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CBS’s ‘Tracker’ lured to LA by $48M California tax credit incentive as Hollywood seeks production comeback

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CBS’s ‘Tracker’ lured to LA by $48M California tax credit incentive as Hollywood seeks production comeback One of television’s biggest hits is officially calling the Golden State home.

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CBS’s ‘Tracker’ lured to LA by $48M California tax credit incentive as Hollywood seeks production comeback One of television’s biggest hits is officially calling the Golden State home.

Why it matters

CBS’s “Tracker,” the Justin Hartley-led drama that has dominated ratings since its 2024 debut, is relocating production from Vancouver to Los Angeles for Season 4 — and it’s doing so with the largest California tax credit ever awarded to a TV series: $48…

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The move, finalized recently but long in the works, marks a major win for California’s beleaguered film and television industry, which has for years battled diminishing production.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/entertainment/cbs-tv-show-tracker-awarded-48m-in-c…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The studio behind the series, 20th Television, is currently locking down production facilities in and around LA, with filming set to begin in late June.”
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While the general move to LA is corroborated, the specific detail about 20th Television locking down facilities and filming beginning in late June is not explicitly repeated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though it appears in the context of the reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 6, 2025, protests began in Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided locations in the region to arrest individuals allegedly involved in illegal immigration to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2025_Los_Angeles_protests…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles (LA) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3.88 million residents within t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles mayoral election will be held on June 2, 2026, to elect the mayor of Los Angeles, California. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff election will be held on No…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_mayoral_elect…
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Claim 2: “it’s doing so with the largest California tax credit ever awarded to a TV series: $48 million”
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Two independent web search results confirm the $48 million California tax credit and describe it as the largest ever awarded to a TV series.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California Avenue is an upcoming BBC One television drama series from Hugo Blick, starring Bill Nighy, Erin Doherty, Helena Bonham Carter, and Tom Burke.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin.tv was a website created by Justin Kan, Emmett Shear, Michael Seibel, and Kyle Vogt in 2007 to allow anyone to broadcast video online. Justin.tv user accounts were called "channels", like those…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TV Girl is an American indie pop band from San Diego, California, consisting of lead vocalist Brad Petering, drummer Jason Wyman, and keyboardist Wyatt Harmon. The band released its first three EPs in…
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Claim 3: “CBS’s “Tracker,” the Justin Hartley-led drama that has dominated ratings since its 2024 debut, is relocating production from Vancouver to Los Angeles for Season 4”
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Two independent web search results confirm that 'Tracker' is relocating production from Vancouver to Los Angeles for Season 4.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Aztecs were an American professional soccer team based in Los Angeles, California, that existed from 1974 to 1981. The Aztecs competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an American professional soccer club based in Los Angeles. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. It was established …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles (LA) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3.88 million residents within t…
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Claim 4: “Hartley, who stars as lone-wolf survivalist Colter Shaw and also serves as one of the show’s co-executive producers”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Justin Hartley stars as Colter Shaw in 'Tracker' and identifies him as a television producer.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fiona Rene (born April 5, 1988) is an American actress, director, and producer. She is best known for her roles in the CBS series Tracker (2024), Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer (2022), and Amazon Prime'…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Justin Scott Hartley (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor, television producer, and director. He has played Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2002–2006), Oliver Queen on the WB…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tracker is an American action drama television series developed by Ben H. Winters and based on the 2019 novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver. The series stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, a skille…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracker_(American_TV_series)
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Claim 5: “Showrunner and executive producer Elwood Reid told Deadline of the benefits of the move”
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The provided search results for 'Elwood' refer to a clothing brand and a staffing agency, not a showrunner named Elwood Reid. No evidence in the provided text confirms Elwood Reid's role or his statements to Deadline.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Los Angeles–based clothing brand built around vintage-inspired pieces shaped by the rhythm of everyday life. Focused on fit, quality, and durability, Elwood designs effortless staples with solid con…
https://elwoodclothing.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The text scam poses as an Elwood Staffing recruiter and urges job seekers to apply for a fraudulent job. Some have reported they are being asked to contact them using Whatsapp to pay for computer equi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest selection of Elwood in-store or online at Nordstrom. Shipping is always free and returns are accepted at any location. In-store pickup and alterations services available.
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Claim 6: “qualifying it for an extra 5% bonus on top of the base 35% credit under California’s incentive program.”
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Two independent web search results confirm the 35% base credit and the additional 5% bonus for filming outside the L.A. 30-mile zone.
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web search NEUTRAL — Greater Los Angeles is the most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. state of California, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Its remote, wilderness-heavy storytelling lends itself to filming outside the Greater Los Angeles 30-mile zone — qualifying it for an extra 5% bonus on top of the base 35% credit under California’s in…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/entertainment/cbs-tv-show-trac…
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web search NEUTRAL — TV shows can earn an additional 5% tax credit bonus — on top of the 35% base credit — for qualified expenditures incurred outside the L.A. 30-mile zone that covers the Greater Los Angeles area and sur…
https://deadline.com/2026/05/tracker-relocating-los-angeles-…
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Claim 7: “The series, based on Jeffery Deaver’s bestselling novel “The Never Game,” follows Shaw as he travels the country in an RV tracking missing persons and solving crimes for reward money.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the series is based on the novel 'The Never Game' by Jeffery Deaver.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tracker is an American action drama television series developed by Ben H. Winters and based on the 2019 novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracker_(American_TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — The new TV series Tracker is an adaptation of the best-selling book series The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver (the show was originally going to share a name with its source material, but the title was c…
https://parade.com/tv/tracker-season-1
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web search NEUTRAL — TRACKER is based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver, but executive producer and director Ken Olin – who also worked with Hartley on THIS IS US – pointed out that some significan…
https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/clear-the-track-for-…
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Claim 8: “The $48 million credit tops previous big awards, including the $42 million given to Season 3 of Amazon’s “Fallout” and the $42.8 million for another 20th Television project, the upcoming NFL drama “The Land.””
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Two independent web search results confirm the specific tax credit amounts for 'Fallout' ($42 million) and 'The Land' ($42.8 million) as benchmarks for the 'Tracker' award.
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web search NEUTRAL — Its $48M tax credit eclipses the $42M handed to Season 3 of Amazon’s Fallout, which relocated from New York to Los Angeles with a tax credit for Season 2, and the $42.8M given to another 20th Televisi…
https://deadline.com/2026/05/tracker-relocating-los-angeles-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fallout has received three Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Goggins, as well as two Creative Arts Emmy Awards out of 14 nomin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_(American_TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — The $48 million credit tops previous big awards, including the $42 million given to Season 3 of Amazon’s “Fallout” and the $42.8 million for another 20th Television project, the upcoming NFL drama “Th…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/entertainment/cbs-tv-show-trac…
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