Life

7.7
200745m

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.

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Seasons

11 Episodes • Premiered 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.

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1. Pilot

7.5

After serving 12 hard years for a crime he didn't commit, Detective Charlie Crews is back on the LAPD with a new partner and a new zen attitude.

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2. Tear Asunder

8.2

Crews and Reese investigate a bride's murder; Crews realizes that a child may have witnessed the murders for which he was convicted.

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3. Let Her Go

8.0

An upscale family man is suspected of killing his wife, and Crews sees his ex-wife for the first time since getting out of jail.

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4. What They Saw

8.2

When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bed, Crews befriends the only suspect, a homeless thief camping outside the estate.

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5. The Fallen Woman

7.5

When an angel falls from the sky, Crews and Reese's murder investigation leads to a slippery Russian gangster.

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6. Powerless

7.6

Fearing that a rapist she met at an AA meeting will strike again, Dani enlists Crews' help to take him down.

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7. A Civil War

8.2

The murder of two Iranian American students sparks racial unrest as Crews and Reese race to rescue their kidnapped friend.

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8. Farthingale

8.2

While investigating the murder of a bigomist, Crews is suspected for the murder of policeman Ames.

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9. Serious Control Issues

8.2

While investigating the case of a murdered homeless girl, Reese and Crews stumble across a child who was kidnapped when he was three.

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10. Dig a Hole

7.8

Charlie and Dani track the killer of a Zen Master who was buried alive ten years prior.

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11. Fill It Up

8.4

Hoping to take down Jack Reese, Crews finds the Seybolts' murderer, but doesn't succeed in proving who set him up.

Cast

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Damian Lewis

Charlie Crews

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Sarah Shahi

Dani Reese

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Brent Sexton

Robert 'Bobby' Stark

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Donal Logue

Kevin Tidwell

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Adam Arkin

Ted Earley

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Reviews

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Rob

8/10

A cop gets life for murder, has a very bad time in prison, then is released when exonerated, and becomes a cop again. With a large settlement payout, and apparently a few screws loose, Charlie sets out to uncover the truth behind his imprisonment for himself. The great thing about this series is you never quite know just what Charlie is going to do or say. Your average cop show it's not.

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