads him into a criminal operation

Tracker Season 4 Episode 1 will air on CBS on October 4. The network's action-crime procedural, based on Jeffery Deaver's 2019 novel The Never Game, returns with a new season, with its titular tracker, Colter Shaw, played by Justin Hartley.

According to Tell Tale TV, the official synopsis for the Season 4 premiere, titled Safe Harbor, reads as follows:

"Colter's search for a teenage boy's missing father leads him to a dangerous criminal operation at the Port of Los Angeles."

The series follows Colter Shaw, a skilled survivalist and tracker who earns a living helping private citizens for a reward. The upcoming episode follows Colter as he takes on a new case, which lands him in trouble with a dangerous criminal operation in LA.

Tracker Season 4 marks the return of Justin Hartley, alongside the series' main ensemble cast, namely Fiona Rene as Reenie Greene, Chris Lee as Randy, and Cassady McClincy Zhang as Melanie. Jensen Ackles, who plays Colter's brother Russell Shaw, will also return as a guest star.

Tracker Season 4 Episode 1: What to expect?

The first episode of Tracker Season 4 will follow Colter as he searches for a teenage boy's father. Like past seasons, CBS' procedural aims to keep its case-of-the-week formula while expanding Colter's personal life.

The synopsis for Episode 1 promises high-stakes tension and an action-packed entry, which will test Colter's skills as a tracker. The ordinary case will take a turn when Colter's search leads him directly to a dangerous criminal operation at the Port of LA. This would not be the first time that a case would lead Colter into danger, but our skilled survivalist is not alone anymore.

According to a report by Collider, the procedural promoted two of its characters, namely Chris Lee's Randy and Cassady McClincy Zhang's Mel, to series regulars, suggesting that Colter will work with a more stable team in Season 4. With skilled attorney Reenie by his side, the upcoming season will likely expand on the role of Colter's team as he takes on new cases.

Tracker Season 4 Episode 1: Release date and streaming details

The first episode of Tracker Season 4 will air on CBS on October 4. According to CNET, the Season 4 premiere will air after the Marshals Season 2 premiere, at 9:30 p.m. ET/9:00 p.m. PT. You can also access CBS through live-streaming services like DirecTV, FuboTV, and SlingTV.

Cord-Cutters, do not worry. The upcoming season of Tracker is also available via streaming on Paramount+, CBS' official streaming partner. A Paramount Plus Premium subscription, which costs $14/month, lets you stream the episode live as it airs on CBS. If you don't mind waiting a day, you can opt for the Paramount Plus Essential plan ($9/month), which lets you stream all CBS originals a day later.

What happened in the Tracker Season 3 finale?

A still of Justin Hartley in Tracker (Image via Instagram/@trackercbs)

In addition to more harrowing cases for Colter, Tracker Season 4 will likely address the Shaw brothers' personal mystery, set up in the Season 3 finale.

Tracker Season 3 saw Colter and Russell discover their father's connection to Chrono Stasis Institute, which abducted young children from their homes and subjected them to experiments to test their psychic abilities. The Season 3 finale saw the brothers complete their father's task and close the facility for good. But the final moments of the finale saw Russell meet a government figure named McIntyre, who revealed that their father experimented on Colter in his youth.

In a bid to save his brother's life, Russell agreed to work for McIntyre, which will likely put him in a dangerous situation in Tracker Season 4.