It was a bolt from the blue.

Donnie Wahlberg has revealed what convinced him to join the upcoming “Blue Bloods” spinoff, “Boston Blue,” after the original series ended last year following an impressive 14 seasons.

Wahlberg, 56, opened up about the decision during a special screening and Q&A for the premiere episode of “Boston Blue” in New York City on Tuesday, Oct. 14, per People . 10

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He explained that the idea for the spinoff first came together after two different ideas “bumped into” each other. One involved his character, Danny Reagan, moving to Texas, and the other involved a new law enforcement family based in Boston.

“I think they were like, ‘Hey, instead of moving to Texas, why don’t we talk about him joining this thing and moving to Boston?'” Wahlberg, who was jo

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