The Blue Bloods cast is moving on from the police procedural drama, as Will Hochman is the latest cast member to land a new role following the CBS show’s series finale.
Variety revealed on Wednesday, March 19, that Will, 33, was cast in The Boys prequel series Vought Rising. Additionally, Elizabeth Posey was also announced as part of the cast for the new show, based on Amazon’s superhero smash hit.
Many likely know Will from when he previously portrayed Joe Hill on Blue Bloods from season 10 through season 14. His character made an appearance at the final Reagan family dinner after several seasons of tension with him and some members of the Reagan crew. His character had one of the most interesting arcs in the CBS show as the son of late Joe Reagan and Paula Hill, having to prove himself as both a detective and a reliable family member.
Before the Blue Bloods series finale aired in December 2024, Will reflected on filming the final family dinner with the rest of the cast.
“I joined the show a few weeks before the Covid pandemic began,” he told TV Insider in November 2024. “Now, here we are four years later and one of the few things that remained in the midst of navigating that time was getting to gather around the Reagan table and bring family dinner to life.”
“I will miss it,” he confessed. “The final family dinner had an extraordinary feel to it, maybe even a kind of sacred feeling. After 14 years, this was the last one. This was it. I did my best to be as present as possible and to take it all in, to look people right in the eye and to be there together.”
He also reflected on his emotional final day on set with his Blue Bloods costars.
“It was a hot, sunny, June day. I remember sweating a lot and feeling a wonderful combination of joy, presence, and gratitude,” Will recalled. “Everyone was there. Everyone. Hands were held. Jokes were made. Tissues were offered. It was the best.”
Luckily for fans, it doesn’t look like his acting career will be slowing down any time soon given the new casting news.
It was first announced in July 2024 that Vought Rising was ordered by Amazon. Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash will be reprising their roles of Soldier Boy and Stormfront in the prequel series. While things have been kept pretty tight-lipped about the new show, fans were given a bit of a teaser for what to expect.
“We are excited to bring you the next deranged series from the world of The Boys,” The Boys creator Eric Kripke and Vought Rising showrunner Paul Grellong said in a statement. “It’s a twisted murder mystery about the origins of Vought in the 1950s, the early exploits of Soldier Boy, and the diabolical maneuvers of a supe known to fans as Stormfront, who was then going by the name Clara Vought. We cannot wait to blow your minds and trouble your souls with this salacious, grisly saga drenched in blood and Compound V.”
