Shades Of Blue (NBC 2016, Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta)

In drama Shades of Blue, the iconic Jennifer Lopez stars as sexy New York detective (and single mother) Harlee Santos, who fell in with a tight-knit group of dirty cops, taking bribes and protection money that she uses to provide the best life for her honest and talented daughter. When she’s trapped by the FBI, however, and forced to inform on her own “brothers,” she’ll have to walk the fine line between love, loyalty, honor and betrayal, and try to keep it together for her daughter’s future.

From NBC’s press release, March 2017… Shades of Blue, NBC’s gritty drama starring Jennifer Lopez and Ray Liotta about corruption in the NYPD and the ramifications that ensue, has been renewed for a third season. The announcement was made by Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment. “We’re so hugely appreciative of everything Jennifer and Ray do, and know it is due to their dedication, as well as the hard work of our incredible cast and producers, that ‘Shades of Blue’ has so clearly and compellingly earned a third-season renewal,” Salke said. “This show continues to mine powerful stories that always leave us hungry for more.” Harlee Santos (Jennifer Lopez) is a charismatic single mother and resourceful detective at the heart of a tight-knit crew of Brooklyn detectives, led by enigmatic Lt. Matt Wozniak (Ray Liotta) who often leads the team to step outside the limitations of the law in order to effectively protect their precinct and their own. Harlee navigates her fractured relationship with Wozniak as she struggles to conceal her deepest secret: She killed her daughter’s father. Following his discovery that Harlee collaborated with the FBI, Wozniak is confronted with a gut-wrenching dilemma of his own. The crew is under tight scrutiny from Stahl (Warren Kole) and the FBI, as well as from Internal Affairs, in the form of a gregarious detective, Verco (guest star Dov Davidoff), who investigates the disappearance of one of their own. Meanwhile, a former member of their crew, Julia Ayres (guest star Anna Gunn) runs for mayor and her complex relationship with Harlee and Wozniak comes to the fore. Neither Harlee nor Wozniak anticipates that Ayres’ corrupt connections will trap them in a dangerous war with the Mafia.

cast
Jennifer Lopez as Harlee Santos
Ray Liotta as Matt Wozniak
Drea de Matteo as Shirley Flynn
Hampton Fluker as Patrick Tufo
Warren Kole as Robert Staal
Vincent Laresca as Tony Espada
Dayo Okeniyi as Michael Loman
Gino Anthony Pesi as James Nava
Santino Fontana as Stuart Saperstein
Sarah Jeffery as Christine Santos
Michael Esper as Donnie Pomp
Leslie Silva as Gail Baker
Dov Davidoff as Verco
Anna Gunn as Julia Ayres
Annie Chang as Molly Chen
Michael Laurence as Curtis Deville
Lolita Davidovich as Linda Wozniak
Antonio Jaramillo as Miguel

key behind the scenes crew
Adi Hasak as Creator/Executive Producer
Barry Levinson as Executive Producer/Director of Pilot
Benny Medina as Executive Producer
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas as Executive Producer
Jack Orman as Executive Producer
Jennifer Lopez as Executive Producer
Ryan Seacrest as Executive Producer

show type
crime drama

broadcast from
Jan 7, 2016

network and production companies
NBC – EGTV – Nuyorican Productions – Ryan Seacrest Productions – Universal Television