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Walker is an American action crime drama television series developed by Anna Fricke for The CW. It is a reboot of the 1990s western drama television series Walker, Texas Ranger. The series was ordered straight to series in 2020, with Jared Padalecki playing the titular role. It premiered on January 21, 2021.[2]

Walker
Genre	Action Drama Crime
Based on	Walker, Texas Ranger by Leslie Greif Paul Haggis Albert S. Ruddy Christopher Canaan
Developed by	Anna Fricke
Starring	Jared Padalecki Lindsey Morgan Molly Hagan Keegan Allen Violet Brinson Kale Culley Coby Bell Jeff Pierre Mitch Pileggi Odette Annable Ashley Reyes
Music by	Jeff Beal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producers	Anna Fricke Dan Lin Lindsey Liberatore Jared Padalecki Jessica Yu
Producer	John K. Patterson
Production location	Austin, Texas
Running time	43 minutes
Production companies	Stick to Your Guns Productions Rideback Pursued by a Bear CBS Studios
Distributor	Paramount Global Distribution Group[1]
Release
Original network	The CW
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Original release	January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21) – present (present)
Chronology
Related shows	Walker: Independence

In February 2021, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on October 28, 2021.[3][4] In March 2022, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on October 6, 2022.[5][6]

Cast and characters

Main

• Jared Padalecki as Cordell Walker,[7] a legendary Texas Ranger who just returned home after a lengthy undercover assignment
  • Mason Thames as Young Walker (season 2)
• Lindsey Morgan as Micki Ramirez (seasons 1-2[8]),[7] Cordell's new partner in the Texas Rangers
• Molly Hagan as Abeline Walker,[7] Cordell and Liam's mother
• Keegan Allen as Liam Walker,[7] Cordell's brother and an assistant DA for the City of Austin
• Violet Brinson as Stella Walker,[7] Cordell's 16-year-old daughter
• Kale Culley as August "Auggie" Walker,[7] Cordell's 14-year-old son
• Coby Bell as Larry James,[7] Cordell's former partner turned captain
• Jeff Pierre as Trey Barnett,[7] Micki's army medic boyfriend
• Mitch Pileggi as Bonham Walker,[7] Cordell and Liam's father
• Odette Annable as Geraldine "Geri" Broussard (season 2;[9] recurring season 1), an old friend of Walker and Emily who runs a bar
• Ashley Reyes as Cassie Perez (season 2), a Texas Ranger from Dallas who becomes Walker's new partner[10]

Recurring

• Genevieve Padalecki as Emily Walker (season 1; guest season 2), Cordell's late wife and Stella and August's late mother
• Matt Barr as Hoyt Rawlins (season 1), Cordell's best friend and Geri's long time on and off boyfriend
• Alex Landi as Bret Nam (season 1; guest season 2), Liam's ex-fiancé
• Gabriela Flores as Isabel "Bel" Muñoz (season 1), Stella's best friend from a family of undocumented immigrant
• Jeffrey Nordling as Stan Morrison (season 1; guest season 2) the corrupt head of the Texas DPS who killed Emily
• Madelyn Kientz as Ruby (season 1), August's friend
• Mandy McMillian as Connie Richards (season 1), receptionist and hacker for Texas DPS
• Gavin Casalegno as Trevor Strand (season 1), Clint's son who befriends Stella
• Austin Nichols as Clint West (season 1), The former ring leader of the Rodeo Kings operation and a convicted felon
• Joe Perez as Carlos Mendoza (season 1), the falsely convicted murderer of Emily Walker
• Alex Meneses as Dr. Adriana Ramirez (season 1), Micki's aunt who is a psychiatrist
• Cameron Vitosh as Todd, Stella and August's friend
• Paula Marshall as Gale Davidson (season 2), Denise's mother and rival of Abeline
• Amara Zaragoza as Denise Davidson (season 2), the new district attorney and Gale's daughter who has a history with Cordell
• Dave Annable as Dan Miller (season 2), Denise's loving husband
• Jalen Thomas Brooks as Colton Davidson (season 2), Denise and Dan's son
• Bella Samman as Faye (season 2), Stella's friend

