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Megan Behnke

After Boston Blue Gave An Update On Danny’s Son Jack, An EP Explained Why They’re Keeping Him So Far Away

Jack Reagan at the dinner table on Blue Bloods.

Boston Blue will be return in February during the 2026 TV schedule, giving fans even more of Danny, his youngest son, Sean, and the entire Silver family and their family dinners. There's also a possibility that fans will be getting more updates about other Reagans as well, including Danny’s oldest, Jack. Before going on break for the winter, the series finally gave an update on Jack, and an executive producer is explaining why he and the writers decided to keep so much distance between the character and his family.

Tony Terraciano portrayed Jack Reagan throughout all 14 seasons of Blue Bloods but, beginning with Season 9, the actor started appearing less frequently after Jack went off to college and began carving out his own life. In the midseason finale of Boston Blue, it was explained that Jack went to Africa to participate in Doctors Without Borders. It was surprising to me to hear that Jack was so far away, and EP and co-creator Brandon Sonnier explained to TVLine how important it was to establish Jack’s whereabouts:

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