Ernie Hudson hopes Blue Bloods followers can droop their disbelief about him returning to the universe — with a model new position — in Boston Blue.
Throughout an unique interview with Us Weekly, Hudson, 79, recalled showing in a 2018 episode of Blue Bloods earlier than reserving Reverend Peters in CBS' spinoff, joking, “That was a personality who seemed like me and I feel he was distressed.”
Hudson acknowledged the distinction in roles.
“I haven't seen that episode [of Blue Bloods] — if ever — however no. So it was a really, very totally different character,” he defined. “This can be a totally different household — clearly — in Boston. This man is a simply very, very totally different man than I keep in mind that character to be. I by no means wish to say, ‘Overlook something I've completed.' However it's only a very totally different universe and totally different world.”
Blue Bloods, which premiered in 2010, adopted the lives of the Reagan household, a lot of whom labored for the NYPD beneath the management of NYC police commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck). Frank and his father, Henry Reagan (Len Cariou), have been central to the present alongside Frank's kids: daughter Erin Reagan (Bridget Moynahan) and sons Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) and Jamie Reagan (Will Estes).
After Blue Bloods got here to an finish in 2024, CBS expanded with Boston Blue, which follows Danny's character as he makes the change from working with the NYPD to serving to the Boston P.D. Along with Danny, Boston Blue introduces the Silver household — together with Reverend Peters.
“This can be a man who's — in my thoughts — simply very dedicated to the group. He's actually concerned in his church group, though his household has transformed to Judaism, which is form of fascinating for him coming from generational traditions,” Hudson famous of his character. “However I feel I like the thought of bringing that perspective into regulation enforcement.”
As Boston Blue continues, viewers will see extra of the position that Reverend Peters performs, including, “A lot of the police work is popping out of the group. That's the group that I serve and the group that I need to be correctly represented. There's already a few conditions the place a member of my congregation is fighting sure issues and the way do you intervene?”
Hudson continued: “He's concerned however another way. Andthey've been capable of carry that in however to not cross over into me making an attempt to be the police. It's about me actually desirous to serve the group and see that they obtain justice in the appropriate method. We bought the letter of the regulation however you then additionally get the spirit of the regulation — and typically that will get neglected.”
The actor was thrilled to hitch a venture that's so rooted in household.
“What I did like within the episodes I noticed of Blue Bloods is that it was actually in regards to the household. They performed an necessary position in it and I've all the time been fascinated with that — simply even in my very own life,” Hudson mentioned. “Not rising up with a big household or having dad and mom, it's all the time been one thing that I have to say that I wrestle with but additionally one thing that I've tried to make sense out of being a father and now a grandfather and an amazing grandfather.”
Whereas Boston Blue is similar to Blue Bloods, Hudson urged viewers to see the spinoff as its personal entity, sharing, “That's what I feel humanity is. It's that realization that we're all just about in the identical combine.”
He added, “We're all tied collectively the place typically it's straightforward to have a look at individuals as being totally different and a few individuals deserving of extra and different individuals much less and all that. We need to put individuals in classes however I feel — what TV does very nicely — is we get an opportunity to have a look at these individuals and get within them. In doing so, we uncover ourselves. Should you can provoke any modifications from that understanding, that to me is the magic of what makes it worthwhile.”
Blue Bloods is presently streaming on Paramount+. Boston Blue airs on CBS Fridays at 10 p.m. ET.
