ABC has announced their new lineup of shows for this fall, and among them is a time travel series called Life on Mars. Weird name for a time travel story, I know, but the show is about a modern day police detective transported back to 1973 where he continues to work as a cop.

The really exciting thing here is that among the cast is Star Trek: Deep Space 9 alum Colm Meaney. Since DS9 Meaney has made his mark as a seriously talented character actor. The guy’s worth following around just about anywhere he goes. He’s due for a breakout role, maybe this will finally be it.

Here’s ABC’s full description of the show:
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