Entertainment TV Scripted TV Shows Tom Selleck Welcomes Back Former 'Magnum P.I.' Costar Larry Manetti for Reunion on 'Blue Bloods' Selleck and his former Magnum P. I. costar, Larry Manetti, shared the screen on the popular CBS crime drama from December 1980 to May 1988 By Ingrid Vasquez Ingrid Vasquez Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism. Before joining the team, she worked as an Editor at FanSided and provided work in the celebrity and lifestyle space for brands that include Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, EW, and more. People Editorial Guidelines Published on February 27, 2023 07:38PM EST Photo: Donnie Wahlberg/Instagram Tom Selleck is reuniting with an old friend! The 78-year-old Hollywood veteran — who stars as New York Police Commissioner and family patriarch Frank Reagan on Blue Bloods — will share the screen again with his former Magnum P. I. costar Larry Manetti on an upcoming episode of the beloved CBS family drama series. Selleck's Blue Bloods costar, Donnie Wahlberg, announced the exciting news in an Instagram post on 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 in August 2022 and November 2017, respectively. Blue Bloods Celebrates 100th Episode with Memories — and Cake! In the sweet pic, the longtime actors are seen smiling together alongside current members of the Blue Bloods cast, including Bridget Moynahan, Andrew Terraciano, Will Estes, and Vanessa 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 that ran for eight seasons from 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 Tom Selleck on the Future of Blue Bloods: 'I Don't Think There Is an End Point' 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," he explained to PEOPLE in 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 quit Magnum, 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 on the 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 for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Blue Bloods airs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS. Close