In life, one seldom gets a second base chance. That's the premise behind NBC's "Life," the cop drama that gets a second chance of sorts when its fresh season opens Sept. 29 (10 ET/PT).
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NBC is giving tV audience ample chance to sample distribution the series after the writers' assume cut its freshman run to 11 episodes. Three more shows air on Oct. 3, 6 and 10, when it rests in its Friday slot.
"NBC understands the difficulty of selling this show," says creator Rand Ravich. "The first installment needs to serve as a pilot burner, as if you've never seen it."
Indeed, new viewing audience may motive a refresher course course on the characters and complex back stories. British histrion Damian Lewis ("Band of Brothers") stars as Charlie Crews, an L.A. nab who is back on the force after helping 12 old age for homicides he has been absolved of, and he's tracking the conspirators who framed him. Crews emerges from prison as a Zen disciple, challenged by new conveniences and partial to fast driving and sweet fruit.
A financial settlement made Crews a multimillionaire. Adam Arkin ("Chicago Hope") takes the function of Ted Early, the paroled financier who is Crews' housemate and money manager. Sarah Shahi ("The L Word") co-stars as Crews' reluctant, sobriety-challenged better half, Dani Reese, and Jennifer Seibel plays his ex-wife, Jennifer, with whom sparks still fly.
Lewis relishes the complexity of "Life'"s account line and his character. "He was in maximum security most of that time, scrap for his life, the rest in solitary restriction," Lewis says. "You take a character reference who is wild and imaginative and poetic and cracked and warped as you like. The domain has changed."
Anticipating the mint, "Life"'s writers shortened some story lines but stuck to their game plan of Crews identifying world Health Organization actually carried out the murders in which he was implicated. This year, Crews will delve into the bigger conspiracy, which "will feature answers every episode," says executive producer Far Shariat. "We won't wait until the end of the season to hit those milestones."
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