Tracker Relocates Production to Los Angeles Amid Major Tax Incentive Deal
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Published May 16, 2026
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Justin Hartley's CBS drama will undergo a major change next season.
Tracker is moving production from Vancouver to Los Angeles beginning with season 4, according to . 20th Television is now in the middle of scoping out production facilities in the L.A. area, with less than two months to go until filming gets underway on the fourth season.
This doesn't necessarily mean that the show will be set primarily in California moving forward. After all, Hartley's Colter Shaw travels all over the United States as part of his job as a tracker. However, the filming location is changing after three seasons in Vancouver, BC. The reason for this major production change is that Tracker earned a California tax credit from a recent $750 million program that more than a dozen shows and pilots took advantage of.
The CBS series is receiving $48 million in tax credits to relocate to Los Angeles. This dollar amount is almost unheard of, and reportedly surpasses Fallout season 3's $42 million tax credit, as the Prime Video series moves to Los Angeles as well. Aside from Tracker, other shows that recently earned tax credits include The Pitt, High Potential, Family Guy spinoff Stewie, Rooster, I Love LA, and President Curtis.
In a statement, Hartley, who also serves as an executive producer on Tracker, expressed gratitude to the city of Vancouver for hosting the cast and crew for three years and added that he's "very excited" to bring the series to Los Angeles. "I'm looking forward to continuing to tell these stories alongside the fresh, new places we'll be heading to next," the actor said, before thanking the viewers for "showing up for us every step of the way."
“I’m proud of what we built in Vancouver. I’m also very excited we’re bringing Tracker to L.A. I’m looking forward to continuing to tell these stories alongside the new, fresh places we’ll be heading to next. Most importantly, I want to thank the fans for showing up for us every step of the way. We couldn’t do this without you.”
Showrunner Elwood Reid, who previously worked on Hawaii 5-0, The Bridge, and The Old Man, added that location plays a "huge part of the storytelling on Tracker," which means that moving the production to California opens up a lot of filming possibilities.
“Location is a huge part of the storytelling on Tracker. We’re so grateful to the crew and people of Vancouver who made the first three seasons of this hit drama possible, and are simultaneously thrilled to be able to kick off the fourth season of Tracker by filming in Los Angeles, thanks to the tax incentive program that supports bringing production back to California.”
Los Angeles/Hollywood used to be the main epicenter of the entertainment industry, and while some projects still film there, other cities like Atlanta and Vancouver have become major filming hubs in recent years. As that growth has widened, state government officials have been working to incentivize studios to return to California, with tax credits as a major lure.
(with CBS giving the series a boost with a post-Super Bowl timeslot) and quickly became the highest-rated broadcast show. The network's new Yellowstone spinoff, Marshals, has since surpassed it as the most-viewed network drama, but Tracker remains one of the highest-rated shows in the current television season.
, Chris Lee, Jensen Ackles, Brent Sexton, Cassady McClincy Zhang, Mark Engelhardt, and Kathleen Robertson.
is still airing on CBS, with the finale set for May 24. Back in January, the network renewed the series for season 4 alongside Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, Matlock, Elsbeth, Fire Country, NCIS, NCIS: Origins, NCIS: Sydney, Survivor, and The Amazing Race. While a fall premiere date for Tracker season 4 hasn't been announced yet, the show will retain its Sundays at 9 p.m. EDT timeslot during the 2026-2027 TV season.
Tracker airs Sundays at 9 p.m. EDT on CBS.
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