Chris Lee‘s character Randy made an enormous transfer on Justin Hartley‘s hit sequence Tracker within the aftermath of a number of solid exits.
In the course of the Sunday, November 16, episode of the CBS sequence, Randy (Lee) informed Reenie (Fiona Rene) that he was staying in Denver for the foreseeable future.
“Excellent news, my brief time period rental become a long run rental,” he shared. “I type of dig it — just a little.”
Reenie was excited that Randy was sticking round. She identified although that Colorado is normally for individuals who get pleasure from “the open doorways” after Randy expressed pleasure at a comic book e-book retailer close to his new dwelling.
“I acquired a recent pair of mountain climbing boots,” he added. “I’m prepared.”
Randy’s transfer comes amid a surprising solid reconfiguration, which led to Lee, 31, and Rene, 37, being the one recurring actors nonetheless left on the present alongside Hartley, 48. Viewers have been tuning in week after week to observe survivalist Colter (Hartley) journey the nation to assist resolve numerous lacking individuals circumstances.
The ensemble solid has grown since its February 2024 debut with handlers Teddi (Robin Weigert) and Velma (Abby McEnany), hacker Bobby (Bobby Graise) and lawyer Reenie. Weigert exited the present forward of season 2 earlier than Graise was noticeably absent from six episodes. His cousin Randy was introduced in to assist Colter earlier than Bobby returned, which prompted backlash from viewers who grew used to seeing Graise on their display.
“Randy got here in and in addition gave one thing to the present that was totally different. There was an actual heat and enjoyable when he got here in. It was one thing that I feel we had been lacking just a little bit too in some episodes. He simply was instantly enjoyable when he got here in,” Reid solely informed Us Weekly in Might. “With these dynamics — and in taking part in with this staff dynamics — that’s all stuff we’re going to proceed to play with in season 3 because the present evolves.”
He continued: “We’re going to deliver again some characters from seasons 1 and a couple of — we’re going to see them increasingly. There’s been some enjoyable characters that I feel are enjoyable to see in Colter’s world [season to season].”
On the time, Reid weighed in on Bobby being gone for a handful of episodes.
“It’s a type of issues the place actor availability is all the time a problem. There have been exhibits the place individuals don’t even discover [if a character is missing],” he informed Us, explaining how Tracker doesn’t function like most exhibits with an ensemble solid. “You don’t [always] see Reenie. He talks to Velma for 2 seconds. He could discuss to Bobby for one cellphone name. The present works since you are over Justin [Hartley]’s shoulder. One of many challenges in season 3 goes to be reconfiguring the staff and determining what that staff seems to be like.”
Earlier than the present returned for season 3, Reid elaborated on the plan for the long run.
“Reenie takes quite a lot of the guilt [from her season 2 case] on and she or he’s introduced Randy up there to repair it. You get to see them within the workplace. That kinds bond between these two. Then we’re going to herald one other character as she tries to develop her regulation workplace just a little bit. That will likely be fascinating,” he shared in October. “It’s simply constructing out these story strains. The problem we arrange for ourselves this season was to construct out these individuals’s world just a little bit.”
Reid concluded: “It’s about making an attempt to get just a little little bit of lightness [into the show] as a result of generally Colter is performing some actually darkish and heavy stuff. It’s life or dying.”
Tracker airs on CBS Sundays at 8 p.m. ET earlier than streaming the subsequent day on Paramount+.
