Blue BloodsSpin-Off Is Officially in the Works with Donnie Wahlberg — and a New Location

Mar. 15, 2025

Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan on ‘Blue Bloods’.Photo:CBS Broadcasting

CBS Broadcasting

Danny Reagan is officially coming back.

On Feb. 18, CBS announced a straight-to-series order for aBlue Bloodsspinoff withDonnie Wahlbergto reprise his role as the beloved detective.

The series, with the working title ofBoston Blue,will see Wahlberg’s Danny, a long-time NYPD officer, take a position with Boston PD. “Once in Boston, he is paired with detective Lena Peters, the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family,” per the official description.

Boston Blueis a “universe expansion” ofBlue Bloods, according to CBS, and will air in the 2025-2026 broadcast season.

Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg on ‘Blue Bloods’.Eric Liebowitz/CBS

Eric Liebowitz/CBS

The spin-off news comes just two months afterthe long-running CBS series aired its final episode on Dec. 14.

The network had announced the show’s fourteenth season would be its last in November 2023, though starTom Selleckand his castmates held out hope that they’d change their mind.

“We’re the third-highest scripted show in all of broadcast. We’re winning the night. All the cast wants to come back. And I can tell you this: we aren’t sliding off down a cliff. We’re doing good shows, and still holding our place,” he toldCBS Newsin May 2024 ashe begged the network to “come to their senses.”

Wahlberg,who played Selleck’s son on the show, didn’t shy away from how emotionalBlue Bloods' ending was for him.

In a June Instagrampost, the New Kids on the Block singer saidhe didn’t “have the words to describe how I feel about today, or the last 14 years on this specialBlue Bloodsjourney.”

“To the cast, the crew, the guest cast, every background actor, writer, producer and every member of every single dept — thank you. To the people of New York, in every neighborhood and borough, thank you for always showing your love. To the NYPD, thank you for your support and sacrifice, I hope we did you proud,” he wrote, before sharing a message with the fans, calling their support “one of the great blessings of my life.”

Donnie Wahlberg and Tom Selleck on ‘Blue Bloods’.Barbara Nikke/CBS via Getty

Barbara Nikke/CBS via Getty

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Blue Bloodscan be streamed in full on Hulu.

source: people.com