Blue Bloods favourite confirmed to return to role in spin-off Boston Blue in family reunion

Will Estes will be back as Jamie Reagan!

Will Estes as Jamie Reagan in Blue Bloods, sat at the dining table, holding up a glass of red wine

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Published: Saturday, 8 August 2026 at 11:47 am

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Blue Bloods star Will Estes is set to reprise his role as Jamie Reagan in the second run of spin-off series Boston Blue, star and executive producer Donnie Wahlberg has confirmed.

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Wahlberg announced the news on his Instagram story, posting a behind-the-scenes photo alongside his long-time co-star and other star of the spin-off accompanied by the caption "Welcome (back) to the family! Jamie Reagan! AKA Will Estes!"

Estes starred as Jamie – the brother of Wahlberg's lead character Danny Reagan – across all 14 seasons of the police procedural from 2010 and 2024, but this will be his first appearance in the spin-off since its launch last year.

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He won't be the first star of the original series to briefly pop up in Boston Blue, with Bridget Moynahan, Len Cariou and Will Hochman all having reprised their roles as various members of the Reagan family in the first run.

It's not been made clear at this stage how substantial Estes's role in the season will be, although Deadline has reported that it will just be for a single episode.

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Sonequa Martin-Green as Lena Silver and Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan in Boston Blue John Medland/CBS via Getty Images

Boston Blue premiered on CBS in the US last October and follows Danny after he leaves the NYPD and takes up a job at the Boston Police Department, where he is partnered with "rising star" Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green), who is part of a major police family.

The series was renewed for a second run upon the concluion of its first season in December last year, and the new batch of episodes is set to begin airing on 9 October.

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