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Martial Law is a television show that ran from 1998 to 2000. It 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 wound up sticking around.
The cast endured turnover from the beginning. Detective Dana Dickson (played by Tammy Lauren) exited the show after Episode "06: Extreme Measures" as she moved away to live with "Her Parents" as noted on the following Episode "07: Trackdown" Season 1. Then on Episode "09: How Sammo Got His Groove Back", Arsenio Hall joined the cast as Terrell Parker, a wisecracking former LAPD press liaison who began helping out Sammo and the gang on cases. The pairing of Hung and Hall as partners was similar to, albeit a bit less overtly comedic than, the partnership between Sammo's friend, Jackie Chan, and Chris Tucker in the Rush Hour films.
Law made crossover appearances on episodes of Early Edition and Walker, Texas Ranger. Chuck Norris's Walker character, Cordell Walker, also made an appearance as part of the two-part Martial Law/Walker, Texas Ranger crossover.
