Life on Mars (US TV series)

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American television series crime drama television series science fiction television series television series

Life on Mars (US TV series) is an American science fiction crime drama about a modern-day detective who, after a car accident, mysteriously finds himself working as a cop in the 1970s.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Life on Mars (U.S. TV series)	2
Life on Mars (US TV series) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11344849 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Life on Mars (US TV series)
Context triple: [Michael Imperioli, notableWork, Life on Mars (US TV series)]

A. Mars (TV series)
Mars is a hybrid scripted-documentary television series that dramatizes a near-future human mission to the Red Planet while interweaving real-world scientific commentary and expert interviews.
B. Life on Mars
"Life on Mars" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning poetry collection by Tracy K. Smith that blends cosmic imagery with intimate reflections on grief, history, and the human condition.
C. Life on Mars
Life on Mars is a British science fiction crime drama television series that follows a modern-day detective who mysteriously wakes up in the 1970s after a car accident.
D. Mission to Mars
"Mission to Mars" is a 2000 science fiction film directed by Brian De Palma that follows a rescue mission to the Red Planet after a disastrous first manned expedition.
E. Mission to Mars
Mission to Mars is a science fiction novel by astronaut Buzz Aldrin that explores the technical, political, and human challenges of planning and executing a crewed journey to the Red Planet.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Life on Mars (US TV series)
Target entity description: Life on Mars (US TV series) is an American science fiction crime drama about a modern-day detective who, after a car accident, mysteriously finds himself working as a cop in the 1970s.

A. Mars (TV series)
Mars is a hybrid scripted-documentary television series that dramatizes a near-future human mission to the Red Planet while interweaving real-world scientific commentary and expert interviews.
B. Life on Mars
"Life on Mars" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning poetry collection by Tracy K. Smith that blends cosmic imagery with intimate reflections on grief, history, and the human condition.
C. Life on Mars
Life on Mars is a British science fiction crime drama television series that follows a modern-day detective who mysteriously wakes up in the 1970s after a car accident.
D. Mission to Mars
Mission to Mars is a science fiction novel by astronaut Buzz Aldrin that explores the technical, political, and human challenges of planning and executing a crewed journey to the Red Planet.
E. Mission to Mars
"Mission to Mars" is a 2000 science fiction film directed by Brian De Palma that follows a rescue mission to the Red Planet after a disastrous first manned expedition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American television series ⓘ crime drama television series ⓘ science fiction television series ⓘ television series ⓘ
audioFormat	Dolby Digital 5.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Life on Mars (UK TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
castMember	Gretchen Mol NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Keitel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason O’Mara NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Bonet NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Siff NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Imperioli NERFINISHED ⓘ
character	Annie Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Skelton NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Carling NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer	Mark Isham NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfBroadcast	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developer	Andre Nemec NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Appelbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Rosenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAired	October 9, 2008 ⓘ
genre	crime drama ⓘ police procedural ⓘ science fiction ⓘ
lastAired	April 1, 2009 ⓘ
leadActor	Jason O’Mara NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCharacter	Sam Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeDevice	time travel ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes	17 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons	1 ⓘ
openingTheme	“Life on Mars?” NERFINISHED ⓘ
openingThemePerformer	David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalChannel	American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalNetwork	ABC ⓘ
originalRunEndYear	2009 ⓘ
originalRunStartYear	2008 ⓘ
pictureFormat	HDTV 720p ⓘ
plotSummary	A modern-day detective is transported to the 1970s after a car accident and works as a cop while questioning his reality. ⓘ
productionCompany	20th Century Fox Television NERFINISHED ⓘ ABC Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ Kudos Film and Television NERFINISHED ⓘ
protagonistOccupation	detective ⓘ
settingPlace	New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingTimePeriod	1973 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Michael Imperioli → notableWork → Life on Mars (US TV series) ⓘ

Scott Rosenberg → coCreated → Life on Mars (US TV series) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Life on Mars (U.S. TV series)

Fox Television Studios → notableWork → Life on Mars (US TV series) ⓘ