Justin Hartley is taking over a complete totally different sort of function in his new TV drama Tracker — however that does not imply he is moved on solely from his This Is Us function.
Hartley not too long ago sat down with ET’s Nischelle Turner to talk about his new CBS thriller sequence, and the way his This Is Us character, Kevin Pearson, knowledgeable and influenced his Tracker character, Colter Shaw.
“I’ll at all times take items of Kevin Pearson with me in every single place I am going,” Hartley defined. “It is exhausting work diving into one other character, since you you do have to start out over.”
Hartley starred as Kevin on the acclaimed NBC sequence for all six seasons, and made life-long friendships with lots of his co-stars. Now, along with his new sequence following totally different tales in every episode, the format lends itself to showcasing visitor stars.
Whereas it does not seem that any of his This Is Us co-stars might be popping up on the brand new sequence simply but, Hartley appeared to love the thought, exclaiming, “That’d be enjoyable!”
“I am at all times occupied with methods to get again along with these guys,” Hartley shared. “[But] it’d must be one thing actually particular.”
Hartley jokingly instructed the potential of a really meta crossover episode.
“Perhaps we may discover out [my character’s] such a superb tracker, perhaps he finds Jack [Pearson],” Hartley quipped, referring to the This Is Us character performed by by Milo Ventimiglia. “Like [maybe] he by no means died, one thing like that?”
Tracker is set to premiere proper after Tremendous Bowl LVIII, in probably the most coveted time slots for any present, and Hartley says that sort of belief and assist from the community is appreciated.
“It feels good,” he stated. “We labored actually arduous on this pilot and we did one thing I feel is admittedly particular.”
Based mostly on the best-selling Jeffery Deaver novel, Tracker facilities on survivalist and drifter Colter Shaw, who roams the nation as a “reward seeker,” utilizing his skilled monitoring abilities to assist personal residents and legislation enforcement clear up all method of mysteries whereas contending along with his personal fractured household.
“It is a present that I simply have not seen earlier than,” Hartley defined of his attraction to the mission — on which he additionally serves as an government producer. “[We] obtained the rights to the e book… and in studying that e book, I fell in love with that character.”
“This lone wolf survivalist, the thought of this man who’s raised in a sure method the place his father took him off the grid, taught him find out how to be a survivalist, after which you will have him as an grownup utilizing all of these abilities to assist different individuals roaming across the nation. He lives in an Airstream,” Hartley shared. “I simply love the thought of that the man is so free.”
Followers will get an opportunity to see Hartley’s new lone wolf survivalist when Tracker debuts Feb. 11 on CBS.
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