Past Life is a American crime drama television series which aired from February 9. The series established on Tuesday, February 9. Subsequent to the premiereairings were broadcast on Thursdays beginning February 11, throughout the 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central timeslot. The series was created by David Hudgins and motivated by the book The Reincarnationist, a crime thriller by M. J. Rose, whose chief character, Josh Ryder, solves a 21st-century offense with memories and clues from his earlier life in ancient Rome. The series has been canceled after three episodes beamed due to declining evaluations although seven episodes were produced. The network announced plans to air the remaining episodes on successive Friday nights from May 28 to June 4, 2010. On June 8, Fox announced they would not air the final two episodes.