Shades of Blue
Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 9/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 7/10GrittyRaw, unglamorous realism in both look and subject matter.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jennifer LopezRay LiottaDrea de MatteoDayo OkeniyiVincent LarescaHampton Fluker
Written by
Adi Hasak
Starring
Jennifer LopezRay LiottaDrea de MatteoDayo OkeniyiVincent LarescaHampton Fluker
Written by
Adi Hasak
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Shades of Blue Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | |
| S2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.7 | |
| S3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.8 |
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About
"Corruption, guilt, and a mother's impossible choices"
A New York detective moonlighting in a corrupt cop crew gets caught between the FBI and her own squad after a killing forces her into becoming an informant. The show follows her attempts to protect her daughter and her partners while an internal affairs net tightens around them. It plays as a moody, morally murky procedural thriller, heavy on tension and betrayal rather than action set pieces. The lead performance anchors it, carrying long stretches of paranoia and guilt that keep the plot grounded even when the twists get soapy.
Watch it for
a fierce, anguished lead performance that elevates fairly familiar dirty-cop plotting.
Maybe skip if
you want tight, twist-free plotting instead of melodrama-heavy police corruption drama.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12016
7.75K139h 15m
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Season 22017
8.13K139h 8m
Harlee navigates her fractured relationship with Wozniak, as she struggles to conceal her deepest secret. 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 and the FBI as well as from Internal Affairs. Meanwhile, a former member of their crew, Julia Ayres, runs for mayor and neither Harlee nor Wozniak anticipates that Ayres’ corrupt connections will trap them in a dangerous war with the Mafia.
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Season 32018
7.82K107h 3m
Six months after dual near-death experiences, Harlee and Wozniak have radically different reactions to their respective traumas. Harlee attempts to start anew, but she is still haunted by visions of rogue FBI agent Stahl. Meanwhile, Wozniak embarks on a vengeance quest, driven to reclaim both his standing and domain of small-time corruption and effective policing. At this existential crossroads, the crew responds to a midnight massacre that proves to have deep roots within the untouchable and corrupt Intelligence Division of the NYPD, headed by Capt. The crew walk a tightrope between justice and shielding a malevolent force within the NYPD, drawing Harlee toward the crucible of her life.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Jennifer Lopez Det. Harlee Santos
Ray Liotta Lt. Matt Wozniak
Drea de Matteo Tess Nazario
Dayo Okeniyi Michael Loman
Vincent Laresca Carlos Espada
Hampton Fluker Marcus Tufo
Sarah Jeffery Cristina Santos
Warren Kole Robert Stahl
Gino Anthony Pesi James Nava
Leslie Silva Gail Baker
Crew
Adi Hasak
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