| Blue | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Created by | Rodrigo García |
| Written by | Rodrigo García |
| Directed by | Rodrigo García |
| Starring | |
| Composers | Thomas Newman (main and end title themes) Jacob Yoffee |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 42 (web) 10 (compilations) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
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| Producer | |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | WIGS |
| Release | June 11, 2012 (2012-06-11) – 2015 (2015) |
Blue is an American drama web series created by Rodrigo García and starring Julia Stiles. The pilot episode aired on June 11, 2012. It originally aired on the WIGS channel on YouTube but eventually streamed on Hulu, Fox.com, and WIGS' own website for its third season, which takes the form of four long-form episodes lasting 40–60 minutes rather than the shorter episodes of the first two seasons.
Since its release, Blue has garnered several accolades, including a Satellite Award nomination in 2013, Art Directors Guild Award nomination for Production Design - (Myers) in 2014, and three IAWTV Awards, for Best Director – Drama (García) in 2014 and Best Actress – Drama (Stiles) in 2013 and 2014.
Plot
Blue (Julia Stiles) is a mother living in Los Angeles with a secret life as a sex worker. She’ll do anything to keep it from her son Josh (Uriah Shelton). But her past has other plans.
Cast
Main
| Actor | Character | Episodes | Seasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Julia Stiles | Blue | 40 | Main | ||
| Uriah Shelton | Josh | 24 | Main | ||
Others
- Brooklyn Lowe as Francesca
- Kathleen Quinlan as Jessica
- Carla Gallo as Rose
- James Morrison as Olsen
- Brian Shortall as Will
- Alexz Johnson as Satya
- Jacob Vargas as Roy
- Jane Stiles O'Hara as Lara
- Eric Stoltz as Arthur
- Amir Arison as Leonard
- David Harbour as Cooper
- Taylor Nichols as Bill
- Rocky Carroll as Robert
- Kendall Custer as May
- Michael Hyatt as Claire
- Daren Kagasoff as Daren
- Chad Lindberg as Sam
- Sarah Stoecker as Hunter
- Joel McKinnon Miller as Mr. Weston
- Sarah Paulson as Lavinia
- Laura Spencer as Vanessa
- Mark Consuelos as Daniel
- Wanda De Jesus as Cynthia
- William Petersen as Mitch
- Samantha Quan as Dana
- Michelle Forbes as Marisa
- Richard Pagano as Mick
- Holly Robinson Peete as Holly
- Cassidy Boyd as Alicia
- Darin Heames as Nicolas
- Manny Jimenez Jr. as Ernesto
- JC Gonzalez as Harry
- James Jordan as Raphael
- Tony Plana as Stribling
- Jeanne Tripplehorn as Vera
Television broadcasts
For television broadcast the series has been edited into 10 one-hour-long episodes (with the first six made up of compilations of the short-form shows), and airs on Lifetime's international channels (including the UK and Africa). The dates below correspond to their first airdates in Britain. The series premiered in the United States on LMN on July 8, 2016 under the title Blue: A Secret Life.
Each compilation is named after a line of dialogue. The webisodes are not all used in the order they were shown online. Julia Stiles does not appear in webisodes marked with an asterisk. In the United States, LMN aired the contents of the third season over five compilation episodes titled "Call Me Francine", "Take Off Your Clothes", "A History of Anxiety", "Your Favorite Client", and "Choices".
| Episode | Webisodes | Episode title | Webisode titles | Directed by | Written by | Broadcast date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Season 1, ep.1–6 | "Blue Rules" | "Mom" "Son" "You Rule" "Long Day, Blue?" "You're Good" "Jack The Ripper" |
Rodrigo García | Rodrigo García | March 2, 2015 |
| 2 | Season 1, ep. 7–12 | "When Have I Lied To You?" | "Paying For Sex" "A Decent Girl" "That's My Drug" "Star Student" "You Lie To Me Too" "Give An Old Man A Break" |
Rodrigo García | Rodrigo García | March 9, 2015 |
| 3 | Season 2, ep. 1–7 | "Who Raises A Child Like This?" | "See And Be Seen" "What Kind Of A Name Is Blue?" "It's Just A Crutch" "Everything Is A Test" "How Do You Do?" "Glue And Lubricant" "Wow, Wow, Wow" |
Rodrigo García | Rodrigo García and Karen Graci |
March 16, 2015 |
| 4 | Season 2, ep. 8–13, 15 | "We Were In Love" | "On My Own" "The Truth Hurts" "A Man's Permission" "Make Yourself At Home" "Old Habits Die Hard" "Doubling The Equation"* "In The Running" |
Rodrigo García | Rodrigo García and Karen Graci |
March 23, 2015 |
| 5 | Season 2, ep. 21, 16–20 | "Good Looking Boy" | "Savages" "Hard Time" "The Details" "You're Not A Freak, Are You?" "Getting To The Point" "I'm Not A Stalker" |
Rodrigo García | Rodrigo García and Karen Graci |
March 30, 2015 |
| 6 | Season 2, ep. 14, 22–26 | "Where Were You, Mom?" | "Are You Clean?" "Role Play"* "Winning With" "A Straight Answer" "Choices Add Up" "Where Were You?" |
Rodrigo García | Rodrigo García and Karen Graci |
April 6, 2015 |
| 7 | Season 3, episode 1 | "Call Me Francine" | Rodrigo García | Rodrigo García | April 13, 2015 | |
| 8 | Season 3, episode 2 | "Planets Colliding" | Rodrigo García | Rodrigo García and Karen Graci |
April 20, 2015 | |
| 9 | Season 3, episode 3 | "A History Of Anxiety" | Rodrigo García | Rodrigo García | April 27, 2015 | |
| 10 | Season 3, episode 4 | "Make Me Feel Good" | Rodrigo García | Rodrigo García and Karen Graci |
May 4, 2015 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Satellite Awards | Best Original Short-Format Program | Blue | Nominated |
| 2014 | Art Directors Guild | Short Format, Live Action Series | Rachel Myers, Philip Toolin, Kurt Meisenbach (Episode: "The Truth Hurts") | Nominated |
| IAWTV Awards | Best Director – Drama | Rodrigo García | Won | |
| Best Female Performance – Drama | Julia Stiles | Won |
References
- Todd Spangler (March 18, 2014). "WIGS 'Blue' Season 3 Starring Julia Stiles Coming to Hulu and Fox.com — Not YouTube". Variety. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- Mike Hale (March 28, 2014). "A Side Job Goes Well. Too Well? 'Blue,' With Julia Stiles, Is Back for a New Season". The New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- "IAWTV Awards - Past Winners". International Academy of Web Television. Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- "Lifetime deal for Julia Stiles' Blue". TBI Vision. February 2, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- "LMN Debuts Drama Series "Blue: A Secret Life," Starring Julia Stiles on July 8" (Press release). LMN. June 29, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016 – via The Futon Critic.