Donnie Wahlberg Offered CBS “50% Of My Paycheck” To Film ‘Boston Blue’ Entirely In Boston

With Boston Blue heading into Season 2, Donnie Wahlberg is gearing up to caput backmost to Canada to movie nan CBS offshoot’s sophomore season.

The 2x Emmy nominee precocious explained that nan show films successful “both” Toronto and Boston for nan Beantown-set constabulary procedural, which is simply a spin-off of his NYPD bid Blue Bloods (2010-’24).

“When I sewage offered nan job, I’m like, ‘This is simply a dream travel true.’ I thought, I’ll do a spinoff successful LA aliases Vegas aliases Texas, location hot,” he recalled connected Radio Andy. “And they were like, ‘How astir Boston?’ I was like, ‘Ahhhh.’ They hooked me. And I was like, ‘Alright, let’s do it successful Boston.'”

Wahlberg continued, “And they were like, ‘But we can’t spend to sprout it successful Boston, we’re gonna sprout it successful Toronto.’ I was like, ‘No, no.’ So, I said, ‘Listen, I’ll springiness backmost 50% of my paycheck if we tin spell to Boston.’ I did. And they said, ‘You tin springiness backmost 100% and truthful tin nan remainder of nan cast, we cannot movie this show successful Boston.’ It’s truthful expensive. For nan astir part, we sprout successful Toronto.”

The New Kids connected nan Block personnel besides noted that “it’s nonstop” successful Boston, which is besides his hometown. making accumulation difficult.

“Literally, nan duck boats are going by, and nan circuit guides person connected these headsets pinch speakers,” he explained. “And it’s virtually successful nan inheritance of a segment you hear, ‘Oh my God, there’s Donnie Wahlberg correct complete location connected nan corner. I grew up adjacent Donnie. Everybody get your cameras out!’

“And past I gotta tally complete to nan duck vessel and airs for pictures pinch everyone. My cousins, my uncles, my aunts, my nieces, my nephews … everybody’s there, and we wouldn’t get immoderate activity done,” added Wahlberg.

Boston Blue received an early renewal for Season 2 successful December, continuing to travel Wahlberg’s Danny Reagan aft he near nan NYPD for nan Boston Police Department.