This Life
This Life
This Life
Drama
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Overview
Set in contemporary Montreal, “This Life” is a family saga focusing on Natalie Lawson, an accomplished columnist and single mother in her early forties whose terminal cancer diagnosis sends her on a quest to prepare her teenage children for life without her. Her tight-knit family – sister, two brothers and parents – do the best they can to help her, while coping with their own responses to this revelation.
Status: Returning Series
First Air Date: 2015-10-05
Runtime: 0h 43m
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
Top Cast
Torri Higginson
Torri Higginson
Natalie Lawson
Lauren Lee Smith
Lauren Lee Smith
Maggie Lawson
Rick Roberts
Rick Roberts
Matthew Lawson
Kristopher Turner
Kristopher Turner
Oliver Lawson
James Wotherspoon
James Wotherspoon
Caleb Lawson
Stephanie Janusauskas
Stephanie Janusauskas
Emma Lawson-Crowley
Julia Scarlett Dan
Julia Scarlett Dan
Romy Lawson-Crowley
Rachael Crawford
Rachael Crawford
Danielle Berg
Janet-Laine Green
Janet-Laine Green
Janine Lawson
Peter MacNeill
Peter MacNeill
Gerald Lawson
Shawn Doyle
Shawn Doyle
Andrew Wallace
Official Videos
This Life on CBC: Extended Trailer | CBC
This Life on CBC: Extended Trailer | CBC
Episodes - Season 1
Gut Punch
Gut Punch
Episode 1
Natalie Lawson, a single mother of three, finds her plans to change her life for the better derailed when she learns her cancer has returned.
Everything Must Go
Everything Must Go
Episode 2
Natalie confides in her sister Maggie about her diagnosis while attempting to keep it hidden from her teenage children.
The Part That Decides My Fate
The Part That Decides My Fate
Episode 3
Natalie undergoes a biopsy that could determine how much time she has left, while her brother Oliver returns home after years away.
Love Your Tumour
Love Your Tumour
Episode 4
Natalie gets closer to Andrew as she awaits her biopsy results. Oliver bonds with Romy while Janine learns something very troubling about her son.
The Unbelieving
The Unbelieving
Episode 5
Natalie can’t bring herself to tell her kids about her cancer. Maggie and Oliver make self-destructive life choices instead of facing their problems. Janine questions her faith.
Holy Water
Holy Water
Episode 6
Natalie finally levels with her kids. Matthew is driven to face an old mistake. Oliver hits a breaking point with his parents. Maggie is drawn deeper into a polyamorous relationship.
Seeing Red
Seeing Red
Episode 7
Natalie organizes a birthday dinner for Emma that nobody wants. The problems Oliver ran from in LA catch up to him in Montreal. Matthew is faced with an impossible dilemma.
My Body Lies Over the Ocean
My Body Lies Over the Ocean
Episode 8
Natalie struggles to convince Caleb to accept responsibility for his criminal actions. Maggie and Oliver travel to LA to resolve Oliver’s loose ends with Tom.
Dark Retreat
Dark Retreat
Episode 9
Natalie and Andrew put their relationship to the test. Emma throws an accidental house party. Caleb and Danielle turn to each other for comfort.
Should Have Known Better
Should Have Known Better
Episode 10
Before making a life-altering decision that comes with major risks, Natalie is confronted with the return of someone she’d rather never see again.
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