Fans of CBS’ canceled Blue Bloods will only have to wait another six months or so to get their next fix of Danny Reagan.
Franchise vet Donnie Wahlberg — who of course played Danny for all of Blue Bloods‘ 14-season run — shared on Instagram a first “promo” for Boston Blue. (I use air quotes because it uses fleeting, archival Blue Bloods clips.) Both the video and Wahlberg’s caption confirm a fall (versus midseason/early 2026) premiere for the new, Beantown adventures of Danny Reagan.
CBS will officially announce its complete fall schedule, with days and time slots, on May 7.
“So excited to carry on the tradition, to share so many surprises, to answer some unanswered questions and to welcome all of you — to #BostonBlue!” wrote Wahlberg on Instagram. “The next chapter in the #BlueBloods legacy begins. I can’t wait.”
Ordered to series on Feb. 18 — two months after Blue Bloods‘ series finale — this “Blue Bloods Universe expansion” finds Wahlberg’s Detective Danny Reagan leaving New York City and his family to take a position with the Boston Police Department.
Once there, Danny will be collaborating with Detective Lena Peters, the yet-to-be-cast eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family.
Although filming clearly has not yet begun, there are rumblings (relayed to TVLine by reader newsjunkie) that the series will film in Toronto, save for some on-location establishing shots. (TVLine has reached out to CBS for comment.)
Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis (both of The Blacklist and L.A.’s Finest, as well as Alert: Missing Persons Unit) will serve as Boston Blue’s showrunners and executive-produce alongside Wahlberg, Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed.
