Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 4 Have You Seen Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows? airs Thursday October 30 at 10:01/9:01c on ABC.

SAM’S ATTEMPT TO SAVE A WOMAN UNDER ATTACK LURES HIM BACK INTO HIS PAST, AS HE COMES FACE TO FACE WITH HIS YOUNGER MOTHER, WHILE LEADING THE 1-2-5 TO RE-INVESTIGATE PAST MURDERS OF FEMALES LINKED TO LOCAL GANGSTERS, ON ABC’S “LIFE ON MARS”

Robert Klein Guest Stars as Mob Boss Elliot Casso

“Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?” Sam is unwillingly but hypnotically pulled back into his childhood when he becomes entangled in local gangster Nick Profaci’s assault on a young, beautiful woman. Sam is amazed to discover that the woman, who is oddly familiar to him, is actually his mother back in 1973. While he anxiously attempts to save her, he uncovers two unsolved murders of women that possibly point to the involvement of Profaci and his mob boss, Elliot Casso’s. But even more alarming is the discovery that members of the 1-2-5 including Lt. Hunt may be mixed up with Casso and his crew and may have prevented justice from being carried out, on “Life on Mars,” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring are Robert Klein as Elliot Casso, Jennifer Ferrin as Rose Tyler, Tanya Fischer as Windy, Lenny Venito as Nick Profaci, Odette Yustman as Adrienne, Christian & Caleb Wallace as young Sammy, John Cenatiempo as Sizable Ted, Emerald Young as Lullaby Girl, Don Puglisi as Jim Croce, Kay Walbye as Adrienne’s mom and Laura Kautza as Jilly.

“Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows” was written by David Wilcox and directed by Alex Zakrzewski.

Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 3 My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi airs Thursday at 10:01/9:01c on ABC. Here is the official description and promo video.

THE MURDER OF A RETURNING VIETNAM VETERAN FORCES THE 125TH PRECINCT TO DEAL WITH CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES, WHILE SAM EXPLORES HIS PAST TO DISCOVER WHY HE LANDED IN 1973, ON ABC’S “LIFE ON MARS”

“My Maharishi is Bigger Than Your Maharishi” The murder of a returning Vietnam veteran has Lieutenant Hunt outraged, as he demands a quick resolution to what quickly becomes a complicated and controversial case. As Sam and the squad’s team of detectives explore the circumstances surrounding the homicide, Tyler is sent down a mysterious path that may provide clues about his own family’s past and why he is back in 1973, on “Life on Mars,” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring are Tanya Fischer as Windy, John Cenatiempo as Sizable Ted, John D’Leo as Robbie Reeves, Susan Misner as Carol Ann Reeves, Timothy Adams as John Philip Fisher, Arnie Burton as Lawrence Jones, Robin Lord Taylor as Jimmy, Jaron Farnham as Crew Cut, Chad Hessler as Crew Cut’s friend, Matthew Backer as hippie guy, Brian Avers as Sticker, Nimo Gandhi as the Maharishi, Marc Scrivo as hippie no. 1, Tom Hatton as hippie no. 2, Andre De Shields as bartender and Dean Winters as Vic Tyler.

“My Maharishi is Bigger Than Your Maharishi” was written by Tracy McMillan and directed by Michael Pressman.

Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 2 The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler airs Thursday October 16 at 10:01/9:01c on ABC. Here is the official description and promo video.

STILL TORMENTED BY THE TURN OF EVENTS IN HIS LIFE, SAM FOCUSES HIS ATTENTION ON A SERIES OF FATAL ROBBERIES, AS HE TRIES TO PROVE HIMSELF TO LT. HUNT AND THE OTHER SQUAD MEMBERS, ON ABC’S “LIFE ON MARS”

Lisa Bonet Continues in Her Recurring Guest Starring Role of Maya Daniels

Sylvia Miles and Heather Matarazzo Also Guest Star

“The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler” Is this vintage1973 Sam Tyler real or not? Sam’s unbelieving ears clearly hear a radio station announcing that Elvis will perform a concert in memory of his mother, but he’s still not sure how or why he landed in these circumstances. Moreover, he doesn’t have much time to think about his own predicament. A string of fatal robberies at AAA Money check cashing stores are baffling the 1-2-5, and Sam jumps headlong into the case, which features no forced entries and no witnesses. Even with Lt. Hunt strong-arming the lead suspect, it still takes an unexpected turn of events to make the squad to look within to solve the crime. At the end of the day Sam, in spite of himself, might even experience some true happiness temporary though it might be — on “Life on Mars,” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring are Lisa Bonet as Maya Daniels, Heather Matarazzo as June, Pablo Schreiber as Kim Trent, Tanya Fischer as Windy, Sylvia Miles as Mrs. Salvaggio, John Cenatiempo as Sizable Ted, Lee Tergensen as Lee Crocker, Bruce Kirkpatrick as Freddy Gerald/uniform no. 1, Patrick Noonan as Dax Benson/uniform no. 2, Rob Falcone as policeman, Mike Russo as police officer no. 1 and Danny Aiello III as police officer no. 2.

