Will Frank Reagan Appear on ‘Boston Blue’ This Season?
[Warning: The below contains major spoilers for the Boston Blue series premiere.]
It wasn’t just Donnie Wahlberg who reprised his Blue Bloods role on the series premiere of the spinoff Boston Blue on Friday night. That episode, “Faith and Family,” featured cameos by Marisa Ramirez (Det. Maria Baez) and Bridget Moynahan (Erin Reagan), too. Blue Bloods alum Tom Selleck didn’t come back to play Frank Reagan, however — although viewers did see Wahlberg’s Danny Reagan on the phone with his dad. So, is there any chance we’ll see Frank this season on Boston Blue?
Unfortunately, there’s no official word about Selleck joining the new show. But fans have reason to hope Frank Reagan will make the trip to New York City to Boston at some point in Season 1.
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For starters, the series premiere referenced Frank a few times. Danny calls his dad to update him on Danny’s son Sean’s condition after Sean (Mika Amonsen) was injured rescuing victims from a fire.
Then, Police Superintendent Sarah Silver (Maggie Lawson) said that she phoned Frank, who’s still the NYPD commissioner, and he vouched for him enough for Sarah to authorize Danny to consult with Boston PD on the case. “Your dad’s voice counts for a lot, even this far from home,” she tells Danny.
“Danny Reagan, son of Frank, commissioner of all the land,” Danny quipped.
And later, Det. Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green) brought up Frank when she cited Danny’s reputation for going rogue. “You’re a great detective,” she said. “But how many times did your dad, the NYPD commissioner, look the other way when you crossed the line?”
“I hear you. And when it comes to my old man, nothin’ made him happier than to make an example out of me for the rank and file,” Danny responded. “But he also knew that sometimes dotting I’s and crossing T’s has to come second to right and wrong.”
So the stage might be set for Frank to show up on Boston Blue. Selleck, for his part, has been keeping a low profile recently. His IMDb filmography shows nothing else in the pipeline, aside from a rumored continuation of his Jesse Stone TV movies, so his schedule might be wide open.
The actor told TV Insider last year he was “kind of frustrated” that Blue Bloods was ending. “During those last eight shows, I haven’t wanted to talk about an ending for Blue Bloods but about it still being wildly successful,” he said. “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. 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.”
As TV Insider noted in our Boston Blue October digital cover story, Bridget Moynahan’s Erin Reagan is just the first of several popular Blue Bloods alums to make guest appearances this season. And the stars of Boston Blue would love to see Selleck join their ranks.
“That would be great,” Ernie Hudson, who plays Rev. Edwin Peters on the spinoff, told Us Weekly recently. “I’d love to work with Tom. I never have. Over the years, I’ve certainly admired his work. I admire his work, and he’s still ready to do whatever.”
And as he weighed in on Selleck’s possible comeback as Frank, Wahlberg pointed out to Parade this June that “New York and Boston are really close.”
Would you want to see Tom Selleck appear as Frank Reagan in the spinoff? Sound off in the poll below.
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This show was just as bad as I feared it would be. So many cold chill moments but the worst was swapping the Irish Catholics of NYC for a family of Jewish and African-Americans to provide a different ethnic group. And instead of family dinner, a gospel revival. The whole setting came across as a cynical strategy to lure a new set of fans.And they will probably succeed but this former fan won’t be there.
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That’s a lot of words to say you’re bigoted.
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I knew I ran the risk of getting that kind of pushback but I see a difference between an organic plot and some showrunner cynically manipulating the script for maximum effect.
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Nothing u said was bigoted or racist — i waited for this new spin off & was big disappointment - completely inorganic - and Danny being not Danny …. Great actor … bad writing - the new Sean should have had better debut ..hope it gets better & stops lecturing every 5 min
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I agree with St, nothing you said was bigoted or racist. You supplied FACTS. They didn't like them.
Anyone with a brain can see Blue Bloods was taken off the air for DEI reasons. I saw this months ago when they showed the preview trailer pictures.
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we can say the same thing about you about white people.
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Blue Bloods exceeded in the worst time slot. We never missed an episode. Best show ever. Boston Blue sucks. Bring back BLUE BLOODS, YOU MADE A HUGE MISTAKE CBS!!!!
