Donnie Wahlberg celebrated the official start of the Blue Bloods spinoff, Boston Blue, by sharing a photo from the first table read.
Wahlberg, 55, took to his Instagram Stories to share of photo from Toronto, Ontario, which is where Boston Blue will be filmed. “A new day. A new city. A new opportunity. A new adventure. The same gratitude,” he captioned a photo of the skyline, which included the hashtag “thankful.”
One day later, Wahlberg confirmed that production had officially begun when he shared a photo from the first Boston Blue table read. He sat next to Sonequa Martin-Green, who plays the leading lady Lena Silver, during the table read.
“A new chapter,” he captioned the photo that showed the pilot’s script and his name plate, while he also added a blue heart emoji.
Boston Blue was announced on February 18 after the Blue Bloods series finale aired in December 2024. The new show will follow Detective Danny Reagan (Wahlberg) as he leaves New York City and his family to start working for the Boston PD. He will be collaborating with Detective Lena Silver, who is the eldest daughter in a prominent law enforcement family.
In addition to Wahlberg and Martin-Green, 40, the cast also includes Gloria Reuben as Mae Silver, Ernie Hudson as Reverend Peters, Maggie Lawson as Sarah Silver and Marcus Scribner as Jonah.
After Boston Blue was announced, Wahlberg exclusively spoke to Parade about if his Blue Bloods dad, played by Tom Selleck, would appear on the new show. While he didn’t give a definitive answer, Wahlberg pointed out that “New York and Boston are really close.”
After he noted that the cities are “not that far apart,” Wahlberg seemed to hint that Selleck, 80, could appear on the show. “Blue Bloods is important to the audience, it’s important to me,” he said.
