EXCLUSIVE: Ernie Hudson has been tapped as a series regular opposite Donnie Wahlberg and Sonequa Martin-Green in CBS‘ upcoming Blue Bloods universe series Boston Blue which will debut this fall, airing in Blue Bloods’ Friday 10 PM time slot.
In Boston Blue, Wahlberg will reprise his Blue Bloods role as NYPD Officer Danny Reagan as he takes a position with Boston PD. Once in Boston, he is paired with Detective Lena Silver (Martin-Green), the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family.
Hudson will play the Silver family patriarch, Reverend Peters, 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 Det. Lena Silver (Martin-Green), Superintendent Ashley Silver, and rookie patrol cop, Isaac Silver.
Boston Blue is produced by CBS Studios in association with Jerry Bruckheimer TV. Brandon Sonnier & Brandon Margolis will showrun and executive produce. Jerry Bruckheimer, KristieAnne Reed and Wahlberg will also serve as executive producers. Anthony Hemingway will direct and executive produce the first episode.
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Hudson is best known for his role as Winston in the Ghostbusters movie franchise, which he most recently reprised in the 2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. He also recently starred in the BET+ drama series The Family Business. Hudson is repped by Zero Gravity Management and Independent Artist Group.