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I absolutely agree. I just hate that the upper echelons of this show seem to think it's all about the black/white thing. Blue Bloods was perfect without all this damn racial mix, so why not Boston Blue? And why change up on Sean Reagan at this late date? The other Sean was practically raised on the set of Blue Blooda, with Danny as his dad! Makes no sense. Just hope they bring Baez to Boston to be with Danny, and not pair him romantically with anyone else. I hope Joe and Jamie get a chance to co star with Danny in this new show. Would be nice to see Frank. It really would be great to bring Blue Bloods back!!!!
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I hope this show FAILS miserably and Blue Bloods returns. They used to have different cultures on Blue Bloods. Mayor Poole, Reverand Potter. Baez. CBS caved into DEI demands. They could have made Blue Bloods better... could have brought back Potter and Mayor Poole. along with a lot of other characters from the beginning of Blue Bloods.
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I feel the same way, prior. I didn't watch it. In my opinion its CBS's DEI project. You can tell they lied about the budget being the reason Blue Bloods was cancelled...Donnie Wahlberg got a pay raise. Boston Blue is CBS's The Little Mermaid (reboot)... A total Joke. I'm glad i'm not tuning in to this TRASH.
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I liked Blue Bloods and I'm a big fan of Tom Selleck! It was terrible for them to take Blue Bloods off! Now that Boston Blue is on now I will watch this show! I like Ernie Hudson and would like to see him do well with his new role! I was disappointed that they had a different Sean on Boston Blue! But I will give the show a chance!!!
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I won’t watch Boston Blue! There was no reason to take Blue Bloods off! There was still lots of story lines to explore! Was all politics!
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No it was all money. I mean maybe there was some politics to it I don’t know but thee longer a show lasts the more money it costs to make. With the exception of Wahlburg I bet the majority of those new cast is not being pain as highly as the old cast was after more than a decade. I have to admit I wasn’t going to watch it but I did and it was interesting, if a bit contrived. I’ll give it a chance.
And thst was a lot of tap dancing around the reason for the actor switch for Sean. (About 50 pounds I’d guess. Shame on them.) Danny has another kid too who was played by the original Sean’s brother. I never heard Jack mentioned the whole pilot episode. So Danny nor Erin didn’t think they should call Jack and let him know his brother was in a coma?
And nothing mentioned about Erin being married to the other Jack . Nor anything about Eddie’s baby. Danny mentions his girlfriend (Maria) casually to his new partner (who looked a bit sad about that) but he made the decision to stay in Boston without even giving her a phone call.
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That's why I hope Baez comes to Boston Blue to be with Danny. Producers will try to pair him with his new partner, and I don't know anyone who will want this! Jack and Sean are real life brothers as well. Just wish they hadn't canceled Blue Bloods.
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Don’t care to watch Boston Blue-just not into it after Blue Bloods cancellation.I do really like Donny Walhburg but not interested after Blue Bloods.Big mistake CBS!
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Huge Blue Bloods fan. Seen every episode, many more than once. Made it exactly five minutes into Boston Blue. No thanks.
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It was a shame that the network decided to cancel Blue Bloods. It was a great show and had the potential for more shows. If we start comparing Boston Blues from the very start of the first episode with Blue Bloods it will never compare to or meet the standards that we have set and come to love with Blue Bloods. Boston Blues is a "spin off" and it will take a little time to get their feet wet and grounded in the direction it needs to go. If we have faith in the cast and writers it will get there. I believe the cast will help the writers and directors make it as great of a show as Blue Bloods was.
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I got tears in my eyes when I read that, I hope Frank Reagan comes to the show I get kind of emotional I know it's just a show but Blue Bloods was the best ❤️❤️❤️
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I hate that Blue Bloods ended but I watched Boston Blue and liked it. YES I want to see Tom Selleck and ALL the Reagan family and fav characters Maria etc show up on Boston Blue.
Blue Bloods was an amazing show and shouldn’t have ended but happy to see some of my favorite characters again. (BTW whatever happened to Danny’s eldest son? After going off to college He was gone and not explained that I saw )
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I agree. I was in one episode as a background one year at a restaurant in Little Italy. I think they took if off because there were NO black family members. For CBS they were too WHITE! Not for me!
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