Martial Law_
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.
Created By
Carlton Cuse
Network
CBS
Episodes
44
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Overview
Martial Law has 2 seasons with 44 episodes spanning 1998-2000.
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Rating
Martial Law holds a 7.1/10 rating based on 103 votes.
Year context
Martial Law first aired 28 years ago in 1998.
CAST (4)
SEASONS (2 seasons, 44 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
Shanghai Express
Sammo's comes to America to find one of his colleagues from China who has disappeared whilst infiltrating an international car theft ring. Sammo ends up…
02
Diamond Fever
Sammo uncovers a diamond counterfeiting and smuggling operation ran by a major Chinese criminal, Lee Hei.
03
Dead Ringers
When fighters start dying in an Internet based all-in-fighting competition the LAPD are called in. Louis goes undercover to see whether or not the fighters…
04
Funny Money
With the help of a federal agent Sammo and his fellow officers go after a gang who are counterfeiting money.
05
Cop Out
Using his status as a new and unknown member of the LAPD Sammo goes undercover to help the team root out a group of vigilante…
06
Extreme Measures
Sammo and his colleagues try to discover the whereabouts a group of White Supremacists armed with heavy weapons.
07
Trackdown
The murder of a DA leads to Sammo and his colleagues uncovering a lawyer who hires a gang to steal prosecution evidence.
08
Take Out
A friend of Sammo's owns a restaurant. He refuses to sell to Nathan Babbott, a big businessman, and then gets attacked. To help his friend…
09
How Sammo Got His Groove Back
Terrell Parker, an LAPD press officer, sees his cousin, a rap artist shot by an assassin. His life saved only by the appearance of Sammo…
10
Bad Seed
Winship discovers that his niece is involved with a Triad gang and assigns Sammo and Tyrell to track her down. Terrell is now part of…
11
Lock-Up
Sammo and Tyrell go undercover to infiltrate a gun-smuggling operation run by prison inmates.
12
Painted Faces
Sammo's nemesis, Lee Hei, is back in the US and attempts to assassinate the mayor of Shanghai.
13
Substitutes
Sammo discovers that a legendary gangster and drugs dealer has left Colombia and come back to Los Angeles, looking for his ex-wife and son.
14
Wild Life
Sammo and Tyrell try to nail an illegal animal trading and hunting ring.
15
Breakout
A prisoner escapes from jail and goes looking for the $3 million he and his colleagues stole 5 years earlier.
16
Captive Hearts
Sammo and Terrell pursue a sweatshop proprietor suspected of selling babies.
17
Trifecta
Billy Rafferty, Terrell's former partner is found murdered. Terrell and Sammo investigate the last case he was working on, working undercover at a racetrack.
18
Big Trouble
A gang threatens the supermarket owned by Terrell's mum and step dad. He decides that he is going to help them out and enlists Sammo…
19
Nitro Man
During a robbery at Melanie's bank she ends up as a hostage and is kidnapped. Sammo is desperate to find her and save her from…
20
Red Storm
While waiting at the airport for the arrival of his teacher, Master Reng, from China Sammo gets involved with trying to stop a gang of…
21
Requiem (1)
Lee Hei and his daughter, Lin Pai Chin, are back in America trying to set up a big drug deal to finance their other criminal…
22
End Game (2)
Lee Hei and his daughter continue to cause trouble for Sammo and his fellow cops. This time though they are told that if they don't…
SEASON 2
01
Sammo Blammo
The MCU gets a new chief, Amy Dillon, after Winship retires. As soon as she takes up her appointment Sammo is kidnapped by a recently…
02
Thieves Among Thieves
Sammo and Tyrell are working undercover with some jewel thieves when they are attacked by another group of, heavily armed, thieves. They attack their own…
03
This Shogun for Hire
A notorious Japanese assassin arrives in America, brought in by Gordon Ganza, a top ranking drug dealer. He is there to make sure that a…
04
24 Hours
Sammo and Tyrell are given the assignment of 'babysitting' a prisoner who has bee given permission to go to his sisters funeral. The prisoner is…
05
Ninety Million Reasons to Die
A visit to the bank reveals that $6 million dollars has been deposited in Sammo's account. He is still wondering what is going on as…
06
My Man Sammo
Sammo and Tyrell accidentally mess up an Interpol undercover operation when they arrest some arms dealers. Charlton McCallister, the Interpol agent, knows that the female…
07
Friendly Skies
Grace and Tyrell take a flight escorting some of the worst criminals known to a maximum-security prison. One of the guards pulls a gun on…
08
Call of the Wild
A mild mannered man, with no criminal record, walks into an office and kills the man inside. When Sammo catches up with him he nearly…
09
Blue Flu
A biological virus is unleashed in a police precinct and the whole station is quarantined. Sammo and Tyrell investigate a student who stole the virus…
10
Sammo Claus
A group of robbers, all dressed up as Santa, hold up a toy store and get away with all the new Armando toys that had…
11
No Quarter
A corrupt councilman demotes Sammo and Terrell. Meanwhile, a gang war erupts, wrecking the plans of an L.A. mobster who wants to bring a pro-football…
12
Scorpio Rising
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,…
13
No Fare
Having not taken any time off for two years Sammo is told that he has to take a week off. It doesn't take him long…
14
Dog Day Afternoon
Sammo ends up looking after a dog after his owner is found murdered. While investigating the murder Sammo is attacked and the men try to…
15
Deathfist Five: MCU
Jake Cord, international action star of the Deathfist movies, is assigned to follow Sammo and Tyrell. His latest Deathfist movie is going to involve the…
16
Honor Among Strangers (1)
An ex-army man, Cliff Eagleton, and his men, The Freedom Brigade, rob a bank equipped with fully automatic weapons and body armor. A Military Intelligence…
17
Freefall
A new generation of spy satellite crashes down to earth in downtown LA. The FBI tells Amy that the only missing piece is extremely radioactive.…
18
The Thrill is Gone
A new designer drug hits the street. It is called 'Thrill' and it breaks down your inhibitions and imbues you with a euphoric sense of…
19
Heartless
The Governor's daughter is waiting in hospital for a heart transplant. Sammo is an old friend of the Governor, they met when they were both…
20
In the Dark
Sammo and Tyrell go to a prison to pick up Anton Trimble, the highest ranking Scorpio member ever captured alive. Scorpio tries to rescue him…
21
Final Conflict (1)
The MCU discover that Scorpio began in Shanghai and has a personal grudge against Sammo. 'The One' steps up his campaign to kill Sammo by…
22
Final Conflict (2)
Scorpio implements its plan to control the world by causing a randomly picked plane to crash. They know that they can now effect any plane,…
SERIES INFO
2
Seasons
44
Episodes
43 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status
CREW
Creator
Carlton Cuse
NETWORKS (1)
CBS
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Martial Law about?
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.
How many seasons does Martial Law have?
Martial Law has 2 seasons with 44 episodes total.
Who created Martial Law?
Martial Law was created by Carlton Cuse.
Who stars in Martial Law?
The cast of Martial Law includes Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Gretchen Egolf, Kelly Hu, Arsenio Hall.
What is the rating of Martial Law?
Martial Law has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 based on 103 votes on TMDB.
Is Martial Law still running?
Martial Law has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (4)
Action & Adventure
Comedy
Crime
Drama
