STAR World brings life to Asia

Media News

Mumabi, April 02, 2008

From writer-producer Rand Ravich (The Astronaut's Wife) comes Life, a new drama about a cop who is given a second chance.

Premiering on STAR WORLD on Tue 8 Apr at 10 pm, the series stars Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers) as Detective Charlie Crews, a man framed for a crime he didn't commit. Wrongfully imprisoned for 12 years, he's finally freed after new evidence is uncovered that proves his innocence.

Presented with a handsome settlement, rather than retire he returns to the force to solve the murders that put him behind bars. Back at work he is partnered with Dani Reese (Sarah Shahi, The L Word), a skeptical and demanding cop who is battling her own demons. With his newfound appreciation for life, Crews goes about his business of interpreting clues and interrogating suspects in a Zen-like state of calm.

"When I was thinking about a pilot, I really wanted to start with the character," explains Ravich. "I found this character of Charlie Crews, a man who had been falsely accused and who has spent 12 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. But instead of it breaking him and instead of it being dark and dour and depressing, it made him very aware of how precious life is."

Face the facts of Life every Tue from 8 April at 10 pm, on STAR WORLD.

Critics Embrace Life

"Life doesn't squander the talents of its cast. The mysteries are solid, the characters multilayered." - David Bianculli, New York Daily News

"Of all the new shows I've watched, the one I'm most eager to see again." - Nancy DeWolf Smith, Wall Street Journal

" quirky central character is both unpredictable and impossible to pigeonhole... Detective Charlie Crews could someday take a place with the likes of Kojak, Columbo and Monk." - Barry Garron, Hollywood Reporter.

"One of year's 10 Best Shows. Life is intelligent fun." - Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly

"Playing it long and lugubrious but with a tantalizing twinkle, Lewis may well wrest the mantle of sexiest troubled American played by a Brit away from Hugh Laurie." - Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times

Life

Premieres on 8 April... Tue at 10 pm; Wed at 4 am; Fri at 9 am; Sun at 8pm.

For further information, please contact:

STAR (India) Pvt Ltd.

Preeti Hingorani

e-mail: preetih@in.startv.com