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Life on Mars

Life on Mars

20188.31 Season16 EpisodesEnded

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.

Created by Lee Dae-il
Written by Lee Dae-il
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Top Cast

Jung Kyung-ho

Jung Kyung-ho

Han Tae-Joo

Park Sung-woong

Park Sung-woong

Kang Dong-Cheol

Ko A-sung

Ko A-sung

Yoon Na-Young

Oh Dae-hwan

Oh Dae-hwan

Lee Yong-Ki

Ro Jong-hyun

Ro Jong-hyun

Jo Nam-Sik

Choi Seung-yoon

Choi Seung-yoon

Kim Min-seok

Kim Jae-kyung

Kim Jae-kyung

Han Mal-Sook

Kim Ki-cheon

Kim Ki-cheon

Manager Park

Kim Young-pil

Kim Young-pil

Kim Kyung-Se

Oh Ah-Rin

Oh Ah-Rin

Young-Joo

Themes & Keywords

comahallucinationtime travelfriendshipserial killerbromance1980spolice procedural

About Life on Mars

Life on Mars is a comedy, crime, sci-fi & fantasy, drama series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of coma, hallucination, time travel, friendship, serial killer, bromance. Created by Lee Dae-il, it stars Jung Kyung-ho, Park Sung-woong, Ko A-sung. 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.

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