It’s Officially The Start Of A New Era For Tom Selleck’s Blue Bloods Franchise

Published Oct 13, 2026, 2:07 PM EDT Adam Bentz is a senior news writer at ScreenRant, where he has authored nearly 5,000 articles, including features and lists. He studied creative writing and English with a concentration in screenwriting at Southern New Hampshire University and interned as a writer/journalist for The Borgen Project, an influential organization that fights global poverty. However, one of his proudest achievements is editing a Leonardo DiCaprio freakout compilation that has over 150K views on YouTube. Adam also fancies himself an amateur film critic on his personal website. Tom Selleck starred on Blue Bloods as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan in all 14 seasons of the CBS police procedural, which aired from 2010 to 2024 for 14 seasons and 293 episodes, following the fictional Reagan family, an Irish-American Catholic family in New York City with a history of law enforcement, including Donnie Wahlberg as Detective Danny Reagan, Frank's son. The spin-off series, Boston Blue, premiered in October 2025 in the same Friday night timeslot. Executive produced by and starring Donnie Wahlberg, the spin-off follows his character, Danny Reagan, as he moves from New York City to Boston and takes a position in the Police Department alongside his son Sean (Mika Amonsen). Boston Blue season 2 recently returned to CBS, premiering on October 9. Boston Blue Has Started A New Era Of Streaming Success For the first time, Boston Blue just began charting on the Top 10 overall movies and TV shows on Paramount+ in the United States (from Amazon Channels) as of today, October 13. It ranks No. 9 above Avatar: Seven Havens and below MobLand, Marshals, Sheriff Country, Tracker, Fire Country, One Mile: Chapter Two, Lioness, and One Mile: Chapter One. Boston Blue also just began charting on Crave for the first time, taking the No. 4 spot on its Top 10 overall (from Amazon Channels) in Canada. It ranks below S.W.A.T. Exiles, Lanterns, Anna Pigeon, and above The Celebrity Traitors, The Traitors, Dracula, War, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, and The Voice. Where Does Season 2 Pick Up The Blue Bloods Spinoff? CBS Broadcasting, Inc. Boston Blue season 2 picks up three months after the season 1 finale, with its premiere episode, "The Crash," jumping straight into the immediate aftermath of several cliffhangers. Detective Brian Rodgers (Ryan Broussard) survived the car crash in which a truck deliberately pushed his vehicle into the water, and he is recovering at home and dealing with PTSD. Detective Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green) is back on the job after spending three months in rehab recovering from injuries sustained during the shooting, and Danny is offered a major department promotion. While dealing with the lingering mystery of Brian's attack, they also have to track down a Boston Strangler copycat killer, with the help of Sean and Jonah (Marcus Scribner). With Boston Blue gaining traction on streaming and season 2 piling on plenty of new mysteries, Danny Reagan's move to Boston looks like it is paying off, and audiences have plenty of reasons to keep watching. Release Date October 17, 2025 Network CBS Directors Alex Zakrzewski, Anthony Hemingway, Antonio Negret, Randall Zisk, Jackeline Tejada Cast Donnie Wahlberg Danny Reagan Sonequa Martin-Green Lena Silver Writers Terri Kopp, Pam Veasey, Rebecca Perry Cutter, Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier Creator(s) Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier