This Life (2015 TV series)
| 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(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Richard Blaimert Jocelyn Deschênes Joseph Kay Virginia Rankin |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | October 5, 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
This Life is a Canadian television drama series. It premiered on October 5, 2015 on CBC.[1] The series is based on the French series Nouvelle adresse, created by Richard Blaimert. On 31 March 2016 the CBC confirmed the series had been renewed for a second season, to premiere in Fall 2016.[2]
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.[3]
Cast
- Torri Higginson as Natalie Lawson
- Lauren Lee Smith as Maggie Lawson
- James Wotherspoon as Caleb Lawson
- Stephanie Janusauskas as Emma Lawson
- Julia Scarlett Dan as Romy Lawson
- Kristopher Turner as Oliver Lawson
- Shawn Doyle as Andrew Wallace
- Rick Roberts as Matthew Lawson
- Peter MacNeill as Gerald Lawson
- Janet-Laine Green as Janine Lawson
- Rachael Crawford as Danielle Berg
- Ambrosio De Luca as Julian Lawson
Episodes
The series stars Torri Higginson as Natalie Lawson, a lifestyle columnist and single mother in her early 40s 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.
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gut Punch" | Louis Choquette | Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan | October 5, 2015 |
| 2 | "Everything Must Go" | Louis Choquette | Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan | October 12, 2015 |
| 3 | "The Part That Decides My Fate" | Louis Choquette | Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan | October 26, 2015 |
| 4 | "Love Your Tumour" | Louise Archambault | Richard Blaimert, Joseph Kay | November 2, 2015 |
| 5 | "The Unbelieving" | Louise Archambault | Richard Blaimert, Shelley Eriksen | November 9, 2015 |
| 6 | "Holy Water" | Louise Archambault | TBA | November 16, 2015 |
| 7 | "Seeing Red" | Louise Archambault | Joseph Kay, Rachel Langer | November 23, 2015 |
| 8 | "My Body Lies Over the Ocean" | Paul Fox | Michael MacLennan | November 30, 2015 |
| 9 | "Dark Retreat" | Paul Fox | Joseph Kay, Rachel Langer | December 7, 2015 |
| 10 | "Should Have Known Better" | Paul Fox | Joseph Kay | December 14, 2015 |
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.
- ↑ "About This Life". CBC News. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
External links
- Official website at CBC.ca
- This Life at the Internet Movie Database