Guest

• Chris Labadie as Jordan (season 1), an ex-con employed by a shady business
• Karina Dominguez as Alma Muñoz (season 1), Bel's mother who is an undocumented immigrant
• Ricky Catter as Lorenzo Muñoz (season 1), Bel's father who is an undocumented immigrant
• Andre Martin as Coach Bobby (season 1), Stella and Isabel's soccer coach
• Rebekah Graf as Crystal (season 1), Clint's wife
• Karissa Lee Staples as Twyla Jean, a member of the Rodeo Kings and Cordell's girlfriend when he was undercover
• Matthew Barnes as Garrison (season 2), Micki's childhood ex-fiancé and Serano's right-hand
• Henderson Wade as Serano (season 2), a powerful drug lord
• Felix Alonzo as Marv Davidson (season 2), Gale's deceased husband and Denise and Geri's father
• Matt Pascua as Ben Perez (season 2), Cassie's older brother
• Mustafa Elzein as Miles Vyas (season 2), Cassie's presumed deceased former partner

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	18		January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)	August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12)
2	20		October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28)	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
3	TBA		October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)	TBA

Season 1 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [11]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [11]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Jessica Yu	Anna Fricke	January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)	2.44[12]
2	2	"Back in the Saddle"	Steve Robin	Anna Fricke	January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)	2.11[13]
3	3	"Bobble Head"	Randy Zisk	Seamus Kevin Fahey	February 4, 2021 (2021-02-04)	1.86[14]
4	4	"Don't Fence Me In"	John T. Kretchmer	April Fitzsimmons	February 11, 2021 (2021-02-11)	1.73[15]
5	5	"Duke"	Steve Robin	Bret VandenBos & Brandon Willer	February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)	1.68[16]
6	6	"Bar None"	Amyn Kaderali	Casey Fisher & Paula Sabbaga	March 11, 2021 (2021-03-11)	1.33[17]
7	7	"Tracks"	Bola Ogun	Casey Fisher & Paula Sabbaga	March 18, 2021 (2021-03-18)	1.45[18]
8	8	"Fine is a Four Letter Word"	Stacey K. Black	Katherine Alyse	April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)	1.03[19]
9	9	"Rule Number 17"	Steve Robin	Bret VandenBos & Brandon Willer	April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15)	1.14[20]
10	10	"Encore"	Stacey K. Black	Blythe Ann Johnson	May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)	0.98[21]
11	11	"Freedom"	Alex Pillai	Geri Carillo	May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13)	0.90[22]
12	12	"A Tale of Two Families"	Steve Robin	Teleplay by : Seamus Kevin Fahey & Anna Fricke Story by : Seamus Kevin Fahey	May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20)	1.00[23]
13	13	"Defend the Ranch"	Alex Pillai	Teleplay by : Seamus Kevin Fahey & Anna Fricke Story by : Seamus Kevin Fahey	June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)	1.03[24]
14	14	"Mehar's Jacket"	Diana Valentine	Casey Fisher	June 17, 2021 (2021-06-17)	0.99[25]
15	15	"Four Stones in Hand"	Tessa Blake	Paula Sabbaga	June 24, 2021 (2021-06-24)	1.08[26]
16	16	"Bad Apples"	Joel Novoa	Aaron Carew	July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)	0.96[27]
17	17	"Dig"	Richard Speight Jr.	Seamus Kevin Fahey & Anna Fricke	July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)	1.15[28]
18	18	"Drive"	Steve Robin	Seamus Kevin Fahey & Anna Fricke	August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12)	1.10[29]

