Donnie Wahlberg reacts to criticism of working on Boston Blue instead of Blue Bloods: “Here’s an opportunity to keep this character alive” md19

For fourteen seasons, Donnie Wahlberg was the fierce, often reckless, and wholly beloved Detective Danny Reagan on CBS’s seminal family drama, Blue Bloods. The show’s 2024 cancellation was a shockwave that reverberated through the television landscape, leaving a loyal, passionate fanbase bereft. Their grief soon morphed into confusion, and even criticism, when the network announced a direct spin-off: Boston Blue, featuring Wahlberg’s Danny Reagan transplanted to his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts.

The central question haunting fans has been: Why choose a new show in a new city over fighting to save the original, beloved franchise? In a candid and emotional defense, Wahlberg addressed the critics head-on, explaining that Boston Blue wasn’t a choice to end the Reagan story, but the only viable avenue to keep Danny Reagan alive.

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