According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jennifer Lopez will star in a new NBC detective series, Shades of Blue. The network picked up 13 episodes of the show, set to premiere in the 2015-2016 season.
THR describes Lopez's role as Harlee McCord: "[Harlee McCord is] a single mother and dirty cop recruited to work undercover for the FBI's anti-corruption task force. Part of a close-knit unit known for its conviction record, Harlee has become compromised by her colleagues — all of whom also pitch in to help raise her daughter — and finds herself faced with the moral dilemma of working against her cop brothers in order to redeem herself."
American Idol colleague, Ryan Seacrest, joins Lopez as a producer on the show for his first scripted drama series project. Adi Kasak (3 Days to Kill) is the shows writer and executive producer. Production is set to begin in 2015.
"Whether its producing, acting, singing or any of her other many entrepreneurial activities, Jennifer is an extraordinary talent and life force, and we're delighted to be in business with her and Adi Hasak on this sophisticated show," NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke said in a statement. "We're especially excited that Jennifer is returning to her acting roots from such great movies as Out of Sight, and we know that she will create this complicated character in a vivid way that will breathe new life into the cop show genre. Ryan Seacrest is part of the NBCU family and doing his first scripted drama series with us makes perfect sense."
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