Shades of Blue (2016)

Action · Crime · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (11,806 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

7.72 avg 13 episodes 7.4 → 8.3 43 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.4	634
2	Original Sin	7.4	484
3	False Face, False Heart	7.4	458
4	Who Can Tell Me Who Am I?	7.2	415
5	Equal & Opposite	7.3	386
6	Fall of Man	8.0	392
7	Undiscovered Country	7.8	361
8	Good Cop, Bad Cop	7.7	352
9	Live Wire Act	7.8	357
10	What Devil Do	7.7	340
11	The Breach	8.3	357
12	For I Have Sinned	8.1	381
13	One Last Lie	8.3	400

Season 2 (2017)

8.11 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 8.7 42 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Unforgiven	7.9	306
2	Eye of the Hurricane	8.1	262
3	Ghost Hunt	8.0	236
4	Daddy's Girl	7.8	238
5	Sweet Caroline	7.9	232
6	Fracture	8.0	232
7	A House Divided	7.7	221
8	Unpaid Debts	8.1	216
9	Chaos Is Come Again	8.3	230
10	Whoever Fights Monsters	8.3	233
11	The Quality of Mercy	8.1	218
12	Behind the Mask	8.5	243
13	Broken Dolls	8.7	278

Season 3 (2018)

7.79 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 42 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Good Police	7.9	242
2	The Hollow Crown	7.6	188
3	That Way Madness Lies	7.6	193
4	A Walking Shadow	7.5	187
5	The Blue Wall	7.8	188
6	The Reckoning	7.7	174
7	Straight Through the Heart	7.7	183
8	Cry Havoc	8.0	176
9	Goodnight, Sweet Prince	8.3	185
10	By Virtue Fall	7.8	205