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Martial Law
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Martial Law

Sat, Sep 26, 1998
  • Action & Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Drama
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Sammo Law spins, kicks, and chops his way through crime as a one-man police force in Los Angeles. He's a tough law enforcer who comes to the U.S. in search of a former friend and protegée — and gets drafted as part of the LAPD.

Where to watch

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  • CBS↗
Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
    Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
    as Sammo Law
  • Gretchen Egolf
    Gretchen Egolf
    as Amy Dylan
  • Kelly Hu
    Kelly Hu
    as Chen Pei Pei
  • Arsenio Hall
    Arsenio Hall
    as Terrell Parker
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Episodes

2 seasons · 44 episodes

Ended · 44 aired
Season 1
22 episodes · 22 aired
▾
  • E1
    Shanghai Express
    Aired · Sun, Sep 27, 1998 · 60m

    Chinese detective Sammo Law travels to Los Angeles to find a missing colleague---and teams up with two L.A. cops in pursuit of an international mobster.

  • E2
    Diamond Fever
    Aired · Sun, Oct 4, 1998 · 60m

    Dana and Louis reluctantly help Sammo track his pupil (Kelly Hu), who's gone undercover to expose a jewel counterfeiter.

  • E3
    Dead Ringers
    Aired · Sun, Oct 11, 1998 · 60m

    Sammo and Louis (Louis Mandylor) go undercover to bust a deadly Internet gambling scam. Meanwhile, Chen Pei Pei joins the LAPD.

  • E4
    Funny Money
    Aired · Sun, Oct 18, 1998 · 60m

    Sammo (Sammo Hung) tracks a counterfeiteing ring after the arrest of one of its members goes awry. Meanwhile, Dana considers rekindling an old romance.

  • E5
    Cop Out
    Aired · Sun, Oct 25, 1998 · 60m

    Sammo poses as a corrupt cop to help Winship (Tom Wright) catch a group of police vigilantes suspected of murder. Also, Dana's ex-husband becomes her houseguest.

  • E6
    Extreme Measures
    Aired · Sun, Nov 1, 1998 · 60m

    While investigating the murder of an assistant DA, Sammo is recruited as a bodyguard and Grace runs into an old beau.

  • E7
    Trackdown
    Aired · Sun, Nov 8, 1998 · 60m

    While investigating a rash of robberies, Sammo (Sammo Hung) and his partners find clues that lead to members of a hate group.

  • E8
    Take Out
    Aired · Sun, Nov 15, 1998 · 60m

    Sammo (Sammo Hung) comes to the rescue of an old friend and his daughter (Shannon Lee) when an extortionist targets their restaurant.

  • E9
    How Sammo Got His Groove Back
    Aired · Sun, Nov 22, 1998 · 60m

    When a young singer (Ginuwine) is shot, Sammo helps the boy's uncle (Arsenio Hall), an LAPD cop, search for the killer; Louis and Grace investigate a rash of toy thefts.

  • E10
    Bad Seed
    Aired · Sun, Dec 13, 1998 · 60m

    Sammo and Terrell must find Winship's niece---who's joined a gang of thieves. Meanwhile, Terrell tries to impress his co-workers.

  • E11
    Lock-Up
    Aired · Sun, Dec 20, 1998 · 60m

    Sammo and Terrell go undercover in a men's prison to bring down an arms-smuggling ring operated by an inmate.

  • E12
    Painted Faces
    Aired · Sun, Jan 10, 1999 · 60m

    Sammo and his partners protect the visiting mayor of Shanghai after they learn Lee Hei (Tzi Ma) has put a contract out on him.

  • E13
    Substitutes
    Aired · Sun, Jan 24, 1999 · 60m

    When a drug lord plots to kidnap his own son, Sammo and Terrell (Arsenio Hall) go undercover at the boy's school to protect him. Meanwhile, Grace does some undercover work of her own.

  • E14
    Wild Life
    Aired · Sun, Feb 7, 1999 · 60m

    Sammo and Terrell (Sammo Hung, Arsenio Hall) pursue a wildlife smuggler who imports endangered animals to be hunted by the rich.

