Actor Gregory Jbara – star of the ‘Blue Bloods’ series – has passed away at the age of 64

The Blue Bloods legacy lives on!

Boston Blue, a spinoff of the beloved police procedural that came to an end in December 2024, is starting fresh with new stories and characters. While the series is described as a “universe expansion” of the former series, fans can rest assured that Donnie Wahlberg is back to reprise his role as detective Danny Reagan.

Although Boston Blue is a spinoff of the long-running CBS show, Wahlberg’s character is the only confirmed main returning character — with the exception of a guest appearance from Bridget Moynahan — as he moves from New York City to Boston and joins the city’s police department. After moving to the new town, Danny gets a new partner, Detective Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green), who is part of a well-known law enforcement family.

Wahlberg — who starred in the original show alongside Tom Selleck, Moynahan, Len Cariou and Will Estes — admitted that he was initially hesitant to do a spinoff, but his mind changed after reading the script and learning more about a larger universe for the show.

“Suddenly it was like, ‘Do I really wanna do a spinoff?’ I didn’t know,” he said during a screening and Q&A on Oct. 14. “And this idea was really good. And the script was really good. I looked at it and I saw the possibilities of weaving Blue Bloods‘ world into it, and I saw a chance to play Danny in a different way.”

Here’s everything to know about the Boston Blue season 1 release schedule and where to watch the Blue Bloods spinoff.