Exclusive: Catching Up With Boston Blue’s Ernie Hudson
Playing tonight on CBS is Episode 13 (“Beautiful Broken Things”) from Boston Blue where a drive-by shooting at the church pulls Lena and Danny into the complicated past of one of Reverend Peters’ associates. Meanwhile, Mae faces painful revelations about her family, the team manages internal friction, and grandfather Henry (Len Cariou) comes to visit.
The cast includes Donnie Wahlberg, Sonequa Martin-Green, Gloria Reuben, Maggie Lawson, Marcus Scribner, Ernie Hudson, and Mika Amonsen.
BOSTON BLUE stars Donnie Wahlberg as he reprises his role as NYPD Detective Danny Reagan in a universe expansion of the long-running top drama BLUE BLOODS. In this new series, Reagan takes a position with the Boston Police Department and is paired with Detective Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green), the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family. The Silver family is comprised of Boston District Attorney Mae Silver (Gloria Reuben), Boston PD Detective Lena Silver, Police Superintendent Sarah Silver (Maggie Lawson), rookie cop Jonah Silver (Marcus Scribner) and renowned Baptist pastor Reverend Edwin Peters (Ernie Hudson). As Reagan settles into his new city, he also hopes to reconnect with his younger son, Sean (Mika Amonsen), who is beginning his own career in Boston.
Hudson, who’s had a long career in film and television, also stars in and executive produces the hit series “The Family Business,” now in its fifth season. He currently stars opposite Raymond Lee and Caitlin Bassett in “Quantum Leap,” which recently completed its second season. On the big screen, Hudson reprised his iconic role as Winston Zeddemore in “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” reuniting with original cast members Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd in this latest chapter of the beloved franchise
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Ernie Hudson on his role in CBS' Boston Blue, where he plays Reverend Peters