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*[[Robin Weigert]] - Lieutenant Karen Davis |
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Revision as of 19:29, 29 September 2007
| Life | |
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| File:LiveTVSeriesCast.jpg Damian Lewis as Detective Charlie Crews, and Sarah Shahi as Detective Dani Reese | |
| Starring | Damian Lewis Sarah Shahi Adam Arkin Brooke Langton Robin Weigert Brent Sexton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Rand Ravich Far Shariat David Semel Daniel Sackheim |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 26, 2007 – present |
Life is an American television drama created by Rand Ravich, who also serves as executive producer alongside Far Shariat, David Semel and Daniel Sackheim for Universal Media Studios. Semel also directed the pilot.
It premiered on September 26, 2007 on NBC, and airs on Wednesday nights at 10/9c. The series stars Damian Lewis as a detective who was recently released from prison after serving twelve years for a crime he didn't commit.
The show is also broadcast on Network Ten in Australia and Global in Canada. [1][2]
Cast
Principal characters
- Damian Lewis - Detective Charlie Crews
- Sarah Shahi - Detective Dani Reese
- Adam Arkin - Ted Earley
- Brooke Langton - Constance Griffiths
- Robin Weigert - Lieutenant Karen Davis
- Brent Sexton - Bobby Starks [3]
Melissa Sagemiller was originally cast as Charlie Crews's lawyer, Constance Griffiths, but she was replaced by Brooke Langton in July 2007.[4]
Recurring or guest-starring characters
- Jennifer Siebel - Jennifer Conover [5]
Plot
Life is the story of Detective Charlie Crews, who has recently been released from prison after DNA evidence exonerated him for a front-page murder eleven years earlier. He's been reinstated to the police force, and received a substantial settlement from the state for his troubles. While in jail, technology has passed him by, as evidenced by his unfamiliarity with the now-everyday things like tiny cell phones, instant messaging, etc. He's been assigned to partner with Dani Reese, who's not in the best of graces with her superiors either. Their mutual lieutenant is looking for a reason to get rid of Crews, and as she has a reason to get rid of Reese, is subtly blackmailing her with expulsion to find such a reason. Crews, meanwhile, is trying to readjust to life outside prison, but is also pretty focused on solving the murder that he was imprisoned for - or more precisely, finding out who framed him for it.
The Life story seems like a modern day version of The Count of Monte Cristo, who was also wrongfully imprisoned and although the character Edmond Dantès escaped rather than later being found to be innocent, he also came into a huge fortune due to his imprisonment. Dantès, then figured out the mystery of who had conspired against him to set him up, and sought revenge against them, sometimes in disguise, but generally though the power of his wealth and station in life that his wealth provided him with. The conspirators against Dantès were people he considered friends who betrayed him for power, wealth, and what they might call love. This foreshadows that the people involved may be people he knew - his ex-wife's new husband, his old partner, maybe even the lieutenant blackmailing Reese.
References
- ^ Welsh, James (2007-07-02). "Ten picks up Fox, NBCU programming". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Bawden, Jim (2007-06-06). "TV lineup launch disrupted". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2007-07-04). "Deadwood's Sexton gets "Life" sentence". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2007-07-23). "Langton lights up "Life" for NBC". The Hollywood Reporter.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Sullivan, Brian Ford (2007-07-06). "THE FUTON'S FIRST LOOK: NBC'S "LIFE" (PLUS "BUSINESS CLASS")". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
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