Regardless of Blue Bloods followers holding out hope that Tom Selleck will seem on Boston Blue, the actor is extra uncertain.
Selleck, 80, was just lately requested about the opportunity of reprising his position as Frank Reagan within the Blue Bloods spinoff, telling Hour Detroit, “I don’t know if I might do Boston Blue — that’s one other present.”
The actor famous that technically Frank’s story got here to an finish.
“I believe it’s partly my lot in life to verify Blue Bloods has its place in tv historical past,” Selleck stated. “However I don’t assume it’s my lot in life to maintain enjoying Frank Reagan.”
Selleck additionally sounded off on the shocking Blue Bloods cancellation. “It was an enormous disappointment, and I nonetheless don’t know why CBS did it,” he shared. “When you do away with the soccer, we have been the sixth hottest collection in all of tv.”
The previous Blue Bloods star performed Reagan household patriarch and NYC police commissioner Frank for 14 seasons of the CBS collection, which premiered in 2010. Frank’s father, Henry Reagan (Len Cariou), and youngsters — daughter Erin Reagan (Bridget Moynahan) and sons Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) and Jamie Reagan (Will Estes) — have been additionally central to the present.
Hypothesis arose in 2023 that Blue Bloods was coming to an finish. On the time, the police procedural was renewed, however the solid and producers agreed to take a 25 p.c pay lower. Selleck later addressed the official cancellation information and questioned the choice.
“I’m type of annoyed,” he advised TV Insider in October 2024. “Throughout these final eight exhibits, I haven’t wished to speak about an ending for Blue Bloods however about it nonetheless being wildly profitable.”
Selleck argued that Blue Bloods ought to have remained on the air, saying, “I’m not going to show right into a bitter previous man saying, ‘Get off my garden.’ I don’t consider in holding grudges, however for those who have been to say to the tv community, ‘Right here’s a present you’ll be able to program within the worst time slot you bought, and it’ll assure you profitable Friday evening for the subsequent 15 years,’ it could be nearly not possible to consider.”
On the time, Selleck stated his frustration got here from the present at all times being “taken as a right as a result of it carried out from the get-go.”
“So, how do I really feel?” he continued. “It’s going to take a very long time to type all of this out. I bear in mind after the weekend [of the final episode’s shoot], I stated, ‘I’ve bought to get to mattress early tonight as a result of I’ve to do my dialogue for Monday.’ Effectively, there was no Monday. It’s simply going to take some time.”
Forward of the collection finale, which aired one month later, Selleck opened up about what life after Blue Bloods would possibly carry. “I don’t know the place my subsequent job will take me. A superb Western is at all times on my record. I miss that. I wish to sit on a horse once more,” he advised Parade in December 2024. “I might like to do one other comedy. The proper of comedy. Mates made folks snort and cry at occasions. That’s the type of comedy I take pleasure in doing.”
Selleck was additionally requested if he would return for Boston Blue, which premiered this October.
“I’m open to strategies, as a result of I like Frank Reagan, however no person’s actually requested,” Selleck advised Parade. “I don’t see him retiring and going off someplace.”
Boston Blue airs on CBS Fridays at 10 p.m. ET.
