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Julia Stiles is 'Blue' for Season 2 on WIGS, details (VIDEO)

By April Neale Mar 9, 2013, 19:00 GMT

Julia Stiles is Blue for season 2 © Janet Mayer / PRPhotos.com

The #1 channel for scripted drama on YouTube is excited to be bringing back two of it’s most popular series "Blue," starring Julia Stiles. 

Julia Stiles will return for a second season of her series "Blue" this month, and will also write and direct "Paloma," a new web series premiering this spring. "Paloma" is a four-episode series starring Grace Gummer as a young woman dealing with the unpredictability of romantic and workplace relationships.

Returning with 26 all-new episodes, Season Two of Blue will debut on Friday, March 15 on WIGS. The award-winning series stars Stiles as a single mother trying to protect her son from the consequences of her secret career as an upscale escort.

Written and directed by WIGS co-creator Rodrigo Garcia (“Albert Nobbs,” “In Treatment”) Blue also features Mark Consuelos (“All My Children”), Holly Robinson Peete, Kathleen Quinlan, Carla Gallo,  James Morrison and Uriah Shelton.

Seven episodes will be made available in their entirety, with additional blocks of tepisodes debuting on March 22, March 29 and April 5.

Karen Graci is co-writer on the series. The new trailer for Blue can be viewed now at www.youtube.com/wigs.  Episodes from Season 1 of Blue can be viewed here.

WIGS was launched in May 2012 by director/producers Jon Avnet (“Black Swan,” “Fried Green Tomatoes,“ “Risky Business”), Rodrigo Garcia (“Albert Nobbs,” “In Treatment,” “Big Love”) and Jake Avnet, and is now the No. 1 channel for scripted drama on YouTube.

In February of 2013, Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) entered into a multi-year pact with WIGS. The programming, marketing and distribution partnership is designed to expand the breadth of offerings through the WIGS channel, and test and nurture dramatic concepts and talent in the digital realm.

To watch all current WIGS series, please visit: www.youtube.com/wigs, www.watchwigs.com or www.youtube.com/wigsespanol.