Meaney on mission to "Mars"

By Nellie Andreeva

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Irish actor Colm Meaney is in final negotiations to co-star opposite Jason O'Mara in "Life on Mars," David E. Kelley's drama pilot for ABC.

Based on the BBC series, the show centers on Sam (O'Mara), a detective who finds himself transported back to 1972 after his girlfriend is kidnapped. Meaney will play Detective Hunt, the gruff, funny head of the homicide unit in 1972 who clashes violently with Sam.

Meaney's credits include the feature "Layer Cake" and the 1990s TV series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."

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