Donnie Wahlberg Teases New Chapter as 'Boston Blue' Begins to Roll

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Donnie Wahlberg is entering his new era — Danny Reagan is back, but he's leaving New York City behind.

Blue Bloods wrapped its final season almost seven months ago, but there's a fresh chapter about to begin. Wahlberg revealed that Boston Blue is back filming, but not in its namesake city. The CBS show's new home base will be in Toronto, Ontario, for its first season.

Wahlberg shared a nighttime glimpse of the Canadian city's skyline on his Instagram Story on July 7 and wrote, “A new day. A new city. A new opportunity. A new adventure. The same gratitude.” (You can see the photo here.)

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On July 8, he added an image of the pilot script at their first table read, where he was seated next to co-star Sonequa Martin-Green, who plays Detective Lena Silver.

A new chapter,” he wrote with a blue heart emoji.

Wahlberg's character will find himself taking a new job with the Boston Police Department with his new partner. Lena's family has a long history in law enforcement, so it's likely that much of the drama will revolve around Danny finding his feet in a new city with very different dynamics than the Reagan family's prominence in the New York City Police Department.

The cast is stacked with familiar faces from other TV dramas, including ER's Gloria Reuben, Quantum Leap's Ernie Hudson, and Psych's Maggie Lawson, who will all play key roles in the Silver family.

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The production promises that there will be exterior scenes filmed in Boston, but the key interior scenes will based out of Canada.

Fans won't have trouble finding Boston Blueon the fall schedule because it will go back to Blue Bloods' favored time slot on Fridays at 10 p.m. The premiere date has not been announced by CBS yet.

Related: CBS Drops First Look at 'Blue Bloods' Spinoff 'Boston Blue'

Donnie Wahlberg Teases New Chapter as 'Boston Blue' Begins to Roll first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 9, 2025