Donnie Wahlberg reveals what convinced him to join Blue Bloods spinoff after shock cancellation

It was a bolt from the blue.Donnie Wahlberg has revealed what convinced him to join the upcoming “Blue Bloods” spinoff, “Boston Blue,” after the original series ended last year following an impressive 14 seasons.Wahlberg, 56, opened up about the decision during a special screening and Q&A for the premiere episode of “Boston Blue” in New York City on Tuesday, Oct.14, per People.He explained that the idea for the spinoff first came together after two different ideas “bumped into” each other.

One involved his character, Danny Reagan, moving to Texas, and the other involved a new law enforcement family based in Boston.“I think they were like, ‘Hey, instead of moving to Texas, why don’t we talk about him joining this thing and moving to Boston?'” Wahlberg, who was joined onstage by co-star Sonequa Martin-Green, said.“But I really didn’t think that would ever happen anytime soon,” he added.“I was just chugging along in ‘Blue Bloods.'”The “Sixth Sense” star went on to reveal that he was initially hesitant to reprise his “Blue Bloods” character, but he started to have a change of heart after learning more about the project.“Suddenly it was like, ‘Do I really wanna do a spinoff?’ I didn’t know.

And this idea was really good.And the script was really good,” he shared.

“I looked at it and I saw the possibilities of weaving the ‘Blue Bloods’ world into it, and I saw a chance to play Danny in a different way.”However, Wahlberg admitted that he wasn’t fully on board for “Boston Blue” until he realized that his onscreen son, Sean (Mika Amonsen), would also be a police officer and therefore the spinoff’s entire dynamic would be different from the original.“That suddenly changed everything,” he explained.“Now there’s a whole new world.”“It’s not only Danny with a new partner, meeting this new family,” Wahlberg continued.

“It’s Danny being a dad and worrying about his son, making sur...