Martial Law

TV-PG

1998 43mComedy, Crime,

6.97.1

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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.

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2 Seasons

Season 1
Season 122 Episodes
Season 2
Season 222 Episodes

Cast of Martial Law

Sammo Hung Kam-BoSammo Law
Gretchen EgolfAmy Dylan
Louis MandylorDet. Louis Malone
Tom WrightCapt. Benjamin Winship
Kelly HuChen Pei Pei
Arsenio HallTerrell Parker
Tammy LaurenDet. Dana Dickson
Johnny NguyenStreet Thug
Darryl ChanThug (uncredited)
Sung KangXian
Mako
Suzanne Krull
Mark Sheppard
Brittney Powell
Craig Kilborn
Jeffrey Combs
Aki Aleong
Tony Plana
Edward Albert
W. Earl Brown
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Martial Law Ratings & Reviews

CallumOctober 28, 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ (out of 5) Martial Law – When East Meets West and Everything Breaks a Table Before buddy-cop comedies were self-aware parodies of themselves, Martial Law crashed onto the scene with fists flying and Sammo Hung spinning through cultural and literal barriers alike. It’s the ultimate late-’90s East-meets-West action comedy — part kung-fu showcase, part procedural chaos, and entirely fun. Hung’s charm lies in his contrast: a disciplined Hong Kong martial artist navigating the neon sprawl of Los Angeles police work. The show paired him with a revolving cast of cops and crooks, all orbiting his seemingly unflappable calm (until someone gets thrown through a window). It handled topics like racism and trafficking with surprising lightness — never trivialising them, but wrapping the punches in a grin. Where Blue Lights lives in grim realism and Death in Paradise basks in tropical sugar, Martial Law is pure comic-book pulp brought to life: bright, quick, and unapologetically physical. Two seasons felt both too short and just right — long enough to leave its mark, short enough not to wear out its gi. Pairing: A sweet-and-spicy cocktail — maybe a lychee margarita with a chili-salt rim — balancing East and West, calm and chaos, just like Sammo himself.

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