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The production of the hit CBS television series Tracker is making a run to California, after three seasons of filming throughout Vancouver and around southern British Columbia.<\/p>\n
The show, in which actor Justin Hartley plays a survivalist who finds missing people so he can collect the reward money, is set to begin production of its fourth season in Los Angeles next month after receiving a $48-million US tax credit, the entertainment industry website Deadline<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n Disney Television Studios, the parent of Tracker production company 20th Television, confirmed Deadline’s reporting in an email to CBC News.<\/p>\n Tracker premiered in February 2024, immediately following the Super Bowl, and has been a TV ratings juggernaut for CBS ever since. It airs on Global TV in Canada.<\/p>\n The series employed hundreds of cast and crew members, with production based at a studio in Langley, about 50 kilometres southeast of downtown Vancouver, and episodes were shot throughout southern B.C. and on Vancouver Island. <\/p>\n Showrunner and executive producer Elwood Reid said in a statement published Monday<\/a> that he’s “so grateful to the crew and people of Vancouver who made the first three seasons of this hit drama possible.”<\/p>\n But he added that the Tracker team is “thrilled” to get the fourth season underway in Los Angeles, “thanks to the tax incentive program.”<\/p>\n California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office applauded the news, saying in a post on social media platform X<\/a> that it “will deliver good-paying, quality jobs for L.A. crews and a boost to local businesses!”<\/p>\n LISTEN | What the B.C. film industry is doing to build itself back up after a tough few years:<\/p>\n The Early Edition10:20B.C. film industry looking to build back in 2026<\/p>\n Tracker is one of 16 recently approved film, television and streaming productions granted tax credits under California’s $750-million incentive program, in an effort to lure studios back to the state.<\/p>\n The show’s $48-million credit, based on qualified expenditures of at least $129 million, is the largest of the incentives to be doled out so far this year \u2014 and it’s the only one of the recently approved productions to be relocating from elsewhere, per Deadline.<\/p>\n According to the Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, California saw a 14 per cent year-over-year drop in TV and film production spending in the first quarter of 2026 but remained the biggest market, with nearly $1.5 billion spent in the state.<\/p>\n British Columbia boosted its own incentive program<\/a> in 2024, raising tax credits for both local and international projects \u2014 and offering an additional bonus for blockbuster productions with budgets of $200 million Cdn or more.<\/p>\n The sector contributed $3.1 billion to the province’s economy in 2024 and created roughly 42,000 jobs, according to estimates published by economic development agency Creative BC<\/a> in March. <\/p>\n WATCH | Trump’s tariff threat on foreign-produced films shakes Canadian industry (May 2025): Trump threatens Canadian film industry with 100% foreign movie tariffs<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s film industry could face major challenges after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 100 per cent tariffs on all foreign-made movies. Some producers say the plan completely misunderstands Canada\u2019s crucial role in the Hollywood system.Moving in different directions<\/p>\n Tracker’s move south deals a major blow to the film and television industry in Vancouver, long dubbed “Hollywood North,” at a time when some other noteworthy productions are coming to an end. The Vancouver-shot CBS series Watson, a medical drama with a Sherlock Holmes twist, was recently cancelled after two seasons<\/a>.<\/p>\n CBS also reduced its episode order for the drama Fire Country’s fifth season, with just 13 episodes instead of 20. The villages of Anmore, near Port Moody, B.C., and Fort Langley, among other locations, have served as its Northern California backdrop throughout the series.<\/p>\n Two other popular series filmed around the B.C. Lower Mainland \u2014 HBO’s The Last of Us and Showtime’s Yellow Jackets \u2014 will wrap up production of their final seasons this year.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778018949_494_default.jpg\")
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