Life
TV's most intriguing detective. LA's most unsual crimes.
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.
Cast
Damian Lewis
Charlie Crews
Sarah Shahi
Dani Reese
Brent Sexton
Robert 'Bobby' Stark
Donal Logue
Kevin Tidwell
Adam Arkin
Ted Earley
Seasons
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.
E1Pilot
Sep 26, 2007
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.
E2Tear Asunder
Oct 3, 2007
Crews and Reese investigate a bride's murder; Crews realizes that a child may have witnessed the murders for which he was convicted.
E3Let Her Go
Oct 10, 2007
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.
E4What They Saw
Oct 17, 2007
When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bed, Crews befriends the only suspect, a homeless thief camping outside the estate.
E5The Fallen Woman
Oct 24, 2007
When an angel falls from the sky, Crews and Reese's murder investigation leads to a slippery Russian gangster.
E6Powerless
Oct 31, 2007
Fearing that a rapist she met at an AA meeting will strike again, Dani enlists Crews' help to take him down.
E7A Civil War
Nov 7, 2007
The murder of two Iranian American students sparks racial unrest as Crews and Reese race to rescue their kidnapped friend.
E8Farthingale
Nov 14, 2007
While investigating the murder of a bigomist, Crews is suspected for the murder of policeman Ames.
E9Serious Control Issues
Nov 28, 2007
While investigating the case of a murdered homeless girl, Reese and Crews stumble across a child who was kidnapped when he was three.
E10Dig a Hole
Dec 3, 2007
Charlie and Dani track the killer of a Zen Master who was buried alive ten years prior.
E11Fill It Up
Dec 5, 2007
Hoping to take down Jack Reese, Crews finds the Seybolts' murderer, but doesn't succeed in proving who set him up.
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.
E1Find Your Happy Place
Sep 29, 2008
Crews and Reese race the clock to stop a serial killer who’s locking people in boxes and leaving them to die all over L.A.
E2Everything... All the Time
Oct 3, 2008
Crews and Reese discover that rich kids, steroids, and murder are a bad mix.
E3The Business of Miracles
Oct 6, 2008
Charlie and Reese work a case so cold it's frozen.
E4Not for Nothing
Oct 10, 2008
Crews must battle his own psychological prison when he and Reese take on a case where worst nightmares become reality.
E5Crushed
Oct 17, 2008
Crews and Reese investigate a case where an online infatuation turns into a deadly crush.
E6Did You Feel That?
Oct 24, 2008
In the chaos of an L.A. earthquake, a killer sets a trap for Crews.
E7Jackpot
Nov 5, 2008
Crews and Reese investigate the murder of a multi-million dollar lottery winner whose number was up.
E8Black Friday
Nov 12, 2008
Prices aren't the only things falling when Crews and Reese investigate a man's death in a mall the morning of Black Friday.
E9Badge Bunny
Nov 19, 2008
When the girlfriend of a cop is murdered, Crews and Reese must play a literal game of good cop bad cop to find the killer.
E10Evil... and His Brother Ziggy
Dec 3, 2008
Reese and Crews take a trip to an Indian reservation to find out who killed the last sheriff standing.
E11Canyon Flowers
Dec 10, 2008
A food bank delivery man is found murdered and buried up to his neck, surrounded by flower petals in a backyard. Crews and Reese believe the incident may be related to a cult from the 1970s. Crews confronts Mickey Rayborn, despite warnings from the FBI.
E12Trapdoor
Dec 17, 2008
While investigating a triple execution-style homicide, Reese and Crews go up against an old nemesis, a Russian mob boss who has woven a deadly and wicked web.
E13Re-Entry
Feb 4, 2009
After a Space Shuttle pilot is found shot to death after managing to land his private plane, Crews and Reese must determine if it was suicide or murder.
E14Mirror Ball
Feb 11, 2009
When the lead singer of a cover band is found dead on stage, Crews and Reese must go through a string of impersonators to find the real killer.
E15I Heart Mom
Feb 18, 2009
Crews and Reese begin their investigation and discover the victim was running an elaborate construction scam that left his clients without roofs or money.
E16Hit Me Baby
Feb 25, 2009
Reese receives and offer to join an FBI organized crime task force, leaving Crews and Stark to partner up. The former partners work on a case of a philandering financial advisor who was murdered and discover a case of corporate and political corruption.
E17Shelf Life
Mar 11, 2009
Crews and Starks investigate the murder of an Iraq war soldier who despite being killed in broad daylight on a crowded sidewalk, no one witnessed the crime.
E183 Women
Mar 18, 2009
With his new overachieving partner, Crews investigates the murder of a woman who was in a relationship with her just-released convict pen pal.
E195 Quarts
Mar 25, 2009
Crews and Seever are under pressure to solve the murder of an assistant coroner; a murder that if left unsolved, could jeopardize all of their closed cases.
E20Initiative 38
Apr 1, 2009
When the wife of a prominent campaign runner is murdered, Crews and Seever wonder if her death is related to a controversial gun ban initiative that she spearheaded.
E21One
Apr 8, 2009
When Roman wants to trade Reese for Rayborn, whom he's convinced is still alive, Crews launches a covert crusade to find his partner, which brings him answers to long-standing questions along the way.
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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 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.
