Martial Law

Overview

Martial Law is an American/Canadian crime drama that aired on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US. The show was a surprise hit, making Hung the only East Asian headlining a prime-time network series in the United States. At the time, Hung was not fluent in English, and he reportedly recited some of his dialogue phonetically. In many scenes, Hung did not speak at all, making Martial Law perhaps the only US television series in history that featured so little dialogue from the lead character.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

September 26, 1998

Last aired

May 13, 2000

Episodes

44

Network

CBS

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada, United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox Television,CBS Productions,Ruddy Morgan Productions,Cuse Productions

Creator

Carlton Cuse