  • E15
    Breakout
    Aired · Sun, Feb 14, 1999 · 60m

    Sammo (Sammo Hung) and Terrell (Arsenio Hall) pursue an escaped con seeking both revenge and his share of the loot from his partners in crime. Also: Terrell urges Sammy to go on a double date.

  • E16
    Captive Hearts
    Aired · Sun, Feb 21, 1999 · 60m

    Sammo and Terrell (Arsenio Hall) nab a villain who runs sweatshops and sells the workers' babies. Meanwhile, Sammo gives Terrell martial-arts lessons and asks an admirer out on a date.

  • E17
    Trifecta
    Aired · Sun, Feb 28, 1999 · 60m

    Sammo poses as a Taiwanese drug lord to bring down the gambling ring responsible for the murder of Terrell's ex-partner. Meanwhile, the city coroner fancies Grace.

  • E18
    Big Trouble
    Aired · Sun, Mar 21, 1999 · 60m

    Terrell's new father-in-law is the target of a shakedown at his grocery business; Sammo (Sammo Hung) is foiled by red tape at the post office.

  • E19
    Nitro Man
    Aired · Sun, Mar 28, 1999 · 60m

    Sammo and Terrell pursue an oddly matched pair of bank robbers---a ruthless soldier of fortune (Bas Rutten) who is a skilled fighter, and a timid bank teller,

  • E20
    Red Storm
    Aired · Sun, Apr 25, 1999 · 60m

    A terrorist group descends upon L.A. with a plot to cause massive destruction---unless Sammo and Terrell can stop them.

  • E21
    Requiem (1)
    Aired · Sun, May 2, 1999 · 60m

    Sammo tries to prevent his nemesis Lee Hei (Tzi Ma) and his ruthless daughter from carrying out a big opium deal. Meanwhile, Master Reng (Mako) continues his visit to Los Angeles.

  • E22
    End Game (2)
    Aired · Sun, May 9, 1999 · 60m

    Sammo is out to avenge Master Reng's death at the hands of Lee Hei (Tzi Ma), but Deputy Chief Bain threatens to shut down Sammo's special unit after Hei steals back 500 bricks of opium that were seized by the LAPD.

Season 2
22 episodes · 22 aired
▾
  • E1
    Sammo Blammo
    Aired · Sun, Sep 26, 1999 · 60m

    An ex-convict---who claims he is owed $50 million from an art heist---straps a tamper-proof bomb to Sammo's chest and gives him eight hours to get the money. Unfortunately, the 15-year-old case was never solved, and no one, including the ex-con, knows who masterminded the crime.

  • E2
    Thieves Among Thieves
    Aired · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · 60m

    When Sammo and Terrell pose as jewel thieves to catch a group of robbers, they inadvertently infiltrate a gang that robs other criminals involved in high-stakes capers.

  • E3
    This Shogun for Hire
    Aired · Sun, Oct 10, 1999 · 60m

    Grace goes undercover to work as a security expert for a local drug lord (Heavy D) after learning that he hired an assassin to kill a public official. Meanwhile, Sammo and Terrell keep tabs on the hit man and learn a surprising truth about him.

  • E4
    24 Hours
    Aired · Sun, Oct 17, 1999 · 60m

    Sammo and Terrell must find a convicted master thief who escaped from their custody as they accompanied him to his sister's funeral. Meanwhile, Amy fears a promotion she is up for will be denied her if word of the thief's escape is discovered by her superiors.

  • E5
    90 Million Reasons to Die
    Aired · Sun, Oct 24, 1999 · 60m

    Sammo is surprised to discover that his bank account contains over $6 million; then he's kidnapped by ruthless gang members who claim the money belongs to them.

  • E6
    My Man Sammo
    Aired · Sun, Oct 31, 1999 · 60m

    After Sammo and Terrell unwittingly botch a two-year Interpol investigation by arresting a woman arms dealer, Amy assumes the woman's identity and goes undercover to complete the investigation.

  • E7
    The Friendly Skies
    Aired · Sun, Nov 7, 1999 · 60m

    A prison transport plane en route to a high-security facility in Colorado is overtaken by its convict passengers, with Terrell and Grace aboard. Meanwhile, Sammo tries to locate the missing plane and his friends.

