Life on Mars is an American Crime-SCIFI drama which first aired on ABC from October 9, 2008, to April 1^st, 2009. It is an adaptation of the British original version, produced by the BBC. The US version was developed by Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec and Scott Rosenberg. David E. Kelley was the initial writer and executive producer of the series pilot, but later handed over production responsibilities over to these 3 guys. It starred Jason O'Mara, Harvey Keitel, Jonathan Murphy, Michael Imperioli and Gretchen Mol.

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The series tells the story of New York City police detective Sam Tyler (played by Jason O'Mara), who, after being struck by a car in 2008, regains consciousness in 1973. Fringing between multiple genres, including thriller, science fiction and police procedural, the series remained ambiguous regarding its central plot, with the character himself unsure about his situation.

Life On Mars initially garnered critical praise, but not long after its premiere, it went into a two month hiatus, plus it came back in a different timeslot. Very likely that it certainly did not help the show holding on to its viewers. On March 2, 2009 ABC decided not to order a second season. The cancellation decision came early enough to allow producers time to wrap up the show's storyline. The network aired all 17 episodes ordered, with the final episode airing April 1, 2009.

Det. Chris Skelton