CBS is heading back to the world of Blue Bloods — at least partially.
The network has given a straight-to-series order to a drama titled Boston Blue, which will see Donnie Wahlberg reprising his Blue Bloods role as Danny Reagan. The new show — CBS is calling it a “universe expansion” of Blue Bloods — is set to premiere in the 2025-26 season. It will follow Danny as he leaves New York and takes a position with the Boston police — where he’s partnered with Detective Lena Peters, the daughter of a prominent law enforcement family in the city.
The order for Boston Blue comes two months after Blue Bloods ended a 14-season run on CBS. The series was one of the network’s most watched dramas for most of its run, and Wahlberg (among other castmembers) has said in interviews that he would have happily continued making the original series.
Although the new series is set in the same world as Blue Bloods, it notably has a different creative team. Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis (The Blacklist, Alert: Missing Persons Unit) will serve as showrunners and executive produce with Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed of Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Wahlberg. CBS Studios is producing the new show.
Boston Blue will join the Fire Country spinoff Sheriff Country (also from Bruckheimer), in CBS’ 2025-26 lineup. The network has also renewed Matlock for a second season, with decisions on the bulk of its scripted lineup still to come.