Season 2 (2021–22)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [11]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [11]	U.S. viewers (millions)
19	1	"They Started It"	Steve Robin	Seamus Kevin Fahey & Anna Fricke	October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28)	0.95[30]
20	2	"The One Who Got Away"	Richard Speight Jr.	Seamus Kevin Fahey & Anna Fricke	November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04)	1.02[31]
21	3	"Barn Burner"	Joel Novoa	Aaron Carew and Blythe Ann Johnson	November 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)	0.87[32]
22	4	"It's Not What You Think"	Jackeline Tejada	Casey Fisher	November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)	0.85[33]
23	5	"Partners and Third Wheels"	Aprill Winney	Geri Carillo	December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)	0.93[34]
24	6	"Douglas Fir"	Steve Robin	Bret VandenBos & Brandon Willer	December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)	0.98[35]
25	7	"Where Do We Go From Here?"	Amyn Kaderali	Anna Fricke & Katherine Alyse	January 13, 2022 (2022-01-13)	0.99[36]
26	8	"Two Points for Honesty"	Bosede Williams	Blythe Ann Johnson	January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20)	1.09[37]
27	9	"Sucker Punch"	Amyn Kaderali	Aaron Carew	January 27, 2022 (2022-01-27)	1.04[38]
28	10	"Nudge"	Steve Robin	Seamus Kevin Fahey & Casey Fisher	March 3, 2022 (2022-03-03)	0.90[39]
29	11	"Boundaries"	David McWhirter	Geri Carillo	March 10, 2022 (2022-03-10)	0.85[40]
30	12	"Common Ground"	Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul	Maya Vyas	March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)	0.96[41]
31	13	"One Good Thing"	Ben Hernandez Bray	Bret VandenBos & Brandon Willer	April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07)	0.91[42]
32	14	"No Such Thing As Fair Play"	Jensen Ackles	Katherine Alyse	April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)	0.85[43]
33	15	"Bygones"	Philip Hardage	David James	April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28)	0.70[44]
34	16	"Champagne Problems"	Kelli Williams	Casey Fisher & Blythe Ann Johnson	May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)	0.67[45]
35	17	"Torn"	America Young	Aaron Carew	June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)	0.87[46]
36	18	"Search and Rescue"	Austin Nichols	Teleplay by : Bret VandenBos & Brandon Willer Story by : Seamus Kevin Fahey & Bret VandenBos & Brandon Willer	June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)	0.90[47]
37	19	"A Matter of Miles"	Tessa Blake	Aaron Carew & Anna Fricke	June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16)	0.88[48]
38	20	"Something's Missing"	Steve Robin	Seamus Kevin Fahey & Anna Fricke	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)	0.84[49]

Season 3 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [11]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [11]	U.S. viewers (millions)
39	1	"World on a String"	Steve Robin	Teleplay by : Anna Fricke Story by : Seamus Kevin Fahey & Anna Fricke	October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)	TBD
40	2	"Sittin' on a Rainbow"[50]	Austin Nichols	Aaron Carew	October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)	TBD
41	3	"Rubber Meets the Road"[51]	April Winney	Bret VandenBos & Brandon Willer	October 20, 2022 (2022-10-20)	TBD

Production

Development

In September 2019, it was announced that a reboot of Walker, Texas Ranger starring Jared Padalecki was in development.[52] The CW picked up the project for its 2020–2021 development slate in October 2019.[53] In January 2020, it was announced that The CW had ordered the project directly to series, bypassing a television pilot, and would be titled Walker.[54] The series is written by Anna Fricke who is also expected to executive produce alongside Dan Lin, Lindsey Liberatore and Padalecki. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of CBS Television Studios and Rideback.[55] On February 3, 2021, The CW gave the series an additional five episodes bringing the total episodes for the first season to 18 episodes and renewed the series for a second season.[3] The second season premiered on October 28, 2021.[4] On March 22, 2022, The CW renewed the series for a third season.[5]

