Ernie Hudson has joined “Boston Blue,” CBS’ upcoming spinoff of “Blue Bloods,” as a series regular.
The series stars Donnie Wahlberg as his “Blue Bloods” character, detective Danny Reagan, who moves to Boston and is partnered with detective Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green), the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family.
Hudson will play the patriarch of that family, Reverend Peters, who is described as “a renowned pastor of an historic Baptist church in Boston. An open-minded, welcoming man that is comfortable in all traditions, he is happy to preside at his church’s traditional Sunday Baptist service. Reverend Peters is the father of Mae Silver, Boston’s district attorney, and grandfather of detective Lena Silver, superintendent Ashley Silver, and rookie patrol cop, Isaac Silver.
CBS Studios produces “Boston Blue” in association with JBTV. Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis serve as showrunners, and executive produce alongside Jerry Bruckheimer, KristieAnne Reed and Wahlberg. The series will be distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
Speaking about the Silvers family at a recent CBS press briefing in Los Angeles where her casting was announced, Martin-Green said, “We have all loved the Reagans for so long, and I feel that we’ll love the Silvers too.”
Wahlberg added, “There are so many law enforcement families in this country. There’s not just the Reagans. They’re in every state, every city, every town, everywhere, and there are other families around that have stories to tell too. Danny’s story will continue the Reagan family. You can’t have Danny without Reagans — there’ll be connective tissue. But we’re also going to get to discover a new family and and carry on the tradition of telling their stories.”