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Boston Blue continues the Blue Bloods Reagan family story through Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) and Sean Reagan (Mika Amonsen), but the weekly family dinners come from a new law enforcement family, the Silvers.
The blended family is unique in its representation of multiple faiths. We’re compiling an explainer on the Reagan and Silver family trees to help you keep track of the family drama as the first season plays out.
Boston Blue takes inspiration from Blue Bloods by following a new law enforcement family that’s also balancing faith and duty. The Silvers have family members who are Baptist and some who are Jewish, so the weekly family dinners are Shabbat on Fridays. On Sundays (the night the Reagans would gather), they go to a Baptist church to stay connected to that community, led by one of their own.
Tom Selleck recently addressed the possibility of appearing in Boston Blue, telling Hour Detroit, “I don’t know if I would do Boston Blue — that’s another show. I think it’s partly my lot in life to make sure Blue Bloods has its place in television history, but I don’t think it’s my lot in life to keep playing Frank Reagan.”
While an appearance from Selleck seems unlikely for now, Wahlberg has hinted that more Reagans will appear in Boston Blue.
In Season 1 Episode 6, airing on Friday, November 21, a new character joins the fold who could play an important role in Sean’s life. Xothicl Gomez makes her debut as Penny in the episode, which marks Marisa Ramirez’s first full episode as Maria Baez in this series. In Episode 8, the Silver family will welcome back Sarah’s (Maggie Lawson) boyfriend and his daughter.
Here, find a full breakdown of the Boston Blue family tree.
Reverend Peters
Hudson’s Reverend Peters is the beloved leader of a historical Baptist church in Boston. He struggled with Mae converting to Judaism in the past, and witnessing that conflict made Lena worry that her grandfather would be upset if she chose to convert as well, thus delaying her completing the process. But he assured his granddaughter that time had passed, and he felt differently about it all now. He supported Lena’s desire to finish that journey, and Lena decided to do so.
Reverend Peters is father to Mae and grandfather to Lena, Sarah, and Jonah.
Scribner’s Jonah is a rookie cop on the BPD, following in his family’s footsteps of pursuing a career in law enforcement. He quickly became close friends with Sean after the Reagan moved to Boston, and they were both injured in the fire that engulfed a building in the series premiere. Jonah helped Sean get out, for which Danny was deeply grateful. Now, the Reagans are part of the Silver’s weekly Shabbat dinners on Fridays.
Jonah is the youngest sibling of the blended Silver family. Lena and Sarah are his older half-sisters. His parents are Mae and Ben Silver.
Ramirez’s Maria Baez is the one recurring guest star from Blue Bloods on Boston Blue so far. She first made a surprise appearance in the series premiere in a scene that revealed the long-awaited romantic relationship between Danny and Baez. Bridget Moynahan also reprised her role as Danny’s sister, Erin Reagan Boyle, in that episode.
Baez has one child, a daughter named Elena, whom she adopted after meeting baby Elena on a case in Blue Bloods. Baez still lives in New York City for now, but she’s been visiting Boston to see Danny.
Moynahan reprised her role as NYC’s Assistant District Attorney Erin Reagan Boyle in the series premiere. She’s Danny’s younger sister and Jamie Reagan’s (Will Estes) older sister. Their eldest brother, Joe Reagan, died before the events of Blue Bloods Season 1.
Erin is Sean’s aunt, and she has a daughter, Nicky Reagan-Boyle (Sami Gayle), with her ex-husband, Jack Boyle (Peter Hermann). As of the Blue Bloods series finale, Erin and Jack were seemingly getting back together. Wahlberg has hinted that more Reagan family members, such as nephew Joe Hill (Joe’s son, played by Will Hochman), could appear in the spinoff.