Telemystery: NBC Orders Direct To Series Shades of Blue Starring Jennifer Lopez

NBC has ordered direct to series Shades of Blue, which will star Jennifer Lopez, who will also co-executive produce with Ryan Seacrest.

The storyline is "a complex police series that centers on Harlee McCord (Lopez), a single mother and detective 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 her raise her daughter — and finds herself faced with the moral dilemma of working against her cop brothers in order to redeem herself."

"Whether it's 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 [writer] Adi Hasak on this sophisticated show," said NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke 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."

Production on a 13-episode season is expected to begin in early 2015 with a series premiere likely to be mid-season 2015/2016.