TV series

Life on Mars
2018 · 1 season
A disorienting, slow-burning mystery that blends crime procedural with existential unease, anchored by a fish-out-of-water partnership and a haunting sense of being lost in time.
- Created by
- Lee Jung-hyo
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Sci-fi & fantasy
- Starring
- Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Ko Asung
- Overview
- While investigating a serial murder case, Detective Han Tae Joo gets into a catastrophic incident. When he wakes up, he finds himself transported back to 1988, appointed to work at a police station in a small city. Believing he is there for a reason, he tries to solve the case from the past in hopes of finding a way back to his life in 2018.
- How it feels
- Tense, melancholic, warm and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Identity, mystery, friendship, memory
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Lee Jung-hyo
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Sci-fi & fantasy
- Starring
- Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Ko Asung















