Bridget Moynahan is becoming a member of her brother in blue.
The actress, 54, is formally set to return as Erin Reagan in the “Blue Bloods” spinoff, “Boston Blue.”
The brand new present will observe Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg) as he leaves the Huge Apple to take a place with the Boston Police Division.
“Blue Bloods” aired its first episode in 2010 and adopted a New York Metropolis household that labored in legislation enforcement. The star-studded solid additionally included Tom Selleck, Will Estes and Len Cariou as members of the tight-knit household.
CBS introduced on Friday that Moynahan will make a visitor look within the first episode of “Boston Blue.” She can be set to direct an episode throughout Season 1.
“Reunited and it feels so good!” Wahlberg, 55, captioned an Instagram shot along with his longtime co-star whereas on set. “So excited to have my dear friend, and TV sister @bridgetmoynahan, join me for a special guest appearance in the premiere episode of #BostonBlue!”
“She’ll also be bringing her incredible directing talents to the show this season!” the star added. “More fun (and surprises) to come. 👀 Let’s go! 💙❤️.”
On July 8, the “Very Scary People” host posted a photograph to his Instagram Tales from his first desk learn on the spinoff.
“A new chapter 💙,” Wahlberg penned beneath a snap of the pilot script.
Additionally set to star in “Boston Blue” is Sonequa Martin-Inexperienced, who will play his associate, Detective Lena Silver.
Rounding out the solid are Maggie Lawson, Marcus Scribner, Gloria Reuben and Ernie Hudson.
Earlier this month, CBS recast Danny Reagan’s son, regardless of Andrew Terraciano showing as Sean Reagan in almost each episode over 14 seasons.
Now, Mika Amonsen will take over the position of the youngest Reagan, who relocates to Boston along with his father. Sean will work as a patrolman for the Boston Police Division, in response to Deadline.
“Blue Bloods” aired its collection finale in December after 14 on CBS.
On the time, Wahlberg penned a touching tribute to the police procedural and a love observe to the present’s loyal followers.
“Dearest Blockheads,” the actor started on Instagram. “There is, of course, a sadness in saying goodbye to #BlueBloods. But what a heck of a ride we had together! You all were literally part of the Blue Bloods family! Not just on Friday nights (trending #BlueBloods every single week that it’s been on the air), not just in your impact on the Ratings (which was massive), you all made yourselves an actual part of the crew.”
Wahlberg added that everybody on the set “knew you, appreciated you and was happy to see you.”
“None — more than me. Of all the memories, highlights and moments, that I’ll look back on fondly from the last 14 years of filming #BlueBloods in New York City, your set visits will be something that I’ll cherish forever,” he shared.
The New Children On The Block member went on to recall his cherished recollections of viewers.
“You brought smiles, gifts, cupcakes (even though I was staying in shape for NKOTB tours), candy (too many Coffee Crisps and Kinder to mention), hugs, signs, inspiration and of course love. Some visitors — did not miss a season,” Wahlberg detailed. “Some visitors — we now miss so dearly.”
“I keep closing my eyes, and seeing your faces, as I’m writing this. I’m so thankful to you all. Please know that my heart is full. I can go on forever, about you, but it’s time to stop writing and to simply let these memories live. I thank you. I love you. I appreciate you. I salute you,” he continued earlier than writing a candy sign-off.
“My Blockhead/BlueBloods Family. See you on the next adventure. Coming soon.”
Selleck, 80, nevertheless, didn’t maintain again from sharing his disdain over the top of the beloved collection.
“I’m kind of frustrated,” the Emmy winner informed TV Insider in October. “During those last eight shows, I haven’t wanted to talk about an ending for Blue Bloods but about it still being wildly successful.”
Selleck identified that the present nonetheless had sturdy scores, as effectively.
“I’m not going to turn into a bitter old guy saying, ‘Get off my lawn!’ I don’t believe in holding grudges, but if you were to say to the television network, ‘Here’s a show you can program in the worst time slot you got, and it is going to guarantee you winning Friday night for the next 15 years,’ it would be almost impossible to believe.”
Selleck continued, “My frustration is the show was always taken for granted because it performed from the get-go. So how do I feel? It’s going to take a long time to sort all of this out.”
Regardless of his disappointment, the “Magnum P.I.” star isn’t achieved but.
He informed City & Nation in Might, “I hope there’s another Western in my future. Certainly whatever happens with ‘Blue Bloods,’ I’m not going to stop acting.”
In the meantime, that very same month, Wahlberg admitted he did all the pieces he might to avoid wasting “Blue Bloods” earlier than accepting the present’s destiny.
“When it ended, we thought, ‘Okay, some of the network’s gonna come and say, let’s keep going.’ And nobody came, and it was kind of like we were all in denial about it,” he informed Fox Information Digital.
Wahlberg stated that the chance for him to supply “Boston Blue” then got here alongside.
“It was heavy, you know?” the singer confessed. “It’s, like, how do I do this? Like, how does [his character] Danny Reagan carry on? You know, how do we create this new world for this character, and how do we do it in another city, not in New York?”
Wahlberg talked about that everybody concerned in “Blue Bloods” — each in entrance of and behind the digital camera — was so necessary to him.
“They became part of our family,” he stated. “You know, the viewers are saying, like, ‘How do we keep going with a Blue Blood spinoff without the whole family?’ And I share that. How do we do that, right?”
Wahlberg made the choice to maneuver ahead with the brand new undertaking.
“It was definitely a challenge to take on this opportunity, but I kept saying to myself, you know, if I’m really sincere about wanting ‘Blue Bloods’ to carry on, here’s an opportunity to do it,” he detailed.
“Now, it’s just Danny going to this new world, but I can’t say a lot about it — but I could say, if he’s a Reagan, it will never be just Danny. There’ll always be a Reagan a phone call away. And the traditions that the Reagans have, Danny wouldn’t abandon those traditions.”
