Like Lazarus, Life on Mars is ready to rise again.

In an Instagram post, actor John Simm teased the possible title of the in-the-works sequel to his hit BBC show Life on Mars. Simms shared an image of himself with his past and future co-star Philip Glenister, who played Detective Chief Inspector Gene Hunt, with whom his character frequently failed to get along. He shared the photo along with the caption “Spent a lovely afternoon with the husband, chatting about life on different planets… #watchthisspace #lazarus.”

Life on Mars, which premiered in 2006, was the story of 2000s-era policeman Sam Tyler (Simm), who had an accident and woke up in a fully-realized world set in the gritty streets of Manchester, UK in the 1970s. Glenister played Inspector Gene Hunt, a sometimes brutal copper who always butted heads with Tyler, who kept his more modern (read: humane) methods of policing. The show aired on BBCAmerica in the states, and even spawned a short-lived American knock-off.

Sam’s presence in 1973 remained the show’s central mystery, as it was unclear whether he had actually time traveled, was hallucinating the events of the series while in a coma, or was in some sort of purgatory or afterlife situation. The show only ran for two series (seasons) before Simm’s character was ostensibly killed off.

Glenister starred in both Life on Mars and its sequel Ashes to Ashes, which had the same premise but starred Keeley Hawes as another detective sent back, this time to the 1980s. Simm only appeared in the original series, and as his character was killed off, the fact that the new series is called Lazarus means that it could likely feature some sort of new narrative device bringing Tyler back to life and the two cops back together.

Development on a third series was announced in 2020, though not much had been heard from the team after that. The instagram post indicates that the show might actually start shooting soon.

Lazarus as a title would keep the precedent set by the first two series, which are named after David Bowie songs. Bowie released his song “Lazarus” in 2015.

Another former star also teased the show’s imminent return. Dean Andrews, who played DI Raymond Milton on both series, told Express.co.uk that the show would start shooting soon. “Probably heard from better people, or people more in the know. It seems to be something that is still ongoing. And you know, if I was a betting man, I might put a couple of quid on it.”

So while Lazarus just may rise soon, it appears, it’s still too early to say anything more about the project as it is in the early stages of development.