(NewsNation) — “Blue Bloods” alum Andrew Terraciano, 22, is opening up about how he found out he was recast in the spinoff series, “Boston Blue.”
“I had somebody call me — actually the day that I was graduating — and they had spoken to my mom, and she called me [crying],” Terraciano told Us Weekly. “They were like, ‘They might be looking for a different Sean.’”
The actor said he spoke to Donnie Wahlberg, who played his onscreen father, about his character, Sean Regan, being recast.
“Shortly after we got the news, Donnie called me. It was a really beautiful moment of getting to hear from an old friend but also somebody that you respect so much and have learned so much from,” he said.
Continuing, “We had such an amazing experience on ‘Blue Bloods’ that when we talk, we’ll always be friends and family first. I’m happy that there are so many other people that now get to share in that amazing experience.”
‘Blue Bloods’ creators defend recasting
“Boston Blue” co-creators, Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis, defended their decision to recast Terraciano with actor Mika Amonsen.
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Mika Amonsen at the “Thanksgiving” L.A. fan screening held at the Vista Theatre on November 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Oscar Del Aguila/Variety via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 15: Marisa Ramirez and Donnie Wahlberg are seen filming “Blue Bloods” on April 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
“We wanted a slightly different version of Sean. We wanted a character that feels familiar, an actor that does resemble the character that we watched grow up,” Margolis said. “But as you saw in the pilot, he has made some life changes and, having joined the police force, he is really picking up that family mantle.”
Terraciano appeared on almost 300 episodes of the long-running CBS series.
“I got the joy of playing Sean, and I got to send him off into the world,” he told Us Weekly. “Now somebody else gets that joy. We’re both getting to show what we do and then send Sean off into the world.”
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