Photo: Donnie Wahlberg/InstagramTom Selleckis reuniting with an old friend!The 78-year-old Hollywood veteran — who stars as New York Police Commissioner and family patriarch Frank Reagan onBlue Bloods— will share the screen again with his formerMagnum P. I.costar Larry Manetti on an upcoming episode of the beloved CBS family drama series.Selleck’sBlue Bloodscostar,Donnie Wahlberg, announced the exciting news in anInstagram poston Monday, where he also shared a group snap of the cast."#MagnumMonday!" Wahlberg, 53, wrote. “It’s a mini Magnum PI reunion on the set of #BlueBloods this week, with guest star Larry Manetti & Tom Selleck — together again.““Wishing the late greats Roger E Mosley & John Hillerman could be here, too. 🙏🏼❤️🕊️ #Legends #MagnumPI #BlueBloods #Family,” he continued, referencing the show’s other two original stars, who died inAugust 2022andNovember 2017, respectively.In the sweet pic, the longtime actors are seen smiling together alongside current members of theBlue Bloodscast, includingBridget Moynahan, Andrew Terraciano,Will Estes, andVanessa Ray.The upcoming episode will be the first onscreen reunion for the dynamic duo, who starred alongside one another on the CBS popular crime drama thatran for eight seasonsfrom December 1980 to May 1988.In the crime series, Manetti, 75, starred as Orville “Rick” Wright, while Selleck played the titular role of private investigator Thomas Magnum.Larry Manetti (as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright) and Tom Selleck (as Magnum) in Magnum P.I.CBS/GettyWhile the show brought both actors much success, Selleck ultimately left the show to start a quieter life.“I knew intellectually what it would mean in terms of being a public person, but until you’ve lived it, there’s no way to understand it,” heexplained to PEOPLEin 2020. “I had a feeling of, ‘I don’t think I’m cut out for this.'“Expressing his passion for the show, he continued, “I quitMagnum, not because I didn’t like it or I was tired of it. I was tired from it. And I wanted a three-dimensional life because I didn’t have one.“Tom Selleck in Blue Bloods.Heather Wines/CBSAfter returning to acting only a few years later, he’s shared that he doesn’t believe “there is an endpoint” for his current CBS series, which is currently on its 13th season.“I think there is a lot of life in the show, as long as you let your characters grow and get older,” he expressed while talking to PEOPLE onthe eve of the show’s tenth season finale.Continued Selleck: “There is an evolution. It started out as a character-driven show, and it’s even more than that now. When you get to a point like this, and we certainly had it on [Magnum P.I.], the audience is really inside the main characters’ heads.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Blue Bloodsairs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.
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Tom Selleckis reuniting with an old friend!The 78-year-old Hollywood veteran — who stars as New York Police Commissioner and family patriarch Frank Reagan onBlue Bloods— will share the screen again with his formerMagnum P. I.costar Larry Manetti on an upcoming episode of the beloved CBS family drama series.Selleck’sBlue Bloodscostar,Donnie Wahlberg, announced the exciting news in anInstagram poston Monday, where he also shared a group snap of the cast."#MagnumMonday!” Wahlberg, 53, wrote. “It’s a mini Magnum PI reunion on the set of #BlueBloods this week, with guest star Larry Manetti & Tom Selleck — together again.““Wishing the late greats Roger E Mosley & John Hillerman could be here, too. 🙏🏼❤️🕊️ #Legends #MagnumPI #BlueBloods #Family,” he continued, referencing the show’s other two original stars, who died inAugust 2022andNovember 2017, respectively.In the sweet pic, the longtime actors are seen smiling together alongside current members of theBlue Bloodscast, includingBridget Moynahan, Andrew Terraciano,Will Estes, andVanessa Ray.The upcoming episode will be the first onscreen reunion for the dynamic duo, who starred alongside one another on the CBS popular crime drama thatran for eight seasonsfrom December 1980 to May 1988.In the crime series, Manetti, 75, starred as Orville “Rick” Wright, while Selleck played the titular role of private investigator Thomas Magnum.Larry Manetti (as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright) and Tom Selleck (as Magnum) in Magnum P.I.CBS/GettyWhile the show brought both actors much success, Selleck ultimately left the show to start a quieter life.