Blue Bloods solely wrapped on the TV schedule a number of months in the past, however the collection finale truly filmed a complete lot longer in the past, wrapping manufacturing in June of 2024. This implies Tom Selleck bought a pleasant little break from the Hollywood biz, however now he’s seemingly landed his subsequent TV function, and it’s precisely the undertaking he (And I) hoped it might be.
After CBS introduced it was cancelling Blue Bloods actually all the best way again in 2023, Selleck was the present’s largest champion for months. He overtly said he thought the community was making a mistake. He cited the present’s (factually) excessive rankings as a motive it ought to keep on the air. All to no avail. The present went out quietly in December of 2024.
Whereas CBS has introduced the Reagans will get one other likelihood to shine on TV, a derivative is within the works about Donnie Wahlberg’s Danny Reagan, not Selleck’s Frank Reagan. Which implies the mustachioed actor’s schedule is free to return to a different one in all his fan-favorite characters: Jesse Stone.
What Is Jesse Stone, Anyway?
You possibly bear in mind Jesse Stone. A personality Selleck finds close to and pricey to his personal coronary heart, Stone is predicated on a collection of detective novels written by Robert B. Parker. The actor starred in and produced 9 of those motion pictures within the early 2000s, with the final one hitting the TV schedule again in 2015.
Jesse’s a type of darkish character who typically solely has a canine as a companion. He sees the worst facet of humanity typically. The collection takes nice pains to indicate his alcohol use and issues with temperance — although he is all the time skilled and cuts again whereas working.
Again when Tom Selleck was considering the top of his CBS present, he’d talked about desirous to reprise Jesse Stone, and I’m glad to see he was severe about it. Actually, in more moderen months, he’d touted desirous to do one thing like “a western” as his subsequent function. At 80, he is additionally previous retirement age, so I wasn’t so positive such an lively character as Stone would truly land on his future resume.
The information hasn’t formally been confirmed at this juncture, nevertheless it’s been added to his IMDB web page. So whereas we should take it with a grain of salt, all issues are pointing to getting extra from the longtime character. Once more, this information is just not precisely a shock, nevertheless it’s info I might be very happy to listen to extra about. A tenth film has a pleasant ring to it.
Probably the well-known Reagan household dinner scenes might be altering with the brand new spinoff, however I’m to know what a Blue Bloods world might be like with out plenty of the mainstays that made the property work so nicely for CBS. It will not be the one CBS property to obtain dangerous information quickly both, as we’re retaining a working tally of all of the 2025 canceled exhibits, and community TV’s spring sweeps are on the best way quickly.