“The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler” was written by Bryan Oh and directed by Michael Katleman.

Life on Mars Season 1 Episode 1 Out Here in the Fields airs Thursday at 10:01/9:01c on ABC. Here is the official description and series promo video.

PREMIERE

WELCOME BACK TO 1973! NYPD DETECTIVE SAM TYLER FREAKS OUT WHEN HIS LIFE CHANGES IN AN INSTANT AS HE ATTEMPTS TO ADJUST TO HIS NEW BUT OUTDATED SURROUNDINGS AND THE MAVERICK POLICING OF A BY-GONE ERA ON THE SERIES PREMIERE OF ABC’S “LIFE ON MARS,” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9

Stellar Cast Features Jason O’Mara, Harvey Keitel, Michael Imperioli, Gretchen Mol and Jonathan Murphy

Lisa Bonet Returns to Series Television in the Recurring Guest Starring Role of Maya Daniels

NYPD Detective Sam Tyler finds himself in 1973 in the cultural hotbed of New York City during the tumultuous times of the Vietnam War, Watergate, women’s lib and the civil and gay rights movements without a cell phone or computer — suddenly hurtled back in time, ripped from 2008 after being hit by a car while chasing down a criminal. He’s trying mightily to understand what’s just happened to him and how he can get back “home,” on the premiere of “Life on Mars,” THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

In the premiere episode, “Out Here in the Fields,” NYPD detectives Sam Tyler and Maya Daniels, partners on and off the beat, are in hot pursuit of Colin Raimes for the murder of a young woman. A questionable alibi forces them to let Raimes go, but when the couple has a personal falling out, Maya, unconvinced of Raimes’ innocence, goes it alone to track him down. Sam, scared for her safety, desperately searches for Maya and is hit by a car. Regaining consciousness, he’s mysteriously back in 1973 New York, now assisting a new, tough and politically incorrect precinct boss, Lieutenant Gene Hunt, and the other squad members in searching for a killer who seems to use identical methods to those of Raimes. Is this why he was sent back in time? Will it help him save Maya? And will he ever get back to 2008?

Sam feels like he’s on a different planet. It’s the Wild West out there — uncontrollable criminals, police on the take. Forced to use a different moral code and without hi-tech crime fighting techniques, he clashes with his new boss at the 125th Precinct, the irascible Lt. Hunt, who would rather use his fists than his brains to solve a crime. The other squad members of the 1-2-5 include Detective Ray Carling, a big, mean guy in a street-fight with life. Ray may be a rough, tough sexist, but he’s a handy guy to have in your corner. Annie Norris is a member of the Police Women’s Bureau. At a time when females were only allowed to do menial tasks and not real police work, she’s the smartest person in the room. Annie struggles to deal with being undermined, under-used and, in general, against the sexism of the times, even while she dreams of becoming a real cop. She’s also the one person Sam can turn to for help in guiding him in his new reality. Then there’s rookie Detective Chris Skelton, a sweet guy trying to make it in this uncompromising world, but out of his league right now with Gene and Ray.

Just how will Sam deal with all this ambiguity while trying to remain a top detective, as he desperately attempts to get back to 2008? He might just find things aren’t so dissimilar in New York circa 1973 and 2008.

“Out Here in the Fields” was written by Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg and directed by Gary Fleder.

“Life on Mars” stars Jason O’Mara (”In Justice,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Men in Trees”) as Detective Sam Tyler, Harvey Keitel (”Bugsy,” “Reservoir Dogs,” “The Piano,” “Pulp Fiction,” “Mean Streets”) as Lieutenant Gene Hunt, Michael Imperioli (”The Sopranos,” “Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom’s For One More Day”) as Detective Ray Carling, Gretchen Mol (”The Memory Keeper’s Daughter,”"3:10 to Yuma,” “The Notorious Bettie Page”) as Annie Norris and Jonathan Murphy (”October Road”) as Detective Chris Skelton.

Guest starring in “Out Here In The Fields” are Lisa Bonet (”High Fidelity,” “Enemy of the State,” “The Bill Cosby Show”) as Maya Daniels (2008), Clarke Peters as Captain Bellow (2008), Michael Bertolini as Colin Raimes (2008), John Cenatiempo as Sizeable Ted, Mike Starr as Nelson, Ken Marks as scientist, Seamus-Davey Fitzpatrick as young Colin, Austin Basis as Willy Kramer, Phyllis Somerville as Mrs. Raimes, Carrie Getman as Dora Keene, Ramsey Faragallah as Raimes’ lawyer (2008), Francisco Burgos as boy one (2008), Aru Banks as boy two (2008), Michael Mulheren as patrolman and Robert Salerno as young Lawrence.

Josh Appelbaum (”Alias,” “October Road”), Andre Nemec (”Alias,” “October Road”) and Scott Rosenberg (”October Road”) are executive producers. “Life on Mars” is produced by 20th Century Fox Television and ABC Studios.