''Shades of LA'' is an American

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syndicated

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that aired from October 10, 1990 until April 6, 1991.

Premise

While recovering from a gunshot wound, a Los Angeles detective finds that he can see the spirits of the dead trapped in

limbo In Catholic theology, Limbo (Latin '' limbus'', edge or boundary, referring to the edge of Hell) is the afterlife condition of those who die in original sin without being assigned to the Hell of the Damned. Medieval theologians of Western Euro ...

until their missions on Earth are complete.

Cast

John D'Aquino John D'Aquino (born April 14, 1958) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Benjamin Krieg in '' seaQuest DSV'', Joel in the film '' Pumpkinhead'', U.S. President Richard Martinez in the Disney Channel ...

as Det. Michael Burton *

Warren Berlinger Warren Berlinger (August 31, 1937 – December 2, 2020) was an American character actor, with Broadway runs, movie and television credits, and much work in commercials. Early life Warren Berlinger was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, o ...

as Lt. Wesley *

Kenneth Mars Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011) was an American actor. He appeared in two Mel Brooks films: as the deranged Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in '' The Producers'' (1967) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in ''Young ...

as Uncle Louis Burton * David L. Crowley as Jack Monaghan * Brian Libby as Nick Santini * Gale Mayron as Annie Brighton

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* {{IMDb title 1990 American television series debuts 1991 American television series endings 1990s American crime drama television series English-language television shows First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Television shows set in Los Angeles Television series by Universal Television Limbo Television series about ghosts