Boston’s Finest Get Cosmic: Sonequa Martin-Green Joins Donnie Wahlberg in Blue Bloods Spinoff—Is This the Universe’s Boldest Cop Duo Yet?
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Is it just me, or does the cosmos have a knack for delivering exciting twists right when Mercury’s doing its little dance through Gemini, stirring up communication and new partnerships? Because here we are, on the brink of a new fall TV season, and Sonequa Martin-Green — yes, the very queen of Star Trek: Discovery — is jumping starships from the final frontier straight to the mean streets of Boston. She’s teaming up with Donnie Wahlberg in Boston Blue, CBS’s fresh-off-the-press Blue Bloods spinoff, and honestly, the timing feels written in the stars. Now, before you ask, “Can she pull off a Boston accent without making us all cringe?”— well, Sonequa’s already on it, practicing to sprinkle that accent in just perfectly, because she knows we’re all rooting for the new Silver family as much as the Reagans.
Boston Blue will follow Wahlberg’s Detective Danny Reagan as he trades in New York’s chaos for Boston’s turf, partnered with Detective Lena Silver (that’s Martin-Green, folks), who’s got the law enforcement pedigree to rival any drama out there. Wahlberg’s gushing about keeping the Blue Bloods legacy alive while opening the door to fresh faces and fresh stories — and fans of the original series? They’re in for some connective tissue to their beloved Reagans, with enough new family intrigue to keep things spicy. Oh! And Tom Selleck himself has been whispering from behind the scenes about how much he wishes the original crew kept rolling, so fingers crossed, maybe Frank Reagan’s ghost might even stride into this new chapter.
Is this the perfect storm of stellar casting, family loyalty, and a dash of destiny? Tune in this fall, and decide for yourself — or at least watch Sonequa nail that Boston accent without cracking a smile. LEARN MORE
Star Trek: Discovery‘s Sonequa Martin-Green will star alongside Donnie Wahlberg in Boston Blue, CBS’ upcoming spinoff of the long-running Blue Bloods series.
The series is set to debut this fall and will follow Detective Danny Reagan (Wahlberg) as he leaves New York City and his family to take a position with the Boston Police Department. He will be partnered with Detective Lena Silver (Martin-Green), the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family.
“I’m gonna have to get a really good Boston accent, just so I can throw it out at times,” Martin-Green told reporters at a CBS press event. “We love the Reagans. We have all loved the Reagans for so long. Being Detective Lena Silver, who is coming from a prominent law enforcement family, you will love the Silvers too. I’m super excited for this partnership, and to be back in the CBS family.“
Wahlberg added, “I’m incredibly grateful for the years on Blue Bloods, and incredibly grateful to be able to keep the the traditional Blue Bloods alive and move it forward into a new worth with new friends and new situations. We are really really working on this universe in a way that I think the Blue Bloods viewers are gonna be very happy, very excited, and a whole new world of viewers are gonna be able to discover us, too.“
Blue Bloods fans can probably expect some familiar faces to show up, as Wahlberg said, “There’ll be connective tissue to the old family. But we’re also going to get to discover a new family and carry on the tradition of telling their stories and still telling the Reagan stories.“
The original series was one of CBS’s most-watched dramas, and many cast members didn’t want it to end. Tom Selleck, who starred in Blue Bloods as Frank Reagan, the New York Police Department Police Commissioner, said that everyone involved wanted to return for more. “I can’t figure out why they didn’t start streaming it, do 10 episodes a year,” he said. “But I’m not the boss. Everybody wanted to come back. And I think with this cast, it would have been a gift for the audience. I don’t make those decisions. I’m prepared to celebrate and commemorate this show, but I’m still getting used to it.” Maybe he’ll make an appearance in Boston Blue.
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