DWTS Winner Xochitl Gomez Shakes Up CBS’ ‘Boston Blue’ With Surprise Recurring Role

Rising star Xochitl Gomez—fresh off her Season 32 Mirrorball Trophy win on Dancing with the Stars—has booked her next high-profile gig: a recurring role on CBS’ breakout police drama Boston Blue, the Blue Bloods spinoff headlined by Donnie Wahlberg. Network officials confirm that the 19-year-old Marvel alum will debut as Penny, “a quick-witted, charming young woman with a mysterious past,” in the Friday, November 21 episode airing at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The casting keeps Gomez’s momentum surging after her scene-stealing turn as América Chávez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and her victory in the ballroom last year. Boston Blue marks her first regular TV work since 2020’s The Baby-Sitters Club, expanding her résumé from Disney comedy to MCU action and now network crime thriller. Penny is set to “crash into” the life of Sean Reagan (newcomer Mika Amonsen), Danny Reagan’s son, whose Blue Bloods role was recently recast for the spinoff. Showrunners teased that Penny’s shadowy backstory will intertwine with Sean’s quest to prove himself in the Boston PD, sparking both romantic tension and investigative twists. Fans of Blue Bloods’ 14-season run can expect familiar family dynamics—plus fresh energy from Gomez, whose charisma helped her clinch DWTS votes week after week. Industry insiders already predict a ratings bump for Boston Blue’s November sweeps episode as Marvel devotees, DWTS loyalists, and procedural die-hards tune in to watch Penny’s enigmatic arrival. Behind the scenes, Boston Blue is produced by CBS Studios with Jerry Bruckheimer Television. Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis serve as showrunners, while Wahlberg, Bruckheimer, and KristieAnne Reed executive-produce, ensuring the same blend of high-stakes storytelling and family grit that made Blue Bloods a Friday-night mainstay. With a Marvel pedigree, a DWTS fanbase, and now a primetime police beat, Xochitl Gomez is positioning herself as one of Gen Z’s most versatile screen talents—and Boston Blue is betting big that viewers will follow her wherever she goes.