Overview
- The Dec. 19 midseason finale closed the first stretch of episodes with a tension-filled cliffhanger that sets a darker trajectory without revealing key twists.
- Danny Reagan is positioned to make his Boston assignment permanent, reflecting growing ties to Lena Silver’s team and to his relocated family life.
- Season-spanning cases have woven together legal misconduct, questions around an Irish gang’s protectors, and a national‑security thread involving the fictional Volknet network.
- Sonequa Martin-Green underscores that faith, family and tradition anchor the series through the Silvers’ blended household and recurring family-table scenes.
- Donnie Wahlberg says his bond with his sons informs a gentler father‑son dynamic, with Mika Amonsen now playing Sean alongside Gloria Reuben, Ernie Hudson, Maggie Lawson and Marcus Scribner; the series airs Fridays on CBS and resumes Feb. 27, 2026, with streaming on Paramount+.