Boston Blue Suffer the Children (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | Crime, Drama

Boston Blue

Suffer the Children (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | Crime, Drama

Danny and Lena investigate a murder linked to a notorious Boston cold case; a separate shooting incident creates Silver family conflict over responsibility and child-rearing.

Creators

Brandon Sonnier (created by) | Brandon Margolis (created by)

Showrunners

Brandon Margolis | Brandon Sonnier

Director

Antonio Negret

Writers

Terri Kopp (written by) | Dave Metzger (executive story editor) | Estevan (story editor) | Djorn Moss (staff writer) | Trinea Moss (staff writer)

Composers

Brian Chan | Caleb Chan (composer)

Cinematographer

Brendan Steacy (director of photography)

Editor

Natalie A. Boschan (edited by)

Production Designer

Britt Doughty (production designer)

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 14, 2025

Release date

Nov 14, 2025 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
Donnie Wahlberg Danny Reagan Danny Reagan See fewer	Saw II (2005)
Sonequa Martin-Green Lena Silver Lena Silver See fewer	Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
Marcus Scribner Jonah Silver Jonah Silver See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Maggie Lawson Sarah Silver Sarah Silver See fewer	Gamer (2009)
Mika Amonsen Sean Reagan Sean Reagan See fewer	Thanksgiving (I) (2023)
Gloria Reuben Mae Silver Mae Silver See fewer	Lincoln (2012)
Ernie Hudson Reverend Edwin Peters Reverend Edwin Peters See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Dakin Matthews Mr. Hicks Mr. Hicks See fewer	Child's Play 3 (1991)
Brian Goodman Mayor Jim Shaw Mayor Jim Shaw See fewer	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Dan Grimaldi Zachary Alberico Zachary Alberico See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Brian Keane Clayton Gosher Clayton Gosher See fewer	The Gilded Age (2022)
Natalie Lisinska Actress Actress See fewer	The Lake (2022)
Nicolas Van Burek Det. Fred Halston Det. Fred Halston See fewer	Suicide Squad (2016)
Oksana Sirju SGT. Ana Mcintyre SGT. Ana Mcintyre See fewer	Workin' Moms (2017)
Charlie Ebbs Andy Gosher Andy Gosher See fewer	Anon (I) (2018)
Amos Crawley David Ferguson David Ferguson See fewer	Night of the Twisters (1996)
Logan Burns Kyle Ferguson Kyle Ferguson See fewer	Mission Unexplained (2023)
Ashley Leggat Hannah Gosher Hannah Gosher See fewer	Life with Derek (2005)
Jamie Cavanagh Peter Hicks Peter Hicks See fewer	Notes (III) (2013)
Belinda Karman Lam Reporter (as Belinda Karman) Reporter (as Belinda Karman) See fewer	Boston Blue (2025)
Vaios Skretas Thief #1 Thief #1 See fewer	X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
Jailen James Gonzalez-Mattei Thief #2 Thief #2 See fewer	Plan C (VII)
Don Gough SWAT #1 SWAT #1 See fewer	Pacific Rim (2013)
Shaka Skinner SWAT #2 SWAT #2 See fewer	Suicide Squad (2016)