Life (I) (2007–2009)

A former police officer returns to the force after having been wrongly imprisoned for years.

Creator:

Rand Ravich

Stars:

Damian Lewis, Sarah Shahi, Adam Arkin

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Damian Lewis	...	Charlie Crews (32 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sarah Shahi	...	Dani Reese (32 episodes, 2007-2009)
Adam Arkin	...	Ted Earley (32 episodes, 2007-2009)
Brent Sexton	...	Robert Stark (22 episodes, 2007-2009)
Donal Logue	...	Captain Kevin Tidwell (21 episodes, 2008-2009)

Storyline

Brilliant LAPD detective Charlie Crews has survived the extreme abuse befalling an innocent cop in prison, and was exonerated for the murders and released after 12 years of hell in jail. He could retire on his settlement, but chooses to resume police work. Nevertheless, the grim experience has made him more philosophical and tempted to put justice - especially for the innocent - above chasing the presumably guilty and legally by-the-book, as his new partner Dani Reese must experience and learn to cope with.

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Plot Keywords:

police | partner | cop | murder | frame up | 

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Taglines:

Life was his sentence. Life is what he got back.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

NBC [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Eluaegne

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 45 min (32 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Melissa Sagemiller played Constance Griffiths in the pilot but was replaced by Brooke Langton for the series.

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Quotes

Charlie Crews: It's all connected, Reese.
Dani Reese: What is?
Charlie Crews: It is.

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Connections

Referenced in The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.83 (2010)

User Reviews

couldn't have said it better

As we were watching, (and getting totally hooked!) my husband and I said that this was the "House" of the line of cop shows. His personality is sarcastic and witty, in a very intelligent and sexy kinda way! He is captivating, and his zen-like qualities are refreshing in a world of fast-paced criminal action. This (cop show) is not like any other- it has a uniqueness to it that is appealing and addicting. It is more than crime scenes and investigations. This is good. How is the Lt connected? And his partner-she has intriguing secrets to her personality too. I want to know about her story as well. The whole show- I was thinking, "ooh, what does that mean? Ooh, how is that connected?" It was humorous and intense. I can't wait till next week to get deeper into the story, I could have kept watching and watching. I like the "interviews" with the people that are involved with his personal case, it lets you, as the viewer, try to draw conclusions about his personal case. This show has a scandalous mystery and I can't wait to get more clues to the truth. Hopefully they don't pull the plug on this one, definitely a keeper in our wed night agenda. It seems like they always do that to the good ones. Keep your fingers crossed!