Martial Law is an American crime action comedy television series created by Carlton Cuse that aired on CBS from September 26, 1998, to May 13, 2000.

[5] The show was a surprise hit, making Hung the only East Asian headlining a primetime network series in the United States.

[6] In many scenes, Hung does not speak at all, making Martial Law one of the few United States television series to feature little dialogue from the lead character.

Dana Dixon (Tammy Lauren) is initially part of the team, but leaves after only five episodes; she is explained to have moved to another police force to be closer to her family.

Following the events of the previous season finale, and prior to the second-season premiere, Winship retires and Louis transfers to the NYPD, while Law decides to stay in Los Angeles and is now partnered with Grace.

While Law decided to return to China in the last episode, a line of dialogue leaves open the possibility of a follow-up.

The creator, Carlton Cuse, was aware that CBS was in need of a show that would attract young male viewers to its Saturday-night schedule.

[13] New executive producers Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin took the helm at the beginning of the second season due to runaway production costs.

Law made crossover appearances on episodes of Early Edition and Walker, Texas Ranger, the former preceding it and the latter following it in its Saturday time slot.

[9] An article in the magazine Black Belt mentions that due to the $2 million cost of production per episode, the show was cancelled.

[29] According to Visual Entertainment the Boxset was released on August 30, 2016 and also includes the crossover episodes from the shows Early Edition and Walker, Texas Ranger.