Life (2007)

TV-14

Drama
Mystery
Crime

TV's most intriguing detective. LA's most unsual crimes.

Overview

Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Crews' new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude which can be challenging to maintain when someone he cares about is threatened — or when he is investigating the mystery surrounding the murder he was falsely accused of.

Rand RavichCreator

StatusCanceled

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

Network

Seasons

Specials

1970 | 3 Episodes

Specials of Life premiered on January 1, 1970

Season 1

2007 | 11 Episodes

Season 1 of Life premiered on September 26, 2007

Life was his sentence. Life is what he got back. The unconventional police officer-turned-convict-turned-detective gets a second chance. After twelve years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, offbeat Charlie Crews has returned to the force with a $50 million settlement, a new spiritual outlook, a strong fondness for fruit, and a highly unusual approach to solving crime. With the aid of his skeptical and demanding new partner, Dani Reese, he's turning police procedure upside down.

Season 2

2008 | 21 Episodes

Season 2 of Life premiered on September 29, 2008

He's got a second chance at life…and he's doing whatever it takes to make every moment count. Charlie Crews, an eccentric detective returning to the force after being wrongfully imprisoned is back on the beat with his determined partner, Dani Reese, and his unusually Zen-like outlook toward the cases he investigates. This unconventional crime solver tries to catch the LA wrongdoers who really belong behind bars—as well as whomever was behind his own fall from grace.