American Life on Mars sounds promising

They’ve cast two Irish blokes in the leads for American Life on Mars. Jason O’Mara (Monarch of the Glen, Band of Brothers, The Bill) plays Sam Tyler and Colm Meaney (Die Hard 2, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Layer Cake) is in the Gene Hunt role. And Mr Meaney reports that the script is excellent.
   While actors always say nice things about their current projects, I believe it is reasonable to trust Mr Meaney’s trans-Atlantic judgement. His sensibilities bridge both sides of the Pond.
   Normally I would not have rated Mr Meaney as Gene Hunt but after Layer Cake, I think the guy can pull it off, albeit with an American accent.
   IMDB says the pilot is in post right now, confirming what Ceji learned. Another interesting factoid from IMDB is that Edmund Butt, who scored the original series, is listed as the composer for the remake.