‘Boston Blue’ Star Maggie Lawson Shares Her Excitement About the ‘Blue Bloods’ Universe (Exclusive)
The actress shares what working on the show is like—and her ‘Blue Bloods’ dream crossover
Key Takeaways
- Woman's World talked to Maggie Lawson about what it's been like to join 'Boston Blue'.
- Maggie Lawson's favorite part of the show is filming the family dinners.
- The actress hopes that Frank Reagan and Eddie and Jamie from 'Blue Bloods' make appearances.
If it seems like Maggie Lawson’s role as the Superintendent of the Boston Police Department on Boston Blue feels familiar, that’s because the actress has been a part of the television procedural world before. Although she is now known for her role as Sarah Silver on the Blue Bloods spinoff, Lawson was once instantly recognized as Detective Julie O’Hara from Psych.
Now, you can catch the actress on beloved police procedural Boston Blue every Friday night at 10 PM, where she sticks to the rules but also engages in a bit of fun. Woman’s World had a chance to catch up with Lawson and talk about what it’s been like to join the Blue Bloods universe, her favorite things about Sarah and more!
Woman’s World: You have been in so many iconic shows over the years, but how did you feel joining Boston Blue and the already established Blue Bloods universe?
Maggie Lawson: It’s such a good show. When I first read the script for Boston Blue, it really stood out. It felt like it was honoring those legacy themes of Blue Bloods, but at the same time, beautifully creating its own world and identity. Every day I’m, like, ‘Is this real?’ I’m pinching myself! To be a part of an extension of that Blue Bloods world is so special. It also nailed the heart of a procedural and a law enforcement show, but the layered family dynamics feel so authentic [that] people want to come have dinner with us every week. So I feel really honored being able to continue what Blue Bloods started, but also give it a new world and a new identity.
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Maggie Lawson: I sit at our dinner table sometimes and I look around and it does feel like a family dinner. Those are our favorite days because they are the days that we all get to be together as a cast. I always talk about these dinner scenes because I think they are the anchor of the show, but also because when you’re on a set, we’ll have a couple of minutes and we never leave the table. This whole crew is working around us and we sit because it’s our moment to all be together. This is where a lot of our behind the scenes stuff comes from, because that’s where we get to be with our family.
Woman’s World: Sarah is in her element as the superintendent, but she also has a fun side to her when she’s off duty. How did this role come your way? Did you always want to play Sarah or did you audition for any other characters?
Maggie Lawson: I didn’t audition for any other character. It’s so funny because when I read the script, I kind of thought it was a long shot but it was a dream role. It was funny, too, because when I was on Psych, I played a detective and I thought this would be the next level for Juliet [O’Hara].
But one of the things I loved about Sarah—well, I love many things—but you used the word fun, and I’m happy you did. I actually was with the writers for a little bit yesterday and we were talking about how I am playing a boss and she’s got to keep it together. She can’t show a lot of emotion a lot of the time, but she probably wants to. I think her way of expressing that is being either funny or goofy or fun or sarcastic, and it’s one of my favorite things about the character. Our showrunner said yesterday, “Yeah, Sarah is fun.”
When I read the script, I thought I would be so lucky to get to be a part of this show and to play Sarah, almost to the point when you’re, like, ‘Don’t get too excited. Just lay down the audition. It’s any other audition. Let it go.’ But I couldn’t. I love it so much… I actually went back and I redid my audition because I wanted every piece of it to be exactly right.
Woman’s World: Fans would love to see appearances by Blue Bloods characters and we’ve seen Erin and Maria and now Grandpa Reagan. If you could bring any of the Blue Bloods characters onto Boston Blue, who would you want to bring on?
Maggie Lawson: Oh, my goodness. I mean, I think we would all want to see Frank [Reagan] at some point, right? Like, come on. I also think the couple, Eddie and Jamie. Can I make them one character and just call them a couple?Yes, I think they would be really cool [to have on].
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