Shades of Blue

Shades of Blue

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

Created by Adi Hasak

On NBC

2016–20183 seasons36 episodes42 min7.2 / 10

A morally compromised crime drama centered on a detective caught between institutional loyalty and FBI coercion, sustained by maternal stakes and interpersonal tension.

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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