


Season 2 • Episode 10
LatestThe team keeps trying to infiltrate the drug-smuggling ring in order to get to a terrorist. Meanwhile, Alex is offered a promotion in Miami and Ty keeps struggling with his divorce.
Wandering in and out of he underbelly of Los Angeles, where criminals roam free under the veil of night or hide in the shadows of day, is routine for Lieutenant Carter Shaw and his special undercover task force. This team understands that to bring down a criminal, one must first get on their level.
Acting
Omari Hardwick before Power, simmering with tragic potential.
Direction
Danny Cannon's slick visual grammar from CSI: Miami excess.
Production
LA as character—strip malls, warehouses, perpetual golden hour.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tricia Helfer joined late in Season 1 fresh off Battlestar Galactica's finale, bringing sci-fi fanboys to a cop show they didn't know existed.
Dark Blue premiered in the dying days of 'procedural with serialized backstory' era, just before streaming demolished TNT's original programming model entirely.