Can Boston Blue carry viewers again to CBS for Friday-night dinners? Cocreators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier didn’t plan for his or her sequence a few cop relocating to Boston to be close to his son to change into a Blue Bloods spinoff, however they jumped on the likelihood to make it one when alternative knocked throughout improvement.
Only some tweaks have been wanted to insert Danny Reagan, Donnie Wahlberg‘s robust New York detective, into the world. After fruitlessly making an attempt to maintain Blue Bloods from cancellation, Wahlberg says, “When the chance got here to broaden the universe, thought I felt the burden of expectations, I couldn’t say no to carrying on that legacy.”
When the sequence opens, Danny has transferred to the Boston PD after his son Sean (Reacher‘s Mika Amonson, changing Blue Bloods‘ Andrew Terraciano) has a disaster on the BPD academy. The Silvers, a close-knit legislation enforcement-filled household, befriend the homesick Sean, whom their son Jonah (black-ish‘s Marcus Scribner) met throughout police coaching, inviting him over for dinner. Sonnier admits that the household is impressed by the Reagans, “who’re all about religion, household and custom,” however with one twist. “Like my household,” he provides, “the Silvers are Jewish and multiracial.”
Their weekly get-together is a Friday night time Shabbat meal. On the desk: widowed DA Mae Silver (Gloria Reuben), Jonah, Mae’s police superintendent stepdaughter Sarah (Maggie Lawson), her detective daughter Lena (Sonequa Martin-Inexperienced) — Danny’s accomplice — and her father, a Baptist reverend (Ernie Hudson).
“We are going to perceive what brings Danny to Boston and the way vital it,” says Wahlberg, “and why that’s sufficient purpose for him to remain. Discovering out that his son is near a household that may be very paying homage to his personal, whereas they’ve their very own religion and custom, does create a kind of protected place for to get what he’s lacking. It’s a really emotional finish of the primary episode,” he provides.
“This present is filled with coronary heart,” says Martin-Inexperienced, who admits she had by no means seen Blue Bloods. “The franchise is constructed on household, loyalty, and legislation enforcement, and I need to do the character and the story justice. We need to be sure households who watch actually join with us.”
Serving to that connection is the connection between Danny and his new accomplice Lena, who’s a revered member of the Boston drive. “She is sensible at what she does, however she additionally has a pleasure to her,” Martin-Inexperienced says.
Their connection “begins with an investigation that Lena’s engaged on, and Danny is allowed to assist her because of the circumstance,” shares Wahlberg. “It’s an exceptional partnership, partially as a result of they’re each detectives from police households and it develops fairly rapidly. They’ve this frequent thread the place they will truly assist one another and provides one another perspective.”
Blue Blood followers can anticipate extra Reagans to indicate up on the brand new present. First up is ADA Erin (Bridget Moynahan). She’ll get to the meet “the fantastic solid,” says Wahlberg. “What a blessing to have Erin,” Martin-Inexperienced provides.
“Identical to the Reagans, the Silvers should stability our household dynamic with our skilled dynamic,” affirms Martin-Inexperienced. “How will we be sure we’re staying true to the job, whereas additionally staying true to one another? That’s what makes the story so thrilling and, I feel thrilling.”
Boston Blue, Sequence Premiere, Friday, October 17, 10/9c, CBS