Overview
- The new season debuts Sunday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS, with episodes streaming the next day on Paramount+.
- Season 3 pivots on the Season 2 finale’s revelation about Colter’s family, putting his father’s death at the heart of the new arc.
- Jensen Ackles returns as Russell Shaw for the first two episodes, with coverage indicating he teams up with Colter in the premiere case.
- Showrunner Elwood Reid says Sofia Pernas will reprise Billie Matalon in the midseason finale, which TV Insider reports is planned as a possible two-part event, and Brent Sexton’s Keaton factors into that story.
- Distribution details include CTV airing the series in Canada on Oct. 21 and later windows on Disney+ in the U.K. (Dec. 24) and Australia (2026), per Tom’s Guide.