Casting

On February 5, 2020, it was announced that Lindsey Morgan had joined Walker in the role of Micki, Walker's new partner in the Texas Rangers.[56] The same month, Keegan Allen was cast in the role of Walker's brother, Liam,[57] while Mitch Pileggi and Molly Hagan were cast as Walker's father and mother, Bonham and Abeline, respectively.[58][59] On February 28, 2020, it was announced that Coby Bell had joined the series, playing the role of Texas Ranger Captain Larry James.[60] On March 4, 2020, Jeff Pierre was cast as a series regular.[61] On March 12, 2020, Violet Brinson and Kale Culley joined the cast as series regulars.[62] On September 14, 2020, Genevieve Padalecki, Jared Padalecki's wife, was cast in a recurring role.[63] On October 30, 2020, Odette Annable was cast in a recurring role.[64] In November 2020, Chris Labadie and Alex Landi joined the cast in recurring roles.[65][66] On December 4, 2020, Gabriela Flores was cast in a recurring role.[67] On January 7, 2021, Rebekah Graf joined the cast in a recurring capacity.[68] On February 19, 2021, Alex Meneses was cast in a recurring role.[69] On April 29, 2021, it was reported that Odette Annable was promoted as a series regular for the second season.[9] On August 31, 2021, it was announced that Dave Annable joined the cast in a recurring role for the second season.[70] On October 22, 2021, it was announced that Mason Thames will have a recurring role as Young Walker.[71] Jalen Thomas Brooks was also cast as Colton Davidson.[72]

Filming

During a meeting on October 15, 2020, the Austin City Council approved an agreement for $141,326 in incentives that would allow the reboot, Walker, to start filming in Austin.[73] The Texas Film Commission is planning to offer an incentive of $9.3 million.[74]

Release

Marketing

On December 14, 2020, The CW released the first official trailer for the series.[75]

Broadcast

Walker premiered on January 21, 2021, as part of The CW's 2020–21 television season.[2] In Canada, the series airs on the CTV Drama Channel, simulcast with The CW in the United States.[76] The second season premiered on October 6, 2022.[6]

Home media

Season	No. of episodes	DVD release dates
		Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
1	18	October 26, 2021[77]	—	—

Prequel series

In December 2021, it was reported that a prequel series titled, Walker: Independence, was in development at The CW with Padalecki as executive producer and Fricke as showrunner.[78] A pilot order was confirmed in February 2022.[79] Larry Teng would direct the pilot,[80] Justin Johnson Cortez was cast as a series regular,[81] and Barr was also cast as Hoyt Rawlins.[82] In March 2022, it was announced that Katherine McNamara had been cast in the lead role. She will be portraying Abby Walker, the ancestor of Padalecki's Cordell Walker.[83] Also that month, Lawrence Kao, Greg Hovanessian, Philemon Chambers and Katie Findlay joined the cast as series regulars.[84][85][86] In May 2022, The CW picked up the series for a fall premiere and paired it with its parent series in a Thursday time slot.[87][88] In June 2022, Gabriela Quezada was cast as a series regular.[89] It is scheduled to premiere on October 6, 2022.[6]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 33% based on 18 critic reviews, with an average rating of 4.93/10. The website's critic consensus states, "Despite decent performances, Walker's bland storytelling and limited action fails to fill its namesake's butt-kicking boots."[90] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 51 out of 100 based on 8 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[91]

Ratings

The Walker pilot marked The CW's most-watched telecast since January 30, 2018, and its most-watched season premiere since The Flash (season 4) in October 2017. The premiere also garnered the highest viewership for any episode in its time slot in four years, since the airing of the "Invasion!" episode of the show Legends of Tomorrow.[92] It also attracted the largest Live+7-day viewership for a new series since 2016's Legends of Tomorrow.[93]

Overall

Viewership and ratings per season of Walker

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		TV season	Viewership rank	Avg. viewers (millions)
			Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	Thursday 8:00 pm[11]	18	January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)	2.44[12]	August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12)	1.10[29]	2020–21	110	2.54[94]
2		20	October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28)	0.95[30]	June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)	0.84[49]	2021–22	TBD	TBD
3		TBA	October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06)	TBD	TBA	TBD	2022–23	TBD	TBD

