| This Life | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Starring | Torri Higginson Lauren Lee Smith James Wotherspoon Stephanie Janusauskas Julia Scarlett Dan Kristopher Turner Shawn Doyle Rick Roberts Peter MacNeill Janet-Laine Green Rachael Crawford |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Richard Blaimert Jocelyn Deschênes Joseph Kay Virginia Rankin |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05) – December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11) |
This Life is a Canadian television drama series. It premiered on October 5, 2015 on CBC. The series is based on the French Canadian series Nouvelle adresse, created by Richard Blaimert. On March 31, 2016 the CBC confirmed the series had been renewed for a second season, to premiere in fall 2016. The show was cancelled on January 24, 2017.
Plot
Focusing on Natalie Lawson, a lifestyle columnist and single mother in her early forties whose terminal cancer diagnosis sends her on a quest to help her three teenage children get ready for the future, while trying her best to live in the now.
Cast
- Torri Higginson as Natalie Lawson
- Lauren Lee Smith as Maggie Lawson
- Rick Roberts as Matthew Lawson
- Kristopher Turner as Oliver Lawson
- James Wotherspoon as Caleb Lawson
- Stephanie Janusauskas as Emma Lawson
- Julia Scarlett Dan as Romy Lawson
- Peter MacNeill as Gerald Lawson
- Janet-Laine Green as Janine Lawson
- Marianne Farley as Nicole Breen
- Rachael Crawford as Danielle Berg
- Helene Xia-Wong as Abigail Lawson-Breen (Abby)
- Shawn Doyle as Andrew Wallace
- Louis Ferreira as David Crowley
- Hamza Haq as Raza Ali
- Ambrosio De Luca as Julian
- Vincent Leclerc as Luke Carson
- Joe Cobden as Gregory Gilchrist
Episodes
Season 1 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Gut Punch" | Louis Choquette | Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan | October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05) |
| 2 | 2 | "Everything Must Go" | Louis Choquette | Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan | October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12) |
| 3 | 3 | "The Part That Decides My Fate" | Louis Choquette | Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan | October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26) |
| 4 | 4 | "Love Your Tumour" | Louise Archambault | Richard Blaimert, Joseph Kay | November 2, 2015 (2015-11-02) |
| 5 | 5 | "The Unbelieving" | Louise Archambault | Richard Blaimert, Shelley Eriksen | November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09) |
| 6 | 6 | "Holy Water" | Louise Archambault | Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan, Rachel Langer | November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16) |
| 7 | 7 | "Seeing Red" | Louise Archambault | Joseph Kay, Rachel Langer | November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23) |
| 8 | 8 | "My Body Lies Over the Ocean" | Paul Fox | Michael MacLennan | November 30, 2015 (2015-11-30) |
| 9 | 9 | "Dark Retreat" | Paul Fox | Joseph Kay, Rachel Langer | December 7, 2015 (2015-12-07) |
| 10 | 10 | "Should Have Known Better" | Paul Fox | Joseph Kay | December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14) |
Season 2 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Stay Positive" | Lyne Charlebois | Joseph Kay | October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) |
| 12 | 2 | "Perfect Day" | Lyne Charlebois | Alison Lea Bingeman | October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09) |
| 13 | 3 | "Coping Cards" | Lyne Charlebois | Rachel Langer | October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16) |
| 14 | 4 | "Communion" | Lyne Charlebois | Joseph Kay, Celeste Parr | October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30) |
| 15 | 5 | "Scanxiety" | Ruba Nadda | Joseph Kay, Maxim Morin | November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06) |
| 16 | 6 | "Intervention" | Ruba Nadda | Alison Lea Bingeman | November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13) |
| 17 | 7 | "Joyride" | Ruba Nadda | Joseph Kay | November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20) |
| 18 | 8 | "Deconstruction as Creation" | Louis Choquette | Celeste Parr | November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27) |
| 19 | 9 | "Well Fought, My Love" | Louis Choquette | Rachel Langer | December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04) |
| 20 | 10 | "Choose Life" | Louis Choquette | Joseph Kay | December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11) |
References
- "New CBC drama 'This Life' has been filming all summer in Montreal". CBC News. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- "CBC announces new series and renewed titles for 2016-2017". CBC News. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- David, Greg (January 24, 2017). "This Life cancelled by CBC after two seasons". TV, eh?. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- "About This Life". CBC News. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
External links
- Official website at CBC.ca
- This Life at IMDb
- CBC Television original programming
- 2015 Canadian television series debuts
- 2016 Canadian television series endings
- 2010s Canadian drama television series
- Television shows about writers
- Television series about single parent families
- Television series about cancer
- Television shows about death
- 2010s Canadian medical television series