Martial Law
*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.
Seasons & Episodes
- 1.01Shanghai ExpressRate
- 1.02Diamond FeverRate
- 1.03Dead RingersRate
- 1.04Funny MoneyRate
- 1.05Cop OutRate
- 1.06Extreme MeasuresRate
- 1.07TrackdownRate
- 1.08Take OutRate
- 1.09How Sammo Got His Groove BackRate
- 1.10Bad SeedRate
- 1.11Lock-UpRate
- 1.12Painted FacesRate
- 1.13SubstitutesRate
- 1.14Wild LifeRate
- 1.15BreakoutRate
- 1.16Captive HeartsRate
- 1.17TrifectaRate
- 1.18Big TroubleRate
- 1.19Nitro ManRate
- 1.20Red StormRate
- 1.21RequiemRate
- 1.22End GameRate
- 2.01Sammo BlammoRate
- 2.02Thieves Among ThievesRate
- 2.03This Shogun for HireRate
- 2.0424 HoursRate
- 2.05Ninety Million Reasons to DieRate
- 2.06My Man SammoRate
- 2.07Friendly SkiesRate
- 2.08Call of the WildRate
- 2.09Blue FluRate
- 2.10Sammo ClausRate
- 2.11No QuarterRate
- 2.12Scorpio RisingRate
- 2.13No FareRate
- 2.14Dog Day AfternoonRate
- 2.15Deathfist Five: MCURate
- 2.16Honor Among StrangersRate
- 2.17FreefallRate
- 2.18The Thrill Is GoneRate
- 2.19HeartlessRate
- 2.20In the DarkRate
- 2.21Final Conflict: Part 1Rate
- 2.22Final Conflict: Part 2Rate
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