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Shades of Blue

Shades of Blue

Between good cop and bad cop, there are...

20167.23 Seasons36 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Sexy New York detective and single mother Harlee Santos 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, talented daughter. But when she's trapped by the FBI 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.

NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

Harlee Santos

Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta

Bill Wozniak

Drea De Matteo

Drea De Matteo

Tess Nazario

Sarah Jeffery

Sarah Jeffery

Cristina Santos

Vincent Laresca

Vincent Laresca

Carlos Espada

Hampton Fluker

Hampton Fluker

Marcus Tufo

Dayo Okeniyi

Dayo Okeniyi

Michael Loman

Warren Kole

Warren Kole

Robert Staal

Themes & Keywords

dirty coppolice detectivenypdfemale detective

About Shades of Blue

Shades of Blue is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of dirty cop, police detective, nypd, female detective. it stars Jennifer Lopez, Ray Liotta, Drea De Matteo. Sexy New York detective and single mother Harlee Santos 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, talented daughter. But when she's trapped by the FBI 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.

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