Blue Bloods Spinoff Boston Blue Virtually Put Danny Someplace Else

Star of Boston Blue, Donnie Wahlberg, not too long ago defined how there was a couple of Blue Bloods spinoff thought. Whereas the creators finally selected Boston, the present may have been set someplace fully completely different.

Boston Blue is a police drama that follows a former NYPD officer, Danny Reagan (Wahlberg), and his new companion Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Inexperienced), after he joins the Boston Police Division. The present additionally stars Ernie Hudson (Reverend Edwin Peters), Maggie Lawson (Sarah Silver), Gloria Reuben (Mae Silver), Marcus Scribner (Jonah Silver), and Mika Amonsen (Sean Reagan).

In an interview with CinemaBlend, Wahlberg revealed that the sequence’ protagonist nearly moved all the way down to Texas as a substitute of staying within the Northeast. The actor defined that the purpose of the relocation was to take the character and put him exterior of his “consolation zone.” And, whereas Texas would have been a enjoyable thought, Boston was the place he believed Reagan must be.

Perhaps Danny goes to Texas, and he’s a fish out of water, or perhaps he goes to LA or Vegas and works in a on line casino. Simply someplace completely different, the place he’s not that, you already know, [he] doesn’t know each nook and cranny of the place he’s, and he has to get on a horse or do issues which might be out of his consolation zone. And nothing is extra out of his consolation zone than being in Boston. I can let you know that. Not me, Danny.

His assertion additionally sheds mild on how completely different Boston Blue may have been. If the spinoff moved his character to Texas as a substitute, the sequence may be extra just like Taylor Sheridan’s hit TV present Tulsa King.

In Tulsa King, Sylvester Stallone’s Dwight Manfredi is a New Yorker who’s compelled to rebuild his life in Oklahoma. Danny would’ve needed to adapt way more within the South due to the foremost cultural variations between the 2 areas. Whereas Boston is a distinct metropolis, it’s nonetheless comparatively just like New York, making the transition really feel extra pure and fewer stunning.

Wahlberg stated that Boston Blue showrunners, Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, have been throwing the thought round with Jerry Bruckheimer. In accordance with the actor, they spoke about bringing a Blue Bloods character to Boston and creating a brand new workforce. And, consequently, Danny was on his technique to Massachusetts.

There was an thought, and we have been form of creating the thought. However on the similar time, I believe Jerry Bruckheimer and the Brandons have been creating an thought of one other legislation enforcement household, you already know, a distinct present. [It] may have been to companion with Blue Bloods. It may have been no matter. And I believe there was a personality who was shifting to Boston. That’s how we met the household. And I believe they’re like, “Hey, as a substitute of shifting him to Texas, why don’t we speak about him becoming a member of this factor and shifting to Boston?

Wahlberg admitted that, at first, he was just a little reluctant about starring in a derivative after Blue Bloods bought canceled. He additionally did not notice how shortly the brand new sequence would launch as a result of he did not see the unique present’s cancellation coming and was just a little blindsided by it.

So anyway, you already know, when it really was ending, I sort of didn’t imagine it, proper? And so abruptly it was like, “Properly, do I actually need to do a spin-off?” I didn’t know, you already know. And this concept was simply actually good, and the script was actually good. And I checked out it, and I noticed the probabilities of weaving Blue Bloods’ world into it, and I noticed an opportunity to play Danny differently, even completely different than I thought of within the form of Texas spin-off thought.

Boston Blue premieres on October 17, 2025, at 10:00 PM ET and seven:00 PM PT on CBS.