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of Walker

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Pilot"	January 21, 2021	0.4	2.44[12]	0.3	1.27	0.7	3.71[93]
2	"Back in the Saddle"	January 28, 2021	0.3	2.11[13]	—	—	—	—
3	"Bobble Head"	February 4, 2021	0.3	1.86[14]	—	—	—	—
4	"Don't Fence Me In"	February 11, 2021	0.2	1.73[15]	0.3	1.18	0.5	2.91[95]
5	"Duke"	February 18, 2021	0.2	1.68[16]	0.3	1.15	0.5	2.82[96]
6	"Bar None"	March 11, 2021	0.3	1.33[17]	0.3	1.09	0.6	2.43[97]
7	"Tracks"	March 18, 2021	0.3	1.45[18]	—	—	—	—
8	"Fine is a Four Letter Word"	April 8, 2021	0.2	1.03[19]	0.3	1.08	0.5	2.11[98]
9	"Time. Place. Collateral."	April 15, 2021	0.2	1.14[20]	—	—	—	—
10	"Encore"	May 6, 2021	0.1	0.98[21]	0.2	0.86	0.3	1.84[99]
11	"Freedom"	May 13, 2021	0.1	0.90[22]	0.2	0.88	0.3	1.78[22]
12	"A Tale of Two Families"	May 20, 2021	0.2	1.00[23]	0.2	0.82	0.4	1.82[23]
13	"Defend the Ranch"	June 10, 2021	0.2	1.03[24]	0.2	0.84	0.4	1.86[24]
14	"Mehar's Jacket"	June 17, 2021	0.1	0.99[25]	0.2	0.80	0.3	1.78[25]
15	"Four Stones in Hand"	June 24, 2021	0.2	1.08[26]	0.2	0.84	0.4	1.93[26]
16	"Bad Apples"	July 15, 2021	0.1	0.96[27]	0.1	0.74	0.3	1.71[27]
17	"Dig"	July 22, 2021	0.2	1.15[28]	0.2	0.84	0.3	1.98[28]
18	"Drive"	August 12, 2021	0.1	1.10[29]	0.1	0.76	0.3	1.86[29]

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of Walker

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"They Started It"	October 28, 2021	0.1	0.95[30]	—	—	—	—
2	"The One Who Got Away"	November 4, 2021	0.1	1.02[31]	—	—	—	—
3	"Barn Burner"	November 11, 2021	0.1	0.87[32]	—	—	—	—
4	"It's Not What You Think"	November 18, 2021	0.1	0.85[33]	0.1	0.80	0.2	1.65[100]
5	"Partners and Third Wheels"	December 2, 2021	0.1	0.93[34]	0.1	0.87	0.3	1.80[101]
6	"Douglas Fir"	December 9, 2021	0.2	0.98[35]	0.1	0.71	0.3	1.69[102]
7	"Where Do We Go From Here"	January 13, 2022	0.1	0.99[36]	—	—	—	—
8	"Two Points for Honesty"	January 20, 2022	0.1	1.09[37]	—	—	—	—
9	"Sucker Punch"	January 27, 2022	0.1	1.04[38]	—	—	—	—
10	"Nudge"	March 3, 2022	0.1	0.90[39]	—	—	—	—
11	"Boundaries"	March 10, 2022	0.1	0.85[40]	0.1	0.76	0.2	1.61[103]
12	"Common Ground"	March 31, 2022	0.1	0.96[41]	0.1	0.64	0.2	1.60[104]
13	"One Good Thing"	April 7, 2022	0.1	0.91[42]	0.1	0.71	0.2	1.61[105]
14	"No Such Thing As Fair Play"	April 14, 2022	0.1	0.85[43]	0.1	0.70	0.2	1.56[106]
15	"Bygones"	April 28, 2022	0.1	0.70[44]	—	—	—	—
16	"Champagne Problems"	May 5, 2022	0.1	0.67[45]	—	—	—	—
17	"Torn"	June 2, 2022	0.1	0.87[46]	—	—	—	—
18	"Search and Rescue"	June 9, 2022	0.1	0.90[47]	—	—	—	—
19	"A Matter of Miles"	June 16, 2022	0.1	0.88[48]	—	—	—	—
20	"Something's Missing"	June 23, 2022	0.1	0.84[49]	—	—	—	—

References

External links

• Walker at IMDb 

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«Уокер» (англ. Walker) — американский телесериал в жанре боевика, ремейк сериала «Крутой Уокер: Правосудие по-техасски» о жизни и работе техасского рейнджера Корделла Уокера. В главной роли снялся Джаред Падалеки. В январе 2020 года компания The CW заказала производство первого сезона, премьера которого состоялась 21 января 2021 года[1].

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