

Season 1 • Episode 5
LatestWhen an office worker with no previous psychiatric history is accused of stealing, he erupts in a violent outburst forcing his co-workers to call in the Talmadge team. Kate and Price travel with their patient to Texas only to discover he was involved in a violent crime.
Past Life is an American crime drama television series which aired on Fox from February 9 to June 4, 2010. The series premiered on Tuesday, February 9 at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central. After the premiere, subsequent airings were broadcast on Thursdays beginning February 11, during the 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central timeslot. The series was created by David Hudgins and inspired by the book The Reincarnationist, a crime thriller by M. J. Rose, whose main character, Josh Ryder, solves a 21st-century crime with memories and clues from his past life in ancient Rome. Although seven episodes were produced, the series was canceled after three episodes aired due to rapidly declining ratings. The network announced plans to air the remaining episodes on successive Friday nights from May 28 to June 4, 2010. On June 8, Fox announced that they would not air the final two episodes.
Acting
Kelli Giddish brings depth to bonkers premise before SVU stardom.
Writing
David Hudgins ambitiously blends crime procedural with past-life mysticism.
Creator
David Hudgins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fox burned off remaining episodes on Friday nights, television's graveyard shift, after already canceling the show.
The series arrived during 2010's brief supernatural procedural boom, competing against Medium and Ghost Whisperer for quirky crime viewers.