Blue Bloods season 14: Release date, cast and latest news
Everything you need to know about the long-running police drama.
It's a bittersweet time for fans of Blue Bloods - while new episodes have been airing weekly on both sides of the pond, the show is coming to an end, with the series finale about to arrive in the US.
UK fans have a couple more weeks to prepare themselves for the series's climax on Sky Witness and NOW, but it's a major moment, as it brings the show to a close after 14 years on air.
The long-running procedural stars Tom Selleck as a police commissioner and patriarch of the Reagan family, who have a long history of working in the police force, while other stars include Bridget Moynahan and Donnie Wahlberg.
The cast and crew have teased an emotional send-off (and have made clear that they're not entirely happy with the series being brought to an end by broadcaster CBS. But how will it all turn out for the Reagans and what do we know about the show's final episodes?
Read on for everything you need to know about Blue Bloods season 14.
Will Blue Bloods season 14 be the show's final season?
Sadly, it will. It has already been announced that the 14th season of the long-running series will be its last.
Tom Selleck said: "For the past 13 years it has been an honour and a privilege to work on a show that not only celebrates the men and women who protect and serve in New York City, but also displayed the importance of family.
"Working alongside these incredible actors, writers, producers, directors and crew has been a dream come true and I'm grateful to have been a part of this extraordinary group for over 275 episodes.
"Thank you to CBS Studios and CBS Network for their steadfast support, and we offer heartfelt gratitude to the fans who gathered with us for dinner every Friday night."
Selleck later went on to admit he was "kind of frustrated" by CBS's decision to end the series, saying: "My frustration is the show was always taken for granted because it performed from the get-go. So how do I feel? It’s going to take a long time to sort all of this out.
"I remember after the weekend [of the final episode’s shoot], I said, ‘I’ve got to get to bed early tonight because I have to do my dialogue for Monday.’ Well, there was no Monday. It’s just going to take a while."
Meanwhile, Selleck's co-star Abigail Hawk has said she's still hoping the show could be revived at the last minute, and return for season 15 - although there has been no official word to suggest that will happen.
When will Blue Bloods season 14 air?
Blue Bloods season 14 part 2 premiered on CBS on Friday 18th October 2024 at 10pm ET/PT. Episodes are also available to stream on Paramount Plus.
The first batch of 10 episodes aired in the US back in February, with American viewers having only eight more left before they say goodbye to the show for good.
Here in the UK, we're a bit further behind! Blue Bloods season 14 finally premiered over here on Sky Witness at 9pm on Wednesday 4th September. The new episodes are also available to stream on NOW.
Filming on Blue Bloods officially wrapped in July, with star Donnie Wahlberg (who plays Danny Reagan) marking the momentous occasion with a reflective post on Instagram.
He said: "Last day of Blue Bloods. Not sure I have the words to describe how I feel about today, or the last 14 years on this special Blue Bloods journey, but I do know how incredibly thankful I am for every moment of it.
"To the cast, the crew, the guest cast, every background actor, writer, producer and every member of every single dept — thank you. To the people of New York, in every neighbourhood and borough, thank you for always showing your love.
"To the NYPD, thank you for your support and sacrifice, I hope we did you proud."
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Blue Bloods season 14 cast: Who’s returning?
TV legend Tom Selleck stars as Frank, the patriarch of the Reagan family, and returned for season 14 along with:
- Donnie Wahlberg as Danny
- Bridget Moynahan as Erin
- Will Estes as Jamie
- Len Cariou as Henry
- Marisa Ramirez as Maria Baez
- Vanessa Ray as Eddie Janko-Reagan
Meanwhile, Edward James Olmos is set to guest star in the series finale.
Blue Bloods season 14 plot: What will happen in the finale?
When it comes to the series finale, showrunner Kevin Wade told TVLine that the episode would largely be business as usual, explaining he wanted to make a "great show" which then had a little pivot to explain it was the finale.
He said: "I rewatched the series finales of great shows, going back to M*A*S*H and Cheers and even Mary Tyler Moore, certainly The Sopranos, Deadwood. I watched a lot of them for what they might have in common, and what they basically had in common, it seemed to me, if I boiled it down, is they did a great show.
"And in the last few minutes, they did some little pivot towards, 'This is also the last show'.”
He added that he hoped the fans would be "pleased and satisfied" by the episode, explaining: "We tried to do all we could do, which is to put on the very best Blue Bloods episode that we can make, while knowing, obviously, that it’s the last one. We’re tipping our hat to 14 years of storytelling with these same characters and these same actors playing them."
Meanwhile, star Bridget Moynahan has said the finale will leave fans "wanting more", calling it "bittersweet".
The episode will be called End of Tour, and according to the synopsis it will see "all hands on deck for the Reagan family, as they race to stop deadly mayhem in the city when the gangs of New York unite together to demand amnesty for the release of their imprisoned members and those awaiting trial".
Is there a Blue Bloods season 14 trailer?
You can watch a promo for the Blue Bloods series finale right here but if you're watching in the UK, beware - we're still a few episodes behind, so you might get some spoilers.
Blue Bloods airs on Sky and NOW in the UK. You can also watch it on Paramount Plus – get a seven-day free trial of Paramount Plus on Amazon Prime Video.
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