Shades of Blue

Shades of Blue
Genre	Crime drama, action, mystery, thriller
Creator	Adi Hasak
Seasons	3
Episodes	27
Production
Executive Producer	Jennifer Lopez Ryan Seacrest Adi Hasak Barry Levinson Nina Wass Jack Orman Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas Benny Medina
Producer	Priscilla Porianda David DeClerque
Camera Setup	Single-camera
Runtime	43 minutes
Company	Nuyorican Productions EGTV Productions Ryan Seacrest Productions Jack Orman Productions Adi TV Studios Universal Television
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Network	NBC
Chronology(s)
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Shades of Blue is an American television drama that aired on NBC from Janaury 7, 2016 to August 19, 2018.

Synopsis

The series is about Harlee Santos, an NYPD detective and single mother struggling with financial problems.

After she is caught up in an FBI anti-corruption probe, she must choose between doing the right thing for her daughter or covering up for her corrupt police co-workers.

Cast

Main

• Jennifer Lopez as Detective Harlee Santos
• Ray Liotta as Lieutenant Matt Wozniak
• Drea de Matteo as Detective Tess Nazario
• Warren Kole as Agent Robert Stahl
• Dayo Okeniyi as Detective Michael Loman
• Hampton Fluker as Sergeant Marcus Tufo
• Vincent Laresca as Detective Carlos Espada
• Sarah Jeffery as Cristina Santos

Extended/Recurring

• Annie Chang as Molly Chen
• Santino Fontana as David Saperstein
• Michael Esper as Donnie Pomp
• Leslie Silva as Gail Baker
• Antonio Jaramillo as Miguel Zepeda
• Lolita Davidovich (season 1) and Margaret Colin (season 2) as Linda Wozniak

Season overview

Season		Episodes	First air date	Last air date
	Season 1	13	January 7, 2016	March 31, 2016
	Season 2	13	March 5, 2017	May 21, 2017
	Season 3	10	June 17, 2018	August 19, 2018

Production

In February 2014, NBC gave a 13-episode straight-to-series order. A teaser trailer was made available on June 3, 2015, containing statements by Lopez, Ray Liotta, and Drea de Matteo.

Casting

Lopez was given the main role in 2014. On February 26, 2015, Liotta, de Matteo, Vincent Laresca and Warren Kole were cast as Lt. Matt Wozniak, Det. Shirley Nazario, Det. Tony Espada and Agent Robert Staal, respectively. Dayo Okeniyi was given the role of Det. Michael Loman. On March 30, 2015, Hampton Fluker was cast in a recurring role as Det. Marcus Tufo. On April 8, Sarah Jeffery was cast as Santos' daughter, Christina. On April 13, 2015, Gino Anthony Pesi was cast in a recurring role as Assistant District Attorney James Nava. On June 15, 2016, Anna Gunn joined Shades of Blue's second season in a recurring role.

Filming

Filming for the first season began on June 5, 2015, in New York City. Filming for the second season began in July 2016 in New York City. Filming for the third season began in April 2017 in New York City.

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External links

• Shades of Blue on Fandom
• Shades of Blue on Wikipedia