{"id":92146,"date":"2026-05-07T07:08:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/why-is-tracker-relocating-48-million-tax-credit-explained\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:08:36","slug":"why-is-tracker-relocating-48-million-tax-credit-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/why-is-tracker-relocating-48-million-tax-credit-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Tracker Relocating? $48 Million Tax Credit Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Justin Hartley<\/strong>\u2018s Tracker<\/em> is going through a big change by relocating from Canada to Los Angeles for season 4 after a nearly $50 million tax credit.<\/p>\n

News broke on Monday, May 4, that Hartley\u2019s hit CBS series is moving production after three seasons in Vancouver. Deadline<\/em> reported that the show was on a list that revealed that Tracker got awarded $48 million on $129 million in qualified expenditures.<\/p>\n

Tracker<\/em> is 20th Television\u2019s biggest series to be brought back to California with the help of a tax credit. Before that, Prime Video\u2019s Fallout<\/em> moved from New York to Los Angeles, while Dan Fogelman<\/strong>\u2019s upcoming NFL drama, The Land<\/em>, was given a $42.8 million tax credit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of what we built in Vancouver. I\u2019m also very excited we\u2019re bringing Tracker to L.A.,\u201d Hartley, 49, said in a statement on Monday. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to continuing to tell these stories alongside the new, fresh places we\u2019ll be heading to next. Most importantly, I want to thank the fans for showing up for us every step of the way. We couldn\u2019t do this without you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Justin Hartley’s ‘Tracker’ Is Breaking TV Records: Biggest Accomplishments<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tWhen it comes to breaking TV records, there is no denying that Justin Hartley knows what America wants \u2014 just look at his hit show Tracker. Based on Jeffery Deaver\u2018s novel The Never Game, Tracker follows a survivalist named Colter (Hartley) who travels the country helping people and law enforcement tackle a variety of mysteries. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

TV shows can earn an additional 5 percent tax credit bonus \u2014 on top of the 35 percent base credit \u2014 for qualified expenditures incurred outside the 30-mile zone that covers the Greater Los Angeles area and surrounding communities, according to Deadline.<\/p>\n

Tax credits for relocation are being awarded to shows for their projected outsized economic effect, with jobs being created for Los Angeles-based crews and local businesses being boosted by returning production.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLocation is a huge part of the storytelling on Tracker,\u201d showrunner Elwood Reid<\/strong> told Deadline. \u201cWe\u2019re 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on Jeffery Deaver<\/strong>\u2018s novel The Never Game<\/em>, Tracker<\/em> follows Colter around the country as he helps to find missing people and solve mysterious cases. Hartley, who is also an executive producer, has hinted at how far the show will push his character.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just love that when you watch a show like that and you tune into season 1 and then you tune into the last season, you see the development of the character and you go, \u2018Wait a minute, are they playing different roles?\u2019 But then if you watch it throughout the years, you experience those things with the characters,\u201d he told TV Insider in September 2024. \u201cAs competent and confident as Colter is, I don\u2019t at all think for a second that he doesn\u2019t have a ton to learn, especially about himself and his family and all that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hartley continued: \u201cGoing forward, I think that will be how the show lives on a long runway, is that we keep developing this character and he becomes better at what he\u2019s doing. He\u2019s a restless man, and for an audience member, at least shows that I love to watch, you love to see that growth of a character and we have that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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