Tom Selleck’S Blue Bloods’ Role Is Great, But I’M Sad One Jesse Stone Promise Wasn’T Fully Kept

Although I’ve truly loved Blue Bloods over the past fourteen years, I can’t help but feel disappointed that Tom Selleck’s Jesse Stone movie series never got the continuation it deserved.

Blue Bloods stood out not just as a procedural, but as a show that centered around a close-knit family of police officers.

Despite high ratings, CBS decided to cancel it, and now only a few episodes remain before it signs off for good.

One potential upside to Blue Bloods ending is that Selleck might finally return to Jesse Stone. He starred as the troubled small-town sheriff in nine well-received films, the last of which aired in 2015—just after Blue Bloods premiered.

The character of Jesse was a stark contrast to Blue Bloods’ Frank Reagan, which showed off Selleck’s impressive range.

While Frank is a principled New York City Police Commissioner surrounded by family, Jesse is a lonely, flawed man haunted by alcoholism. Watching Selleck navigate both roles would have been a gift to fans.

Before Blue Bloods began, Selleck was clear that he didn’t want the new series to interfere with Jesse Stone. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened.

Though he spoke about wanting to make a tenth Jesse Stone movie, it never came to be. The last film, Lost in Paradise, aired on Hallmark in 2015 after CBS passed on it, claiming the series didn’t attract a young enough audience. Ironically, Blue Bloods is now ending for similar reasons.

Even after Lost in Paradise, Selleck continued to express interest in revisiting the character.

But with Blue Bloods requiring 18–22 episodes a season and his character appearing in nearly every scene, it was impossible to fit in another movie without sacrificing quality or health.

On top of that, the Jesse Stone series is filmed in Nova Scotia, and Selleck was already flying between coasts for Blue Bloods—making the logistics nearly impossible.

What’s most frustrating is that Lost in Paradise never felt like a true finale. Jesse’s final moments, sitting with his new dog Steve and looking out at the ocean, hinted at more to come.

Selleck had reportedly already started working on a tenth script, and fans like me have been waiting nearly a decade for closure.

Now that Blue Bloods is ending, there’s finally a chance to give Jesse Stone the proper conclusion it deserves. It won’t erase the sting of losing Blue Bloods, but it would help.

Selleck has the script, Hallmark has already distributed one of the films, and the audience is still here—waiting. After so many years of watching both Jesse and Frank, we deserve to see the end of Jesse’s story, told the right way, on Selleck’s own terms.