“I knew intellectually what it would mean in terms of being a public person, but until you’ve lived it, there’s no way to understand it,” heexplained to PEOPLEin 2020. “I had a feeling of, ‘I don’t think I’m cut out for this.'“Expressing his passion for the show, he continued, “I quitMagnum, not because I didn’t like it or I was tired of it. I was tired from it. And I wanted a three-dimensional life because I didn’t have one.“Tom Selleck in Blue Bloods.Heather Wines/CBSAfter returning to acting only a few years later, he’s shared that he doesn’t believe “there is an endpoint” for his current CBS series, which is currently on its 13th season.“I think there is a lot of life in the show, as long as you let your characters grow and get older,” he expressed while talking to PEOPLE onthe eve of the show’s tenth season finale.Continued Selleck: “There is an evolution. It started out as a character-driven show, and it’s even more than that now. When you get to a point like this, and we certainly had it on [Magnum P.I.], the audience is really inside the main characters’ heads.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Blue Bloodsairs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.
Tom Selleckis reuniting with an old friend!
The 78-year-old Hollywood veteran — who stars as New York Police Commissioner and family patriarch Frank Reagan onBlue Bloods— will share the screen again with his formerMagnum P. I.costar Larry Manetti on an upcoming episode of the beloved CBS family drama series.
Selleck’sBlue Bloodscostar,Donnie Wahlberg, announced the exciting news in anInstagram poston Monday, where he also shared a group snap of the cast.
“#MagnumMonday!” Wahlberg, 53, wrote. “It’s a mini Magnum PI reunion on the set of #BlueBloods this week, with guest star Larry Manetti & Tom Selleck — together again.”
“Wishing the late greats Roger E Mosley & John Hillerman could be here, too. 🙏🏼❤️🕊️ #Legends #MagnumPI #BlueBloods #Family,” he continued, referencing the show’s other two original stars, who died inAugust 2022andNovember 2017, respectively.
In the sweet pic, the longtime actors are seen smiling together alongside current members of theBlue Bloodscast, includingBridget Moynahan, Andrew Terraciano,Will Estes, andVanessa Ray.
The upcoming episode will be the first onscreen reunion for the dynamic duo, who starred alongside one another on the CBS popular crime drama thatran for eight seasonsfrom December 1980 to May 1988.
In the crime series, Manetti, 75, starred as Orville “Rick” Wright, while Selleck played the titular role of private investigator Thomas Magnum.
Larry Manetti (as Orville ‘Rick’ Wright) and Tom Selleck (as Magnum) in Magnum P.I.CBS/Getty
While the show brought both actors much success, Selleck ultimately left the show to start a quieter life.
“I knew intellectually what it would mean in terms of being a public person, but until you’ve lived it, there’s no way to understand it,” heexplained to PEOPLEin 2020. “I had a feeling of, ‘I don’t think I’m cut out for this.'”
Expressing his passion for the show, he continued, “I quitMagnum, not because I didn’t like it or I was tired of it. I was tired from it. And I wanted a three-dimensional life because I didn’t have one.”
Tom Selleck in Blue Bloods.Heather Wines/CBS
After returning to acting only a few years later, he’s shared that he doesn’t believe “there is an endpoint” for his current CBS series, which is currently on its 13th season.
“I think there is a lot of life in the show, as long as you let your characters grow and get older,” he expressed while talking to PEOPLE onthe eve of the show’s tenth season finale.
Continued Selleck: “There is an evolution. It started out as a character-driven show, and it’s even more than that now. When you get to a point like this, and we certainly had it on [Magnum P.I.], the audience is really inside the main characters’ heads.”
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