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{{short description|Web series}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| genre = {{Plainlist|
* [[Drama]]
* [[Web series]]}}
| creator = [[Rodrigo García (director)|Rodrigo García]]
| director = Rodrigo García
| writer = Rodrigo García
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Julia Stiles]]
* [[Uriah Shelton]]
* [[David Harbour]]
* [[Jeanne Tripplehorn]]
* [[Alexz Johnson]]
}}
| composer = [[Thomas Newman]] (main and end title themes) Jacob Yoffee
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 42 (web) 10 (compilations)
| list_episodes = #Episodes
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jon Avnet]]
* [[Rodrigo García (director)|Rodrigo García]]
* Jake Avnet}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Rodrigo García (director)|Rodrigo García]]}}
| location =
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|}}
| editor = {{Plainlist|}}
| runtime = 42 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
* [[WIGS (web channel)|WIGS]]
* Vixen Studios LLC}}
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
* [[WIGS (web channel)|WIGS]]
* [[Hulu]]}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|6|11}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2015}}
| inspired_by =
| channel = [[WIGS (web channel)|WIGS]]
}}

'''''Blue''''' is an American drama [[web series]] created by [[Rodrigo García (director)|Rodrigo García]] and starring [[Julia Stiles]]. The pilot episode aired on June 11, 2012. It originally aired on the [[WIGS (web channel)|WIGS]] channel on [[YouTube]] but eventually streamed on [[Hulu]], [[Fox Broadcasting Company|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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Todd Spangler|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/wigs-blue-season-3-starring-julia-stiles-coming-to-hulu-and-fox-com-not-youtube-1201138053/|title=WIGS ‘Blue’ Season 3 Starring Julia Stiles Coming to Hulu and Fox.com — Not YouTube|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 18, 2014|accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Hale|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/29/arts/television/blue-with-julia-stiles-is-back-for-a-new-season.html|title=A Side Job Goes Well. Too Well? ‘Blue,’ With Julia Stiles, Is Back for a New Season|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 28, 2014|accessdate=August 12, 2016}}</ref>

Since its release, ''Blue'' has garnered several accolades, including a [[Satellite Awards|Satellite Award]] nomination in 2013, Art Directors Guild Award nomination for Production Design - (Myers) in 2014, and three [[IAWTV Awards]], for Best Director – Drama ([[Rodrigo García (director)|García]]) in 2014 and Best Actress – Drama ([[Julia Stiles|Stiles]]) in 2013 and 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iawtv.org/iawtv-awards-ap/|title=IAWTV Awards - Past Winners|website=International Academy of Web Television|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004135043/http://www.iawtv.org/iawtv-awards-ap/|archive-date=2015-10-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Plot==
Blue ([[Julia Stiles]]) is a mother 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===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Actor
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Character
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Episodes
! scope="col" colspan="3" | Seasons
|-
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 1
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 2
! scope="col" style="width:5%;" | 3
|-
| scope="row" | [[Julia Stiles]]
| Blue
| 40
| colspan="3" style="background:#dfd;" | '''Main'''
|-
| scope="row" | [[Uriah Shelton]]
| Josh
| 24
| colspan="3" style="background:#dfd;" | '''Main'''
|}

===Others===
* Brooklyn Lowe as Francesca
* [[Kathleen Quinlan]] as Jessica
* [[Carla Gallo]] as Rose
* [[James Morrison (actor)|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 (actor)|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 (actor)|James Jordan]] as Raphael
* [[Tony Plana]] as Stribling
* [[Jeanne Tripplehorn]] as Vera

==Television broadcasts==

For [[television]] [[broadcast]] the series has been edited into 10 hour-long episodes (with the first six made up of compilations of the short-form shows), and airs on [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]'s international channels (including the UK and Africa).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tbivision.com/news/2015/02/lifetime-deal-julia-stiles-blue/385752/|title=Lifetime deal for Julia Stiles’ Blue|publisher=TBI Vision|date=February 2, 2015|accessdate=May 29, 2015}}</ref> The dates below correspond to their first airdates in Britain. The series premiered in the United States on [[LMN (TV channel)|LMN]] on July 8, 2016 under the title '''''Blue: A Secret Life'''''.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/06/29/lmn-debuts-drama-series-blue-a-secret-life-starring-julia-stiles-on-july-8-430310/20160629lmn01/ |title=LMN Debuts Drama Series "Blue: A Secret Life," Starring Julia Stiles on July 8 |publisher=LMN |via=[[The Futon Critic]] |date=June 29, 2016 |accessdate=July 8, 2016}}</ref>

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".

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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 (director)|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==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
|-
| rowspan="1" |2013
| rowspan="1" |[[Satellite Awards]]
| Best Original Short-Format Program
| ''Blue''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |2014
| rowspan="1" |[[Art Directors Guild]]
| Short Format, Live Action Series
| Rachel Myers, Philip Toolin, Kurt Meisenbach (Episode: "The Truth Hurts")
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[IAWTV Awards]]
|Best Director – Drama
|[[Rodrigo García (director)|Rodrigo García]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Female Performance – Drama
|[[Julia Stiles]]
|{{won}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{youTube|u=wigs|WIG}}
* {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20131004055218/http://www.watchwigs.com:80/blue}}

[[Category:YouTube channels]]
[[Category:Short film series]]
[[Category:2010s American drama television series]]
[[Category:2012 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:American drama web series]]

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