Tom Selleck isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
The 79-year-old actor sat down with Parade to discuss his plans for the future after 14 seasons on Blue Bloods. While he joked there aren’t necessarily “offers pouring in,” Selleck said doesn’t have plans to retire.
“I don’t know where my next job will take me,” he explained. “People ask, ‘What do you want to do next?’ I’m not sure. I don’t want to do Frank Reagan II.”
“I’m open to suggestions because I love Frank Reagan, but nobody’s really asked,” he later said, referring to his Blue Bloods character. “I don’t see him retiring and going off somewhere. If he goes off to a small town, I’d rather do more Jesse Stone movies.”
As for if another Jesse Stone film is in the works, Selleck said, “I haven’t worked on it yet,” but he wouldn’t be surprised if it happened.
“It would be an interesting challenge because Jesse is older now,” he said. “There’ve been quite a few years between shows. That doesn’t mean he isn’t a viable character. Everywhere I go one of the things I get asked is, ‘When can I see another Jesse Stone?’”Selleck admitted that while there aren’t necessarily “offers pouring in,” he does have one thing on his mind for his next project — and it involves Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan.
“A good Western’s always on my list,” he said. “I miss that; I want to sit on a horse again.”
Sheridan recently worked with Sam Elliott on a single-season western series called 1883, and Selleck revealed that’s a trio he’d like to be a part of. “Sam was great in [1883], Sam’s always great. We go way, way back. I love him dearly. I’d love to work with Sam,” he said.
After 15 years of filming Blue Bloods, Selleck is looking forward to what’s to come while getting used to the major shift in his life. “The hardest part for me is we had the Blue Bloods family and we had the actors’ family,” he said. “They’re all my pals. I miss them. It’s going to take a lot of getting used to.”
CBS announced the decision to cancel Blue Bloods in November 2023. Selleck later admitted he was not happy to hear the news, saying, “I’m not going to turn into a bitter old guy saying, ‘Get off my lawn!’ I don’t believe in holding grudges. But if you were to say to the television network, ‘Here’s a show you can program in the worst time slot you got, and it is going to guarantee you winning Friday night for the next 15 years,’ it would be almost impossible to believe.”
“After 15 years, it’s hard. It’s hard to let go because coming to work was a joy,” he added in October.
Despite the show ending, Selleck told PEOPLE in April he’s counting his blessings for the experience, both on Blue Bloods and throughout his career. “I’ve had a very good life, a very lucky life. I don’t know if it’s what I figured I’d be doing, but it’s with a lot of gratitude,” he said.
