Fans of Blue Bloods were disappointed when their favorite police procedural was canceled in 2024 after airing for 14 seasons. But good news followed bad when CBS picked up Boston Blue (working title), a spinoff focused on Donnie Wahlberg's character, Danny Reagan. Recently, Wahlberg and Walking Dead's Sonequa Martin-Green announced at a CBS press briefing that the actress will also star in the series.
Walhberg will star and executive produce the series, which follows his character as he moves to the Boston Police Department. Variety reports that Martin-Green will join the series as Lena Peters, " the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family" who partners with Wahlberg's Reagan. (There have been conflicting reports for Martin-Greene's character's name.)
Below, the duo talk to Extra TV during CBS Fest ’25 about Boston Blue and share their excitement about the series.
Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis serve as showrunners for the upcoming spinoff. The pair previously worked together writing another popular police procedural, S.W.A.T. and will excutive produce Boston Blue with Wahlberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, and KristieAnne Reed.
CBS has revealed that the spinoff will air during the Friday 10 p.m. ET timeslot, which is the same that Blue Bloods previously held.
Sonequa Martin-Green - legacy roles and more
In the interview with Extra TV, Martin-Green mentions coming into the Blue Bloods family, which is a legacy series. She also talks about being familiar with these types of legacy roles, referring to her roles in The Walking Dead and Star Trek: Discovery.
In the season 7 finale, Sasha sacrificed herself in an attempt to kill the villain Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). Sadly, her plan didn't work, but her efforts showed her true nature, and she died a hero.
Fun TWD Fact: Martin-Green's husband, Kenric Green, portrayed Scott, a resident of Alexandria from season 6 until the eleventh and final season of The Walking Dead.
Martin-Green also starred in the seventh Star Trek series, Star Trek: Discovery, which aired for 5 seasons on Paramount+. She portrayed Michael Burnham, who eventually becomes captain of the starship Discovery.
Star Trek: Discovery is set a decade prior to events of Star Trek: The Original Series in the 23rd centruy. The second season travels to the 32nd Century, where the remainder of the series takes place.
The actress most recently starred in the indie film, My Dead Friend Zoe, which also stars Natalie Morales as Zoe, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, Gloria Reuben, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Thom Tan. The movie is available for purchase on Prime Video.
Next, Martin-Green will star alongside her husband, fellow TWDU alum Garret Dillahunt, Naya Desir-Johnson, Zachary Levi, Mel Rodriguez, and Vincent D'Onofrio in the biographical drama Sarah's Oil. The film is scheduled to release on December 25. 2025.
