{"id":84673,"date":"2026-04-26T16:44:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/jason-ritter-wants-justin-hartley-to-save-him-on-tracker\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:44:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:44:31","slug":"jason-ritter-wants-justin-hartley-to-save-him-on-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/jason-ritter-wants-justin-hartley-to-save-him-on-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Ritter Wants Justin Hartley to Save Him on Tracker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Jason Ritter<\/strong> is still aiming for a role on <em>Tracker<\/em> \u2014 even if it means getting to be a \u201cdamsel in distress\u201d who is saved by <strong>Justin Hartley<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJustin and I are very friendly. I really love him. He\u2019s such a nice guy,\u201d Ritter, 46, exclusively told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> while suggesting a possible <em>Tracker<\/em> crossover with <em>Matlock<\/em>. \u201cJulian is going to be looking for new positions so maybe he can train me in his tracking ways and I can help him find some people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Matlock<\/em>, which premiered in September 2024, follows a wealthy retired lawyer named Madeline Kingston (<strong>Kathy Bates<\/strong>), who pretends to be a poor widower named Matty Matlock to get a job at Jacobson Moore law firm.<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s <em>Tracker<\/em>, which follows Hartley\u2019s Colter Shaw as he solves missing cases for a reward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Tracker ever wants a partner [for Justin\u2019s character, Colter], maybe Julian leaves the firm and he starts a new life,\u201d Ritter previously joked with <em>Us Weekly<\/em> in August 2025. \u201cJust two rugged guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Ritter\u2019s costar<strong> Skye P. Marshall<\/strong> weighed in on his idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJason comes to set now, and he squints his eyes and he tries to play a rugged guy. And we\u2019re like, \u2018Can you please stop?&#8217;\u201d she quipped in September 2025. \u201cAnd he\u2019ll put his foot up on the chair and squint his eyes like James Dean. It makes my stomach crawl. I was like, \u2018You\u2019re not a rugged guy, OK?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Justin-Hartley-Confirms-Wife-Sofia-Pernas-Is-Coming-Back-on-Tracker-\u2014-and-She-s-Not-the-Only-One-519.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Justin Hartley Confirms Wife Sofia Pernas Is Coming Back on Tracker \u2014 and She s Not the Only One 519\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Justin-Hartley-Confirms-Wife-Sofia-Pernas-Is-Coming-Back-on-Tracker-\u2014-and-She-s-Not-the-Only-One-519.jpg?quality=78&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Most Iconic Guest Stars Featured on Justin Hartley\u2018s \u2018Tracker\u2018 Series<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tJustin Hartley\u2018s CBS series Tracker has won over its audience because of the intriguing cases \u2014 and the impressive guest stars. Tracker, which premiered in February 2024, is centered around a survivalist named Colter (Hartley) who travels the country helping people and law enforcement tackle a variety of mysteries. As the series unfolds, viewers learn [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marshall would still love to see Ritter share the screen with Hartley, 59. \u201cBut I feel like he\u2019d be the guy that gets kidnapped,\u201d she joked. \u201cPlease don\u2019t give Jason Ritter a gun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ritter couldn\u2019t help but agree with Marshall\u2019s assessment, telling <em>Us<\/em> earlier this month, \u201cShe\u2019s probably right. Who knows? It\u2019s TV, so anything can happen. A guy like me can be a hero on TV but in real life, if I was on Tracker, I\u2019d be like, \u2018All right, I got these guys \u2026 Oh, one of them snuck up behind me and that\u2019s the end for me. Save me, please. I\u2019ve made this mission 20 times harder by being captured.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>After the actor noted that he is \u201cvery good at being someone who needs to be saved,\u201d <em>Us<\/em> suggested that Ritter play Hartley\u2019s \u201cnext damsel in distress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere you go,\u201d Ritter replied. \u201cAnytime, Justin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Tracker<\/em> airs on CBS Sundays at 9 p.m. ET before streaming the next day on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Ritter is still aiming for a role on Tracker \u2014 even if it means getting to be a \u201cdamsel in distress\u201d who is saved by Justin Hartley. \u201cJustin and I are very friendly. 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