Life on Mars
Life on Mars
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Life on Mars

A modern day cop in a 1973 world.

6.4 / 10
2008
1 season
17 episodes
MysteryDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

After a car crash, police detective Sam Tyler mysteriously finds himself transported back to 1973 and still working as a detective.

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Seasons

  • Out Here in the Fields

    1.Out Here in the Fields

    09-10-200843m

    Modern-day NYPD Detective Sam Tyler finds himself suddenly hurtled back to the tumultuous times of New York City in 1973 when he's hit by a car while chasing down a criminal.

  • The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler

    2.The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler

    16-10-200842m

    Sam investigates a series of fatal robberies at cash-checking stores while evidence points to someone in the squad being involved.

  • My Maharishi is Bigger than Your Maharishi

    3.My Maharishi is Bigger than Your Maharishi

    23-10-200843m

    The murder of a returning Vietnam veteran has Lieutenant Hunt outraged, as he demands a quick resolution to what quickly becomes a complicated and controversial case. As Sam and th...

  • Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?

    4.Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?

    30-10-200842m

    Sam finds his mother, Rose, in debt to a local mobster known for killing women that cause him trouble. Sam finds out the cops of the 125 are in cahoots with the mobster and ignore...

  • Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead

    5.Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead

    06-11-200842m

    Racial tensions run high when a young black girl is killed and a race begins between the cops and the BLA to find the supposed killer. Sam teams up with Fletcher Bellow, a young de...

  • Tuesday's Dead

    6.Tuesday's Dead

    13-11-200843m

    With a life-and-death hostage situation paralleling own strange circumstances, Sam Tyler is ordered with the rest of the 1-2-5 to diffuse a potentially deadly face-off at a hospita...

  • The Man Who Sold the World

    7.The Man Who Sold the World

    20-11-200842m

    When the baby of a prominent family is kidnapped for ransom, Sam Tyler is shocked to discover that his own father, Vic Tyler, may be involved. Sam's discovery leads him to face som...

  • Take a Look at the Lawmen

    8.Take a Look at the Lawmen

    28-01-200942m

    Lt. Hunt's squad and Lt. Nunzio's crew renew their long-standing rivalry due to a bank robbery with a connection to the Russian mob. Meanwhile, Sam is attracted to a pretty, young...

  • The Dark Side of the Mook

    9.The Dark Side of the Mook

    04-02-200942m

    Ray's shady brother may have played a role in the number of recent decapitations in which the squad is investigating. but other suspects pop up too, such as a biker, a Wall Street...

  • Let All the Children Boogie

    10.Let All the Children Boogie

    6.0
    11-02-200943m

    When rock star Sebastian Grace receives a death threat, Sam and Chris are exposed to the rock-and-roll lifestyle that includes one of Grace's groupies called "Rocket Girl." Things...

  • Home is Where You Hang Your Holster

    11.Home is Where You Hang Your Holster

    18-02-200943m

    NYC Councilman Bobby Prince shares a secret with Sam after Prince is caught with a hooker during a raid on a motel. The secret leaves Sam with even more questions as well as the re...

  • The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All

    12.The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All

    25-02-200939m

    The detectives at the 1-2-5 investigate the murder of newspaper journalist Joey Conway. Sam is convinced the killer is the same criminal from a case in 2008. He is motivated by fla...

  • Revenge of Broken Jaw

    13.Revenge of Broken Jaw

    04-03-200942m

    When the Weather Underground sends the department bomb threats on the anniversary of their leader's death, Lt. Hunt takes the threats personally. As Sam, Annie and Lt. Hunt investi...

  • Coffee, Tea or Annie

    14.Coffee, Tea or Annie

    11-03-200943m

    When a Pan Atlantic air hostess is found dead, Annie volunteers to go undercover in order to solve a series of homicides. Annie, Sam and Ray, working undercover, are able to find a...

  • All the Young Dudes

    15.All the Young Dudes

    18-03-200942m

    When Sam goes undercover as a gang member, he has to reveal a dark side in order to keep his cover. While undercover, Sam is pushed to the limit when he is ordered to bind and shoo...

  • Everyone Knows It's Windy

    16.Everyone Knows It's Windy

    25-03-200944m

    Crime hits home after Ray and Chris are shot by a gang member. When the shooter is found dead near a bar, Sam becomes the lead suspect since he has been working undercover as part...

  • Life is a Rock

    17.Life is a Rock

    01-04-200943m

    When Sam Tyler receives a phone call that presents him with three tasks he must perform so he can return to his life in the future, he must weigh his alternatives and decide whethe...

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