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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
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
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Created by
Lee Jung-hyo
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Sci-fi & fantasy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour4
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, sci-fi & fantasy, drama
Created by
Lee Jung-hyo
Written by
Lee Dae-il
Starring
Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Ko Asung, Oh Dae-hwan, Ro Jong-hyun, Choi Seung-yoon, Kim Jae-kyung, Kim Ki-cheon
Music
Nam Hye-seung
Length
1 seasons, 16 episodes, 60 min each
Network
OCN
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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