This Life is a Canadian television drama series. It premiered on October 5, 2015 on CBC.[1] 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.[2] The show was cancelled on January 24, 2017.[3]
| 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 – December 11, 2016 |
Plot
editFocusing 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.[4]
Cast
edit- 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
editSeason 1 (2015)
edit| 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 |
| 2 | 2 | "Everything Must Go" | Louis Choquette | Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan | October 12, 2015 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Part That Decides My Fate" | Louis Choquette | Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan | October 26, 2015 |
| 4 | 4 | "Love Your Tumour" | Louise Archambault | Richard Blaimert, Joseph Kay | November 2, 2015 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Unbelieving" | Louise Archambault | Richard Blaimert, Shelley Eriksen | November 9, 2015 |
| 6 | 6 | "Holy Water" | Louise Archambault | Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan, Rachel Langer | November 16, 2015 |
| 7 | 7 | "Seeing Red" | Louise Archambault | Joseph Kay, Rachel Langer | November 23, 2015 |
| 8 | 8 | "My Body Lies Over the Ocean" | Paul Fox | Michael MacLennan | November 30, 2015 |
| 9 | 9 | "Dark Retreat" | Paul Fox | Joseph Kay, Rachel Langer | December 7, 2015 |
| 10 | 10 | "Should Have Known Better" | Paul Fox | Joseph Kay | December 14, 2015 |
Season 2 (2016)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Stay Positive" | Lyne Charlebois | Joseph Kay | October 2, 2016 |
| 12 | 2 | "Perfect Day" | Lyne Charlebois | Alison Lea Bingeman | October 9, 2016 |
| 13 | 3 | "Coping Cards" | Lyne Charlebois | Rachel Langer | October 16, 2016 |
| 14 | 4 | "Communion" | Lyne Charlebois | Joseph Kay, Celeste Parr | October 30, 2016 |
| 15 | 5 | "Scanxiety" | Ruba Nadda | Joseph Kay, Maxim Morin | November 6, 2016 |
| 16 | 6 | "Intervention" | Ruba Nadda | Alison Lea Bingeman | November 13, 2016 |
| 17 | 7 | "Joyride" | Ruba Nadda | Joseph Kay | November 20, 2016 |
| 18 | 8 | "Deconstruction as Creation" | Louis Choquette | Celeste Parr | November 27, 2016 |
| 19 | 9 | "Well Fought, My Love" | Louis Choquette | Rachel Langer | December 4, 2016 |
| 20 | 10 | "Choose Life" | Louis Choquette | Joseph Kay | December 11, 2016 |
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Official website at CBC.ca
- This Life at IMDb