Shades of Blue is an American crime drama television series created by Adi Hasak and premiered on January 7, 2016. The series is set in New York City and stars Jennifer Lopez as the main character Harlee Santos, a single-mother NYPD Detective, who is forced to work in the FBI's anti-corruption task force, while dealing with her own financial and family problems.
Harlee Santos has dedicated her life to being a single mom and a New York City police officer. Her squad of detectives at the NYPD is her family, but when their questionable practices attract the attention of the FBI, Harlee is recruited to work undercover for the FBI's anti-corruption task force must choose between ratting out her team or losing her daughter.
Harlee struggles with becoming an FBI informant while Wozniak suspects every member of his crew. Paranoid that Wozniak's search will lead to her, Harlee suggests polygraphing the entire crew, a plan that backfires. An appeals case sends Wozniak to watch tapes from his first encounter with Harlee, revealing a dark secret from their past. Meanwhile, Espada helps Tess deal with her husband's infidelity.
Harlee refuses to give Stahl incriminating evidence against Wozniak but hands over a fully resolved unofficial investigation that Tess and Espada initiated when they moved a body by Tess' house found to be murdered with a 3D printed gun. Wozniak confronts Harlee who executes a dangerous bluff.
Loman's guilt over the death of an unarmed suspect becomes a liability for the crew, forcing them to test his loyalty. Wozniak sends Harlee on an errand that reveals he has a silent partner in the big score. Wozniak realizes Donnie has been withholding information. Harlee feigns cooperation with Stahl, but unwittingly leads the FBI to incriminating evidence.
Harlee and Tess intercept a heroin shipment from a local drug lord who discovers Wozniak's secret and tries to use it as leverage to get his confiscated drugs back. Harlee fears Stahl's interest in her goes beyond the professional, believing that he is invading her privacy, and resorts to spying on him with the help of an old friend. Tess tries to use Espada to get back at her husband.
Wozniak's suspicions land on Saperstein, forcing Harlee to convince Stahl to arrest Saperstein in order to keep him safe. Harlee visits her abusive ex, Miguel, who tasks her with tracking down the man who committed the murder for which he is imprisoned.
Wozniak grapples with guilt over his attempt to eliminate Saperstein; Harlee tries to protect Saperstein and keep the unit from being torn apart by suspicion and grief; and Stahl comes closer to uncovering Harlee's relationship with Miguel.
After Saperstein's death, Harlee realizes there are no lines Wozniak won't cross and decides to help Stahl's investigation. The crew retaliates against a pair of abusive cops after they harass Harlee's daughter Cristina and her boyfriend. Wozniak makes Loman feel like a part of the unit.
Harlee's collaboration with Stahl uncovers Wozniak's secret relationship with Donnie. Wozniak decides to take charge of the big job after picking up a package that turns out to be a kidnapped man. A mysterious call to Saperstein's desk forces the crew to face their mixed feelings about their fallen friend and ultimately decide to preserve his memory.
Harlee and Wozniak secure more details on the big score and meet Donnie's silent partner, who reveals himself to be a DEA agent. They learn the big score is an armored truck heist. Wozniak takes interest in a fellow marine veteran who is suspected of murder under dubious circumstances.
On the day of the heist, Harlee realizes she misplaced her trust in Stahl but it's too late to back down. Harlee tries to get immunity for her crew as she participates in the heist knowing that it will lead to Wozniak's arrest. Miguel discovers Harlee's secret. Loman unwittingly witnesses the heist just as the exchange goes terribly wrong.
Harlee and Wozniak must face the consequences of the disappearance of the heist's money. Out of options, Harlee approaches the FBI and promises to find the money and deliver Wozniak and his partners if Stahl keeps her in play.
Unable to provide Donnie and Linklater to the FBI, Harlee (Jennifer Lopez) makes a deal with Stahl to exchange her own immunity for that of her crew. Harlee comes face to face with Miguel who reveals his darkest side as he demands to be a part of Cristina's life.
In the Season 2 premiere, Harlee takes drastic measures to cover up the murder of her abusive ex, Miguel; and Wozniak makes a deal with Stahl to keep himself and his crew out of jail, but soon discovers Stahl has led him into an impossible trap. In other events, as the crew deals with the fallout from the failed heist, Tess struggles to keep her painful gunshot wound under wraps.
