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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
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
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.
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Cast & Crew
Damian Lewis
Charlie Crews
Sarah Shahi
Dani Reese
Brent Sexton
Robert 'Bobby' Stark
Adam Arkin
Ted Earley
Donal Logue
Kevin Tidwell
Brooke Langton
Constance Griffiths
Robin Weigert
Karen Davis
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Jennifer Conover
William Atherton
Mickey Rayborn
Jessy Schram
Rachel Seybolt
Victor Rivers
Jack Reese
Shashawnee Hall
Special Agent Paul Bodner
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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...
Life has 2 seasons with 32 episodes.
Life premiered on September 26, 2007.
No, Life has ended. The final episode aired on April 8, 2009.
Life originally aired on NBC. Check your local streaming services for availability.
Life was created by Rand Ravich.
Life has a rating of 7.7/10 based on user reviews.
Life is classified as Drama, Mystery, Crime.