History Series / Walker2021

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Morgan left the series in season two, and Micki' role as Walker's partner was subsequently replaced by Cassie Perez (Creator/AshleyReyes), who debuted four episodes after Ramirez' last appearance. Season two also promotes Creator/OdetteAnnable, who plays Cordell's bartender friend Geri Broussard, as regular.

The show also stars Creator/GenevievePadalecki as Cordell's deceased wife, Emily, and Creator/OdetteAnnable as Geri Broussard, Cordell's bartender friend.

Creator/AshleyReyes joined the show in season two as Walker's new partner, Cassie Perez, after Lindsey Morgan left the series.

On December 8, 2021, [[https://deadline.com/2021/12/walker-prequel-independence-jared-padalecki-the-cw-origin-story-anna-fricke-1234886859/ it was reported]] that The CW is developing a prequel spin-off titled ''Walker: Independence'', which will focus on a female ancestor of the Walkers from the 19th century.

* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: [[spoiler:In "Fine Is a Four Letter Word", Liam is shaken by the attempt on his and James' life in the previous episode, and breaks up with Bret by saying he cheated on him while in Mexico out of fear that the gang tied to Emily's murder will come after his loved ones.]]

* ActionDad: Walker's father is alive in this incarnation.

The show follows Cordell Walker (Creator/JaredPadalecki), a widowed father who returns to Austin after a year of working on an assignment out of town. His captain in the Texas Rangers, Larry James (Creator/CobyBell), partners him with Micki Ramirez (Creator/LindseyMorgan), a young recruit eager to make a name for herself, who is dating Trey Barnett (Jeff Pierre), a medic. As Cordell tries to find a common ground with her, he also has to deal with a family that he left behind: his father, Bonham (Creator/MitchPileggi); mother, Abeline (Creator/MollyHagan); brother, Liam (Keegan Allen); daughter, Stella (Violet Brinson); and son, August (Kale Culley). Stella is estranged from her father and wants nothing to do with him. Moving to his old house, Cordell contemplates accepting an offer to join an anti-drug cartel task force as he grows increasingly suspicious of his wife's death.

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* ActionDad: Walker is a father in this incarnation.

* BusinessTripAdultery: In "Fine Is A Four Letter Word", Liam reveals to Bret that he cheated on him during his work trip in Mexico.

The show follows Cordell Walker (Creator/JaredPadalecki), a widowed father who returns to Austin after a year of working on an assignment out of town. His captain in the Texas Rangers, Larry James (Creator/CobyBell), partners him with Micki Ramirez (Creator/LindseyMorgan), a young recruit eager to make a name for herself. As Cordell tries to find a common ground with her, he also has to deal with a family that he left behind: his father, Bonham (Creator/MitchPileggi); mother, Abeline (Creator/MollyHagan); brother, Liam (Keegan Allen); daughter, Stella (Violet Brinson); and son, August (Kale Culley). Micki, who is dating Trey Barnett (Jeff Pierre), is estranged from her father and wants nothing to do with him. Moving to his old house, Cordell contemplates accepting an offer to join an anti-drug cartel task force as he grows increasingly suspicious of his wife's death.

The show follows Cordell Walker (Creator/JaredPadalecki), a widowed father who returns to Austin after a year of working on an assignment out of town. His captain in the Texas Rangers, Larry James (Creator/CobyBell), partners him with Micki Ramirez (Creator/LindseyMorgan), a young recruit eager to make a name for herself. As Cordell tries to find a common ground with her, he also has to deal with a family that he left behind: his father, Bonham (Creator/MitchPileggi); mother, Abeline (Creator/MollyHagan); brother, Liam (Keegan Allen); daughter, Stella (Violet Brinson); and son, August (Kale Culley). Stella, who is dating Trey Barnett (Jeff Pierre), is estranged from her father and wants nothing to do with him. Moving to his old house, Cordell contemplates accepting an offer to join an anti-drug cartel task force as he grows increasingly suspicious of his wife's death.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Walker is no longer Native American, his parents were not killed by white supremacists, he never served in Vietnam, was never a Marine, and didn't learn karate in Japan.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the original, Walker's parents were killed by white supremacists. In this version, both of his parents are still alive.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Walker is on the receiving end of this from both his kids at separate points, thanks to his undercover mission in the wake of Emily's death. He admits they're right and promises them he's not going anywhere from now on.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: Walker is no longer Native American, his parents were not killed by a white supremacist, he never served in Vietnam, was never a Marine, and didn't learn karate in Japan.

* AdaptedOut: Many, many things.

* AffairLetters: In "Don't Fence Me In" [[spoiler: Walker discovers his mother, Abeline, was in a relationship with another man when he finds letters from the boyfriend.]]

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Hoyt is murdered by Clint West in the thirteenth episode of season one, originally intended as the season finale.]]

The show follows Cordell Walker (Creator/JaredPadalecki), a widowed father who returns to Austin after a year of working on an assignment out of town. His captain in the Texas Rangers, Larry James (Creator/CobyBell), partners him with Micki Ramirez (Creator/LindseyMorgan), a young recruit eager to make a name for herself. As Cordell tries to find a common ground with her, he also has to deal with a family that he left behind: his father, Bonham (Creator/MitchPileggi); mother Abeline (Creator/MollyHagan); brother, Liam (Keegan Allen); daughter, Stella (Violet Brinson); and son, August (Kale Culley). Stella, who is dating Trey Barnett (Jeff Pierre), is estranged from her father and wants nothing to do with him. Moving to his old house, Walker contemplates accepting an offer to join an anti-drug cartel task force as he grows increasingly suspicious of his wife's death.

''Walker'' is a revival of the Creator/ChuckNorris series ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'', starring Creator/JaredPadalecki in the title role as Cordell Walker, alongside Creator/LindseyMorgan as his partner Micki Ramirez. It began airing on Creator/TheCW on January 21st, 2021.

The show follows a widowed father who returns to Austin after two years, attempting to reconnect with his children, navigate clashes with his family, and find common ground with his new partner, while growing increasingly suspicious of his wife's death.

Also stars Creator/MitchPileggi as Bonham Walker, Creator/MollyHagan as Abeline Walker, Kale Culley as August Walker, Violet Brinson as Stella Walker, Keegan Allen as Liam Walker, Creator/GenevievePadalecki as Emily Walker, Creator/CobyBell as Larry James, Jeff Pierre as Trey Barnett, and Creator/OdetteAnnable as Geri Broussard.

* KilledOffForReal [[spoiler: Hoyt is murdered by Clint West in the thirteenth episode of season one, originally intended as the season finale.]]

* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler: While not technically dying, Bonham hid his cancer diagnosis from everyone in his family. Abeline finds out when Clint West tells her after taking the Walkers hostage.