Young & Restless’ Eric Braeden Left ‘Blown Away’ by Former ‘Son’ Justin Hartley — Here’s How

Justin Hartley left daytime behind nine years ago, having played The Young and the Restless’ Adam from 2014 to 2016, but the actor has since become a Hollywood sensation in both film and primetime.

He became a household name playing Kevin on the family drama This Is Us and after its cancellation in 2022, Hartley went on to become an executive producer and star in the CBS hit series Tracker.

Last Sunday, the network aired the show’s season finale — with a cliffhanger that left Hartley’s Colter in tears and the action-packed episode didn’t go unnoticed by one of the actor’s former co-stars.

“Watched Tracker with my friend Justin Hartley starring!” cheered Eric Braeden, who played his TV dad Victor, via his official Facebook page.

“I was blown away by the final show!” He went on to praise the “excellent script, direction, casting, camera work [and] locations” then added, “Justin is one of those rare actors with absolute authenticity! One believes every move! Great show, brother!”

Now, if you haven’t watched the season finale yet, don’t read on — rather jump to the gallery below for more Hartley. Again, spoiler alert!

The cliffhanger that we mentioned above not only gave Colter some of the answers he’s been searching for surrounding his father’s death — but one in particular that he hadn’t been counting on.

Hearing that his mother was to blame for his dad falling to his death, well, the man staring down the barrel of Colter’s gun definitely had reason to fear for his own life.

With Tracker having been renewed for a third season, we can’t wait to watch how this twisted tale unfolds…