Blue (web series)
| Blue | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Rodrigo García |
| Starring | |
| Composer(s) |
Thomas Newman (main and end title themes) Jacob Yoffee |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (web), 10 (compilations) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | |
| Editor(s) | |
| Cinematography | |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
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| Distributor | |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | WIGS |
| Original run | June 11, 2012 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Blue is an American drama web series starring Julia Stiles. The pilot episode aired on June 11, 2012, It originally aired on the WIGS channel on YouTube but will be moving to 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.[1]
Plot
Blue (Julia Stiles) is a mother with a secret life. She’ll do anything to keep it from her son Josh (Uriah Shelton). But her past has other plans.
Cast
- Julia Stiles as Blue
- Uriah Shelton as Josh
- 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
Main
| Actor | Character | Episodes | Seasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Julia Stiles | Blue | 40 | Main | ||
| Uriah Shelton | Josh | 24 | Main | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | 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 |
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's international channels (including the UK and Africa).[2] The dates below correspond to its first airing in Britain.
Each compilation is named after a line of dialogue. The webisodes are not all used in the order they were shown online.
| 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 Garcia | Rodrigo Garcia | 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 Garcia | Rodrigo Garcia | 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 Garcia | Rodrigo Garcia 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 Garcia | Rodrigo Garcia 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 Garcia | Rodrigo Garcia 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 Garcia | Rodrigo Garcia and Karen Graci | April 6, 2015 |
| 7 | Season 3, episode 1 | "Call Me Francine" | Rodrigo Garcia | Rodrigo Garcia | April 13, 2015 | |
| 8 | Season 3, episode 2 | "Planets Colliding" | Rodrigo Garcia | Rodrigo Garcia and Karen Graci | April 20, 2015 | |
| 9 | Season 3, episode 3 | Rodrigo Garcia | April 27, 2015 | |||
| 10 | Season 3, episode 4 | Rodrigo Garcia | May 4, 2015 | |||