Jennifer Lopez 'Shades Of Blue' Premiere Date: JLo Show To Replace 'The Player' In January On NBC

Jennifer Lopez is a star in business, singing, acting and in everything else she touches. The "I Luh Ya Papi" singer will not only be on television as a judge during the final season of "American Idol" but she will also star in a cop drama called "Shades Of Blue." JLo partnered up with the host of the musical talent show, Ryan Seacrest, to produce this show for NBC, which was picked up straight-to-series for 13 episodes back in February. Now, the program has a start date and it is set for Thursday, January 14 at 9pm with a 2-hour premiere episode directed by Barry Levinson. Also starring along our Bronx-diva is Ray Liotta and Drea De Matteo. Deadline reports that "Shades Of Blue" will move in to its regular timeslot the following Thursday, January 21 at 10pm.

"Shades of Blue" 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 its 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 Adi Hasak on this sophisticated show," said NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke. "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. Ryan Seacrest is part of the NBCU family and doing his first scripted drama series with us makes perfect sense."