Eagerly awaiting the final installment of BLUE BLOODS’ 14th season? Here’s everything you need to know.
BLUE BLOODS Season 14 Part 2 will premiere on Friday, Oct. 18 at 10/9c on CBS, with episodes available for next-day streaming on Paramount+. There are eight episodes in the fourteenth season’s second part, with all major cast members returning.
So, what can fans of the show expect from the final episodes?
“We always have tried to strip away another layer of the characters,” showrunner Kevin Wade told TV Insider, adding that the procedural nature of the show means “the only changes we can make are in the characters and their actual fears.”
He continued, “I’m trying to write the best stories to put two or more Reagans in opposition to each other and try to resolve it at the end. And hopefully, in the resolution, they reveal something new about themselves.”
BLUE BLOODS’ stars are just as emotional as the fans about the end of the show.
“Last day of BLUE BLOODS,” star Donnie Wahlberg wrote in an Instagram post. “Not sure I have the words to describe how I feel about today, or the last 14 years on this special BLUE BLOODS journey, but I do know how incredibly thankful I am for every moment of it.”
He continued, “To the cast, the crew, the guest cast, every background actor, writer, producer and every member of every single dept — thank you. To the people of New York, in every neighborhood and borough, thank you for always showing your love. To the NYPD, thank you for your support and sacrifice, I hope we did you proud. Lastly, to my fans, and the fans of this show. We don’t make it 14 days (nevermind 14 years) without you! Your love and support for this show has been one of the great blessings of my life. Thank you.”
BLUE BLOODS might be coming to an end, but there are rumors of a potential spin-off.
During Paramount Global’s shareholder meeting earlier this year, Brian Robbins, co-CEO of Paramount, said, “We are building tomorrow’s billion dollar brands right now. In TV, new franchise extensions are coming for DEXTER, BILLIONS, and BLUE BLOODS.”
Movieguide® previously reported on BLUE BLOOD’s future:
BLUE BLOODS actor Donnie Wahlberg believes the show will continue — or at least in a new iteration.
“We filmed the apparent last season of BLUE BLOODS, and it’ll air starting in October. Maybe there’ll be something else after that. I don’t know anything officially yet, but there’s things in the works. So maybe something awesome will happen,” Walhberg said in a recent video, adding, “You know I’ll do things after BLUE BLOODS no matter what.”
BLUE BLOODS finished filming in July. The “apparent” final episodes will air Fridays, October through December.
Screen Rant assessed that a spinoff of the show could be very successful, but it’d have to maintain its predecessor’s “focus on family values” because that’s a key reason why the show is so popular. Several BLUE BLOODS episodes have won Movieguide® Teddy Bear Awards® for such values.
