Both Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg have publicly stated that they feel that there are more Blue Bloods stories to tell, but CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach put the kibosh on that when she stated there was no chance of Blue Bloods being uncanceled the way that S.W.A.T. was.
“We really want to thank the cast and crew, everyone involved in the show,” she said. “We absolutely will miss the family dinners. It is important to give show the sendoff it deserves.”
That sendoff will take place in December when the series finale airs. But it may not be the end of Blue Bloods, just the end in its current format
On Tuesday, as was reported by TVLine, Paramount Global co-CEO Brian Robbins hinted that a new Blue Bloods series is in the works.
In a presentation at Paramount’s annual stockholders meeting Robbins said, “In TV, new franchise extensions are coming for Dexter, Billions, and Blue Bloods.”
But what would that look like? It’s hard to imagine a spinoff that would include Tom Selleck (Frank Reagan) and not the rest of the Reagan family, especially Frank’s kids Danny (Donnie Wahlberg), Erin (Bridget Moynahan) and Jamie (Will Estes), or the kids without their dad
But what about a spinoff that would take us undercover with Frank’s grandson Det. Joe Hill (Will Hochman)? Joe, the son of Frank’s late son Joe Reagan and Paula Hill, was a secret from the Reagan clan until a few years ago. His mother raised him without him knowing who his family was, but that didn’t stop him from becoming a cop, just like this father, grandfather and uncles. Joe has tried to accept the fact that he has this large family, but he has had trouble adjusting—especially to Jamie. That said, Joe is an excellent cop and he takes on some of the hardest and most dangerous cases, which could make for great television, and we have only seen the tip of the iceberg as far as his story is concerned.
But the best part of a show about Joe Hill is that the family could drop in from time to time, keeping the original Blue Bloods alive in that way.
When CBS was contacted by TVLine, no confirmation of a spinoff was forthcoming.
Until Blue Bloods returns for its final season this fall, rebroadcasts can be seen Friday nights at 10 p.m. ET on CBS and all 13½ seasons can be viewed on Paramount+.