A key element in all the movies is Jesse's relationship with his dog Reggie. But Reggie died -- as did Joe the Dog who played him -- and "Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise" opens with the chief of the Paradise Police Department sitting at his grave, which is the reverse of how Jesse found Reggie.
“Joe, the actor who played Reggie, died. We were really wrestling with that. A character that is so important, that we show and talk about all the time, the audience will know if we try to come up with a dog and just recast a replacement. That evolved into this story where it is integrated.
CBS chose not to make any more films after the eighth film Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012) for demographic reasons, despite relatively high ratings and a loyal fanbase. Tom Selleck waited three years for the right offer to be made, and wanted to maintain the production quality set in the first eight films.
A few days later, knowing there is little hope for the dog who has been his companion since he was a pup, Jesse asks the local pediatrician, Doctor Perkins (John Beale), to perform the task. That night, after several drinks, Jesse watches as Boomer is euthanised.
3 DOGS -Tom is a devoted owner of three affectionate cavalier king charles spaniels, nurturing a deep and cherished connection with each of these delightful companions.
Although his 1940s alter ego practically chain smokes, Tom Selleck does not actually smoke cigarettes. His father gave him a gold watch for not drinking, smoking, or swearing before his 21st birthday. (Ironically, when he first started in show business, Tom was a model in cigarette ads.)
Debut. Reggie is a canine character created by Robert Parker and appears in the Jesse Stone series of novels and movies. Reggie is a golden retriever and is found by Jesse at the beginning of the movie Stone Cold sitting by the body of his recently murdered person.
Boomer facing the prospect of life behind bars for Liz's death begins to serve as acting top dog while Allie recovers from her injuries, but Boomer has other ideas when she plans to become pregnant from Gavin Thompson.
This Nova Scotia island home featured in the Jesse Stone TV movie series is best known by locals for the actor whose titular character lived there. The property is, in reality, not the ideal primary residence for a police chief with a drinking problem; it's accessible via a four-foot-wide walking bridge over water.
Will Tom Selleck ever do another Jesse Stone movie?
Hope Springs Eternal: Tom Selleck's Revelation of a Tenth Film. In a 2022 interview with TV Express, Tom Selleck revealed that he's writing a tenth and final Jesse Stone film, "I'm still working on it! It isn't the same cumulative narrative anymore.
Joe the Dog, the golden retriever mix who long portrayed Reggie, passed away in 2013 at the age of 11, his owner Heather Soper confirms to Yahoo TV. He was just a family pet when he first auditioned for the role. “I did it on a dare, and he got the part,” she says.
The motley crew of mutts include the scruffy border terrier Reggie (Ferrell), Boston terrier Bug (Foxx), Australian shepherd Maggie (Fisher), and Great Dane Hunter (Park).
Stone is dealing with other changes: his deputy, Luther "Suitcase" Simpson, is still in a coma from a head-wound he received in a supermarket robbery; his other deputy, Molly Crane, resigned from the force to have a family.
Jesse Stone is constantly drinking scotch and suffering from alcoholism, which is a running theme in the series, and a lot of characters smoke throughout the series.
He was later ran over by Mary Pat, his rape victim and forced fiancée in which he was presumed dead. However, it is later revealed that he survived the encounter and had been staying with his grandmother. When he refused to go to the police to prove he is alive, Beth admitted to killing him.
With the siege at an end, Marie is informed that she will go into protection for good. Liz suffers a stroke, causing her to develop 'Locked-in Syndrome'. At her prior request, she is euthanized by Boomer, who is charged with manslaughter. Rita, hoping to be exonerated, is transferred to protective custody.
Liz informs The Governor of the whereabouts of the missing drugs, which results in Boomer being sentenced to seven additional years in Wentworth when the drugs are discovered in her cell.
Filmed on location in Nova Scotia, the story is set in the fictitious town of Paradise, Massachusetts. Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise is the third in a series of nine television films based on Parker's Jesse Stone novels. The film first aired on the CBS television network April 30, 2006.