Wozniak launches an all-out war against Stahl after learning that his target is Wozniak's close friend Julia Ayers, who's running for mayor. In other events, Harlee pursues a case that makes her a target of Wozniak and the FBI; and a new presence at the precinct threatens to uncover the crew's deepest secrets.
After Wozniak refuses to play ball with the FBI, Stahl turns up the heat on Harlee, who lands in the middle of Wozniak's dangerous plan to free himself from the Feds by reeling in a bigger fish. Meanwhile, Internal Affairs officer Verco applies pressure to each member of the crew to discover what really happened to Donnie Pomp.
Realizing that Stahl will stop at nothing to arrest Julia Ayres, Harlee decides to investigate on her own and determine whether there's any truth in his allegations of Ayers' active business with the mob. Meanwhile, Wozniak is confronted with a drug case that forces him to face the darkest demons from his past, his daughter's death, while exposing the origin of his loyalty to Ayres.
The Mafia seeks revenge on Harlee by framing her for murder; Wozniak fights to keep his cop family together when evidence of an old crime puts pressure on the already splintering team; and Stahl cozies up to Cristina and gets closer to the truth about Miguel.
Harlee and Wozniak investigate Caroline's murder, putting Harlee and Nava's relationship in an awkward place; Wozniak focuses on determining which member of his crew is informing to Verco; and Loman uncovers a deep secret.
After Harlee's confession that she has been informing for the FBI, the crew grapples with Harlee and Wozniak's betrayal; and with their team falling apart, Harlee and Wozniak come up with a desperate plan to neutralize Bianchi. However, their actions have unforeseen consequences because the Mafia fires back.
Wozniak goes after Bianchi for breaking their agreement; Harlee tries to unite the team around an illegal mission to repay Tufo's brother's debt to a local drug dealer; Stahl makes good on his threat to go after the crew; Wozniak faces the impossible decision of choosing between his team and Ayres just as his son, Nate, makes an effort to reunite.
Harlee learns that someone is texting Cristina as her dead ex, Miguel; the case of a missing kid leads Wozniak to a local dealer who uses underage mules, which reminds Loman of what their unit is all about; and the crew gets caught in an ambush.
Harlee and Wozniak lead a manhunt for the gunmen who ambushed the crew and unearth the key to taking down Bianchi; the crew bands together against the threat of Verco, who has finally obtained evidence of their corruption; and Stahl, suspended from the FBI, goes rogue to complete his quest to link Harlee to Miguel's death.
Harlee and Wozniak lead the crew on a dangerous mission to steal Bianchi's secret ledger and take down the mobster once and for all. But the plan takes a tragic turn, forcing Harlee to turn to an unlikely source for help.
Harlee helps Nava cover his tracks after a violent encounter, revealing a side of herself Nava's never seen before and putting their relationship in jeopardy. Wozniak faces a ghost from his past in order to take down a new enemy in his present. Stahl gets a critical piece of information in his hunt for the truth about Miguel.
In a dramatic confrontation, Wozniak faces the ally who betrayed him and makes his most difficult choice yet. Meanwhile, Stahl's fanatical plan to take Harlee down for murder finally pays off, forcing Harlee to get dangerously close to the man who's obsessed with her In the end, Harlee and Wozniak's desperate efforts to save themselves and the crew lead to shocking consequences for both.
In the season premiere, Woz is determined to reunite his crew and get revenge on Quince, while Harlee resolves to do the right thing, even as she continues to be haunted by Stahl.
When Harlee goes on the warpath after a devastating loss, Woz derails her investigation in order to protect her, but as Woz moves to settle a score of his own, Harlee forms an unlikely alliance.
Harlee starts to question her own sanity when it comes to Stahl, Woz continues to keep secrets from those closest to him, and Loman intimidates a witness.
Harlee and Woz discover that the intelligence unit's criminal enterprises go deeper than they thought, while Ramsey uses someone close to Harlee to strike back.
Harlee and Woz discover that the intelligence unit's criminal enterprises go deeper than they thought, while Ramsey uses someone close to Harlee to strike back.
Harlee fights a frame job after receiving more shocking news; meanwhile, as Wozniak works all angles to keep Bennett behind bars, he learns the intelligence unit is pushing their dirt on him.
Wozniak gathers the crew to make a dangerous and bold move against the intelligence unit, but an unexpected confrontation for Harlee threatens to derail the entire operation.
In the gripping series finale, long-held secrets are revealed as Harlee calls a police commission in a final bid to defeat Ramsey, and Wozniak and the crew scramble to help her make her case.
