Zap2it Fall TV Preview 2008: ABC's New Shows

Life on Mars (ABC)
Drama

Premieres: Thursday, Oct. 9

Premise: Based on the BBC series about a present-day police detective who gets into a car crash and finds himself in 1973. He's still a cop, but he has to adjust to a different kind of police work.

First Impressions: Everyone but Jason O'Mara from the original pilot was replaced, and new executive producers are in place too. Given all that, we' re not quite sure what we'll see come October.

Stars: Jason O'Mara ("The Agency"), Harvey Keitel ("Reservoir Dogs," "National Treasure"), Michael Imperioli ("The Sopranos"), Gretchen Mol ("3:10 to Yuma," "The Notorious Bettie Page"), Lisa Bonet ("High Fidelity," "The Cosby Show")

Studio: 20th Century Fox Television and ABC Studios (the pilot was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and David E. Kelley Productions)

Producers: Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg ("October Road"), Jane Featherstone, Stephen Garrett and David E. Kelley

'Life on Mars' Photos

'Life on Mars' Video Clip