2025 was a giant 12 months for TV reveals recasting main characters — beginning with Blue Bloods spinoff Boston Blue changing Donnie Wahlberg‘s son.
Danny’s (Wahlberg) journey in New York was featured on CBS’ Blue Bloods, which ran from 2010 to 2024. The spinoff, which premiered in October, kicked off with Danny visiting Boston after Sean (Mika Amonsen) ended up in a coma. This model of Sean regarded just a little totally different after the position was beforehand performed by Andrew Terraciano.
“There’s been some negativity, for certain,” Amonsen completely instructed Us Weekly of taking up the position. “However once I look underneath these posts which have the negativity, there’s numerous followers rallying for Sean and other people saying that they actually loved this character that I’ve created — or my model of character.”
Amonsen famous that he wished to make Blue Bloods followers glad along with his efficiency, saying, “They’re actually having fun with the present they usually love the place it’s going by way of Sean and that makes me glad.”
Terraciano, in the meantime, broke his silence to Us concerning the shakeup.
“I had anyone name me — truly the day that I used to be graduating — they usually had spoken to my mother and he or she known as me [crying]. They have been like, ‘They is likely to be in search of a special Sean,’” Terraciano shared with Us in December concerning the onscreen change. “Shortly after we obtained the information, Donnie known as me. It was a very lovely second of getting to listen to from an previous buddy but in addition anyone that you simply respect a lot and have discovered a lot from.”
Maintain scrolling for different onscreen TV recasts in 2025:
‘Vanderpump Guidelines’
After 11 seasons, Vanderpump Guidelines made a change by overhauling all the forged.
‘RJ Decker’

Scott Speedman‘s new ABC present forged Station 19‘s Jaina Lee Ortiz as a sequence common. She’s going to play Emi Ochoa, a “shrewd-if-unpredictable daughter of a really highly effective, very corrupt state senator” with ties to RJ’s (Speedman) previous.
The character was initially named Shay Bennett and performed by Weruche Opia within the pilot. After the present was picked up, it was introduced that the position can be recast. Along with Speedman and Ortiz, RJ Decker stars Kevin Rankin, Adelaide Clemens and Bevin Bru.
FBI’s ‘CIA’

In April 2025, CBS gave CIA a straight-to-series order starring Tom Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss. Initially deliberate for a fall 2025 premiere, CIA was pushed to midseason after Warren Leight changed FBI: Most Needed‘s David Hudgins as showrunner.
The modifications stored coming when Michael Michele, one of many sequence’ leads, left in November 2025. Days later, Eriq La Salle left the sequence as govt producer. He was connected to CIA since its conception and directed the pilot earlier than his exit.
‘Malcolm within the Center’

Erik Per Sullivan in “Malcolm within the Center.” Everett Assortment
After Disney+ picked up the revival sequence, Selection confirmed in March 2025 that Erik Per Sullivan can be recast. His character Dewey might be performed by Caleb Ellsworth-Clark, who’s taking up the position for the four-episode particular.
‘Stranger Issues’

Anniston Worth and Tinsley Worth appeared within the first 4 seasons as youthful Holly earlier than season 5 reintroduced the character — and aged her up for the story with Nell Fisher within the lead position.
‘Boston Blue’

Andrew Terraciano in ‘Blue Bloods’, Mika Amonsen in ‘Boston Blue’. John Paul Filo/CBS; Adam-Zwelling/CBS
Blue Bloods followers have been reintroduced to Sean, who was beforehand performed by Terraciano, on Boston Blue. Earlier than the spinoff premiered, information broke that Sean can be performed by Amonsen.