Promos and Detailed Synopsis for Fox’s Past Life

In the new FOX show Past Lives, a team of investigators use regression therapy to probe people’s past lives in order to solve today’s crimes. I have no idea how that’s going to work, but it sure sounds fantastical and intriguing and more than a little sci-fi. You probably won’t be seeing laser beams or aliens, but it still sounds pretty out there, but not completely “out there” for the babbling FOX network, which just canceled The Sarah Connor Chronicles but oddly kept Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse.

The show stars Richard Schiff , Nicholas Bishop, Kelli Giddish, and Ravi Patel. The show is expected to premiere in FOX’s midseason line-up alongside the new Mark Valley show Human Target. Promos for the first season below.

Have you ever experienced deja vu or met someone you thought seemed familiar? Do you believe in karma, fate or love at first sight? From writer David Hudgins (”Friday Night Lights”), and inspired by the book “The Reincarnationist” by M.J. Rose, comes “Past Life”, a new drama series about an unlikely pair of past-life detectives who investigate whether what is happening to you today is the result of who you were before.

Dr. Kate McGinn (Kelli Giddish, “All My Children”) is not your typical psychologist. Confident, outspoken and highly educated, she works at The Talmadge Center for Behavioral Health in New York City, a world-renowned institute dedicated to the study of the science of the soul.

After experiencing a past-life regression in her 20s, Kate became a believer in reincarnation. Using regression therapy and her natural gift for reading people, Kate helps solve the mysteries of her troubled clients who suffer from present-day problems caused by past-life traumas. She believes there are levels of consciousness and explanations for human behavior that science can’t begin to explain.

Accustomed to skeptics, but not bothered by them, Kate is an unapologetic believer and a force of nature who marches to the beat of her own drummer. Her partner, Price Whatley (Nicholas Bishop, “Home and Away”), is a different story. A former NYPD homicide detective, pragmatic and cynical, Price is a damaged soul who constantly battles grief and guilt over the accidental death of his wife. Price feels that Kate, though not certifiable, certainly operates on the fringes of science.

It’s a volatile relationship, but with Price’s solid detective skills, and Kate’s penchant for out-of-the-box thinking, together they make a formidable, if somewhat dysfunctional, team. A fast-paced emotional thrill ride, each episode finds Price and Kate working with their colleagues to unravel a new mystery involving the past-lives of their clients.

Dr. Malachie Talmadge (Richard Schiff, “The West Wing”) is Kate’s mentor and the center’s namesake, an avuncular but gruff elder statesman who is a legend in the field of cognitive research. DR. RISHI KARNA (Ravi Patel, “Scrubs”) is the rookie of the group, a baby-faced therapist from Calcutta who loves bad American TV, Cuban jazz and driving everyone crazy.

Past Life will air Tuesdays at 9.