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	2
No. of episodes	20 (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 (2015-10-05)
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 canadian 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
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

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 childrendy for the future, while trying her best to live in the now.

Season 1 (2015)

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Gut Punch"	Louis Choquette	Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan	October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05)
2	"Everything Must Go"	Louis Choquette	Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan	October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12)
3	"The Part That Decides My Fate"	Louis Choquette	Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan	October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)
4	"Love Your Tumour"	Louise Archambault	Richard Blaimert, Joseph Kay	November 2, 2015 (2015-11-02)
5	"The Unbelieving"	Louise Archambault	Richard Blaimert, Shelley Eriksen	November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09)
6	"Holy Water"	Louise Archambault	Richard Blaimert, Michael MacLennan, Rachel Langer	November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)
7	"Seeing Red"	Louise Archambault	Joseph Kay, Rachel Langer	November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)
8	"My Body Lies Over the Ocean"	Paul Fox	Michael MacLennan	November 30, 2015 (2015-11-30)
9	"Dark Retreat"	Paul Fox	Joseph Kay, Rachel Langer	December 7, 2015 (2015-12-07)
10	"Should Have Known Better"	Paul Fox	Joseph Kay	December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14)

Season 2 (2016)

#	Ttitle	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Stay Positive"	Lyne Charlebois	Joseph Kay	October 2, 2016
2	"Perfect Day"	Lyne Charlebois	Alison Lea Bingeman	October 9, 2016
3	"Coping Cards"	Lyne Charlebois	Rachel Langer	October 16, 2016
4	"Communion"	Lyne Charlebois	Joseph Kay, Celeste Parr	October 30, 2016
5	"Scanxiety"	Ruba Nadda	Joseph Kay, Maxim Morin	November 6, 2016
6	"Intervention"	TBA	TBA	November 13, 2016
7	"Joyride"	TBA	TBA	TBA
8	"Deconstruction as Creation"	TBA	TBA	TBA
9	"Well Fought, My Love"	TBA	TBA	December 4,2016
10	"Choose Life"	TBA	TBA	TBA

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

CBC Television programs

List of programs broadcast by CBC Television

Primetime	Baroness von Sketch Show (2016-) Canada's Smartest Person (2012-) CBC Selects (2014–) Crash Gallery (2015-) Dragon's Den (2006-) Exhibitionists (2015-) Firsthand (2015-) Fool Canada (2015–) Four in the Morning (2016) Ha!ifax Comedy Fest (1995-) Heartland (2007-) Hello Goodbye (2015-) Hockey Night in Canada (1952-) Interrupt This Program (2015-) Kim's Convenience (2016) Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays (2011-) Mr. D (2012–) Murdoch Mysteries (2012-) The Nature of Things (1960-) Rick Mercer Report (2004-) Schitt's Creek (2015-) Shoot the Messenger (2016) Still Standing (2015-) This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993-) This Is High School (2016) This Life (2015-) Winnipeg Comedy Festival (2002-) X Company (2015-)

Daytime	The Goods (2016-)

CBC Kids	The Adventures of Napkin Man! (2013-) Animal Mechanicals (2008-) Artzooka! (2010-) Bo on the Go! Busytown Mysteries (2007-) The Doodlebops (2004-) Dot. (2016) Lunar Jim (2006-) Monster Math Squad (2012-) My Goldfish Is Evil (2006-) Pirates: Adventures in Art (2010-) Poko (2003-) Razzberry Jazzberry Jam (2008-) The Save-Ums (2003-) Snapshots (2016) Theodore Tugboat (1993-)

Late night/Specials	Canadian Reflections (1978-)

News	Absolutely Canadian (2012–) CBC News: Morning The Fifth Estate (1975–) Mansbridge One on One (1999–) Marketplace (1972–) The National (1954-) The Passionate Eye (1993-)

Upcoming	Alias Grace (2017) Bellevue (Winter 2017) Caught (Winter 2017) Pure (Winter 2017) True North Calling (Winter 2017) Workin' Moms (Winter 2017)

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