Before 'Paradise,' Sarah Shahi Teamed Up With Damian Lewis in This Underrated Procedural

Long before Paradise, Sarah Shahi teamed up with co-star Damian Lewis in the underrated procedural series Life, which lasted two seasons.

February 8, 2025 · 1 min · 80 words · John Manning

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What Is ‘Life’ About?

In 1995, Detective Charlie Crews (Lewis) is framed for a triple murder.

But she feels she must earn her redemption, so she keeps her head down.

Sarah Shahi and Damian Lewis in the poster for Life

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Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie star in this intense thriller.

If that sounds familiar, you wouldn’t be wrong.

Frankly, Dani couldlead her own series.

Dani Reese (Sarah Shahi) standing opposite of and facing Charlie Crews (Damian Lewis) in Life

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Reese owes Crews nothing, and immediately finds her loyalties torn between her bosses and her new partner.

Rose Leslie and Suranne Jones in a poster for Vigil Season 2

Charlie Crews (Damian Lewis) and Dani Reese (Sarah Shahi) sitting in a car together in Life

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Life

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