As the popular police procedural series Blue Bloods rides off into the sunset, the franchise is set to continue in a spinoff entitled Boston Blue. Debuting back in 2010, Blue Bloods follows the members of the Reagan family, a clan of cops with deep connections to the NYPD. Patriarch Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) is the NYPD Commissioner, and he must blend his job with his family life as both are intricately tied to law enforcement. With its blend of typical procedural elements with ongoing drama within the Reagan family, Blue Bloods set itself apart from other long-running cop shows.
Despite being one of the most popular procedurals on TV for almost its entire run, CBS opted to cancel Blue Bloods after season 14. This caused something of an uproar, since it was clear that audiences still wanted more and the cast was onboard to keep the series going. Season 13 garnered a 9.40 rating (via The Hollywood Reporter) which was good enough for fifth-best on TV for that year. As such, rumblings began concerning a spinoff of the long-running cop drama, and now CBS has green-lit Boston Blue, a spinoff arriving for the 2025-2026 season.
The Blue Bloods Spinoff: Boston Blue Latest News
CBS Gives The Show A Straight-To-Series Order
it won’t go through the pilot phase, and has already earned a spot on the schedule
Less than a year after rumblings of the spinoff began in mid 2024, the latest news confirms that CBS has given the Blue Bloods spinoff a series order. Now working under the tentative title of Boston Blue, the spinoff is on the fast-track from the network with plans for it to debut as part of CBS’ 2025-2026 season. This means it won’t go through the pilot phase, and has already earned a spot on the schedule. Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis are attached as the showrunners and executive producers, and Donnie Wahlberg is confirmed to return as Danny Reagan.
CBS revealed a plot synopsis for the spinoff, and it reads:
In BOSTON BLUE, a universe expansion of the long-running top drama BLUE BLOODS, Wahlberg will reprise his role as NYPD officer Danny Reagan as he takes a position with Boston PD. Once in Boston, he is paired with detective Lena Peters, the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family.
The Blue Bloods Spinoff: Boston Blue Is Confirmed
