Say hello to the new Blue Bloods. Production company Awesomeness, which is owned by Paramount, has begun developing a show based on the best-selling YA book series of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz.
Despite the identical title, this Blue Bloods doesn’t have any connection to the CBS cop drama starring Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg. Instead, the new Blue Bloods focuses on an elite group of immortal vampires who secretly rule New York City, Deadline reports.
The new ‘Blue Bloods’ will be based on book series by Melissa De La Cruz
Rather than giving an inside look at a family of NYPD officers, the new Blue Bloods will follow a 17-year-old named Sky, who is a newcomer to the prestigious Duchesne Institute. As the first half-human, half-vampire, Sky was previously exiled from the Blue Bloods and must find her way in her world. Meanwhile, the city’s vampires face an existential threat when an ancient and evil breed of vampires resurfaces. (Maybe they could call on Frank Reagan to sort out the mess?)
Jacquie Walters will write and executive produce the new show, which does not yet have a network attached. De La Cruz will also serve as an executive producer.
“I am so excited to bring my beloved Blue Bloods series to life with a stellar team at Awesomeness, Gotham, 3Arts, and our incredible writer Jacquie Walters who understands my story and characters deeply,” she said in a statement. “Cannot wait to see them on screen at last!!! LFG!!!”
De La Cruz also wrote the books that were adapted into the Lifetime series The Witches of East End and a series of books inspired by the Disney Channel series The Descendants.
”90% of the stuff I work on is never announced—so this is a fun treat to be able to share one of my projects with the world!! (And with Melissa’s many fans!) We are cooking up something GOOD for y’all, just wait,” Walters shared on Instagram.
The final episodes of ‘Blue Bloods’ begin airing Oct. 18
While the existence of two Blue Bloods could be a little confusing, it doesn’t sound like fans of either should have too much trouble telling them apart. Plus, the CBS show will be wrapping up its final season this fall, well before the new Blue Bloods makes it to TV.
The last eight episodes of the top-rated drama will begin airing on Friday, Oct. 18. It’s the end of an era for the cast, several of whom – including Selleck – have made it clear that they’d like the series to continue. While CBS has said it has no plans to un-cancel the show, “franchise extensions” are in the works. But it will be some time before anything makes its way to TV.
“We’ve got to get it right so we’re taking our time and trying to figure it out, OK, what is the next iteration of Blue Bloods?” CBS Studios President David Stapf told Deadline. “We have a whole season to go where we intend to celebrate it all season long as to how good that show is, so there’s still time for us to figure that out.”
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