{"id":419145,"date":"2026-04-30T23:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/419145\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T23:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:14:14","slug":"jensen-ackles-returns-as-russell-shaw-in-season-3-episode-21-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/419145\/","title":{"rendered":"Jensen Ackles Returns As Russell Shaw In Season 3, Episode 21 Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"


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CBS’ “Tracker” is serving up a double dose of Jensen Ackles.<\/p>\n

After reprising his role as Colter Shaw’s brother Russell in two episodes to kick off Season 3, Ackles will return to bookend the season with two additional appearances.<\/p>\n

Though fans already knew he’d appear in the Sunday, May 24 finale, we can now confirm that he’ll also show up in the penultimate episode, airing Sunday, May 17.<\/p>\n

In Episode 21, titled “Chrono Stasis,” Colter and Russell reunite for a personal mission to uncover their father’s mysterious work. (See a newly released photo above.)<\/p>\n

Then in Episode 22, titled “The Best Ones,” the brothers search for a victim tied to a nefarious research project.<\/p>\n

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What We Learned in Season 3, Episode 18<\/p>\n


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The April 26 episode<\/a> of “Tracker” didn’t deliver concrete answers about Colter and Russell’s father… but it did move the mystery forward.<\/p>\n

After tracking down Buck Avery (Michael O’Neill), Colter learned that Ashton,had ties to a shadowy operation known as the Chrono Stasis Institute, a now-defunct research facility once housed on land leased to government contractors. According to Buck, the project \u2014 allegedly backed by DARPA \u2014 ended abruptly following a mysterious “accident,” after which the entire operation seemingly vanished.<\/p>\n

Buck also pointed Colter toward a key figure: Dr. Serena Jukic, a researcher who may know what really happened. She referenced the accident before disappearing herself.<\/p>\n

The episode closed by teeing up the season’s endgame \u2014 and Ackles’ return. Colter left his brother a voicemail, revealing their father’s connection to a potential government cover-up and urging him to help track Jukic down \u2014 who, as revealed in photos from Season 3, Episode 21, is played by Jeri Ryan (“Star Trek: Picard”).<\/p>\n

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Ahead of Ackles’ return, Justin Hartley’s real-life wife Sofia Pernas will return in Episode 20 (airing Sunday, May 7), when “Colter’s search for a woman who went missing from a rehab facility takes an unexpected turn when he runs into Billie, uncovering a possible link between each of their cases.”<\/p>\n

See additional photos from Jensen Ackles’ “Tracker” return below, then leave a comment and let us know if you’re excited to see Russell again.<\/p>\n

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