  • E8
    Call of the Wild
    Aired · Sun, Nov 14, 1999 · 60m

    Sammo and Terrell try to figure out why an accountant murdered three people he apparently didn't know. Meanwhile, Terrell's ex-girlfriend, Nicole, thinks she is a werewolf and should be locked up before she kills someone.

  • E9
    Blue Flu
    Aired · Sun, Nov 21, 1999 · 60m

    Dozens of police officers, including Amy, become deathly ill when someone sprays several precincts with an unknown biological agent. Meanwhile, Sammo and Terrell try to track down the culprit and retrieve the antiserum needed to save their colleagues.

  • E10
    Sammo Claus
    Aired · Sun, Dec 19, 1999 · 60m

    A local mobster (Andrew J. Robinson), trying to help land an NFL team in L.A., watches his chances fade when an out-of-town thug ignites a turf war. Meanwhile, Sammo and Terrell get suspended from the MCU and assigned to parking enforcement.

  • E11
    No Quarter
    Aired · Sun, Jan 9, 2000 · 60m

    Sammo dons a Santa suit to discover why thieves, also dressed as St. Nick, are stealing a popular holiday doll from various toy stores. He also becomes obsessed with finding a missing boy, after the kid's brother tells him that all he wants for Christmas is to have him home again.

  • E12
    Scorpio Rising
    Aired · Sun, Jan 16, 2000 · 60m

    The leaders of an international crime organization known as Scorpio threaten to kill executives of various worldwide companies unless they pay them $25 million. Meanwhile, a young pickpocket inadvertently steals a crucial item belonging to Scorpio that places her life in danger.

  • E13
    No Fare
    Aired · Sun, Jan 23, 2000 · 60m

    Sammo is forced to take a vacation, but instead of relaxing he drives a cab for an ailing neighbor and picks up a passenger who is soon murdered. Meanwhile, Terrell, Grace and Amy try to track down the leader of a crime ring.

  • E14
    Dog Day Afternoon
    Aired · Sun, Feb 6, 2000 · 60m

    Sammo must figure out why a corporate executive murdered an inventor and is desperate to capture the deceased's dog, who is now living with Sammo.

  • E15
    Deathfist 5: Major Crimes Unit
    Aired · Sun, Feb 13, 2000 · 60m

    Sammo and Terrell investigate two arson fires that may involve art thieves, while being shadowed by an action-movie star who is preparing for a role in his latest film.

  • E16
    Honor Among Strangers (1)
    Aired · Sun, Feb 20, 2000 · 60m

    Texas Ranger Cordell Walker (Chuck Norris) comes to L.A. to find a former military officer who murdered a Ranger and plans to blow up several city buildings because they are owned by foreign corporations.

  • E17
    Freefall
    Aired · Sun, Feb 27, 2000 · 60m

    Sammo searches for a legendary extreme fighter (Timmy Hung) near downtown L.A. when a spy satellite falls out of the sky and lands nearby, prompting the FBI to believe Sammo is involved and a Chinese secret agent.

  • E18
    The Thrill is Gone
    Aired · Sun, Mar 12, 2000 · 60m

    Grace goes undercover to find out who is spreading a new designer drug that breaks down people's inhibitions, gives them super strength---and then kills them. Meanwhile, Sammo is hospitalized with a broken leg.

  • E19
    Heartless
    Aired · Sun, Apr 23, 2000 · 60m

    A heart intended to be transplanted into Governor Marks' daughter is hijacked en route to the hospital, and the culprits demand pardons for death-row criminals in exchange for its return.

  • E20
    In the Dark
    Aired · Sun, Apr 30, 2000 · 60m

    Scorpio agents attempt to rescue a senior agent from prison and threaten to activate a device that will shut down all electronic equipment in L.A. unless they receive $1 billion from the U.S. Government.

  • E21
    Final Conflict (1)
    Aired · Sun, May 7, 2000 · 60m

    Sammo must come to the rescue when the Scorpio crime organization kidnaps Grace and buries Amy alive.

  • E22
    Final Conflict (2)
    Aired · Sun, May 14, 2000 · 60m

    Sammo is reunited with his son, but Scorpio wants him dead. Meanwhile, Sammo must find a computer that is causing airplanes to crash.