Women in Blue season 1: Release date, cast, plot, and everything we know so far

Apple TV+ brings the true stories of Mexico's first female police force onscreen in the upcoming "stylish crime drama" Women in Blue season 1, aka Las Azules, which is scheduled to hit streaming on Wednesday, July 31.

Inspired by true events sometime in 1971, the series revolves around the theme, "Sometimes, the best man for the job is a woman," featuring the women who defy the norms to become Mexico's first female police force only to realize that their squad is nothing but a publicity stunt distracting the public from a brutal serial killer.

Directed by Alfonso Pineda Ullo and Fernando Rovzar, Barbara Mori, Ximena Sariñana, Amorita Rasgado and Natalia Tellez form the unlikely squad of four core women in the series.

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When is Women in Blue season 1 going to be released?

Expect a back-to-back debut of Women in Blue season 1 on Wednesday, July 31, exclusively on Apple TV+, with the first two episodes of the 10-part series coming out that day.

A new episode will be released on the streaming platform weekly until the season 1 finale on September 25, with each episode clocking around an hour.

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Cast members in the upcoming season

Four women round out the cast of the latest Apple TV+ crime drama, each of them playing multidimensional characters with interesting backgrounds, strengths, flaws and layers.

Barbara Mori stars as Maria, a dedicated mother and loyal wife who became obsessed with catching the serial killer even though their squad was initially formed as a publicity stunt.

Ximena Sariñana portrays the character of Angeles, a talented fingerprint analyst but has struggled with feeling her value as someone on the autism spectrum during a time when the diagnosis or acceptance of the disorder was uncommon.

Joining them is Amorita Rasgado as Gabina, the daughter of a renowned police officer who has always wanted to follow in the footsteps of her father since she was a girl. Completing the group is Natalia Tellez as Valentina, a rebellious youngster and Maria's younger sister.

Rounding out the cast are:

• Miguel Rodarte as Octavio Romandia
• Christian Tappan as Escobedo
• Horacio Garcia Rojas as Gerardo
• Leonardo Sbaraglia as Alejandro de la Torre
• Bruno Bichir as Goyo Cardenas
• Orlando Moguel as Felix
• Ivana de Maria as Alma
• Rosa Maria Bianchi as Luz
• Karla Garrido as Violeta
• Iker Dupeyron as Asesor
• Iliana Donatlan as Sofia
• Sebastian Buitron as Lucas
• Albi De Abreu as Jacobo Zabludovsky

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Behind the scenes of Women in Blue season 1

Lemon Studios produced Women in Blue season 1 for Apple TV+ with a group of executive producers, including Emmy-nominated Wendy Riss, who also produced The Killing and Yellowstone, Point Break's Sandra Solares and Monarca producers Erica Sanchez Su and Billy Rozvar.

Rovzar, Pablo Aramendi and Silvia Jimenez are the screenwriters.

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What is the storyline of Women in Blue season 1?

Per the description in the Women in Blue season 1 official trailer, published on June 17, the events in the series are set in 1971. It's a story of four women who, despite the "ultraconservative norms" of the time, join the first-ever female police force in Mexico.

However, they soon discover that the one-of-a-kind group they are trying to build is only a cover designed to distract the media and the public from the real danger — a serial killer.

However, with the body count growing, the four women — Maria, Gabina, Angeles, and Valentina — work together in secret to achieve the one thing that male cops have never been able to achieve — bring the serial killer to justice.

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