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This Life

TV Series · 2015

This Life

43 min · Drama · Returning Series

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4.2

IMDb

7.1 / 10

244 votes

TMDB

5.5 / 10

6 votes

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Synopsis

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.

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Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (10 ep)
  • 1. Gut Punch

    Oct 5, 2015 · 43 min

    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.

  • 2. Everything Must Go

    Oct 12, 2015 · 43 min

    Natalie confides in her sister Maggie about her diagnosis while attempting to keep it hidden from her teenage children.

  • 3. The Part That Decides My Fate

    Oct 26, 2015 · 43 min

    Natalie undergoes a biopsy that could determine how much time she has left, while her brother Oliver returns home after years away.

  • 4. Love Your Tumour

    Nov 2, 2015 · 43 min

    Natalie gets closer to Andrew as she awaits her biopsy results. Oliver bonds with Romy while Janine learns something very troubling about her son.

  • 5. The Unbelieving

    Nov 9, 2015 · 43 min

    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.

  • 6. Holy Water

    Nov 16, 2015 · 43 min

    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.

  • 7. Seeing Red

    Nov 23, 2015 · 43 min

    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.

  • 8. My Body Lies Over the Ocean

    Nov 30, 2015 · 43 min

    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.

  • 9. Dark Retreat

    Dec 7, 2015 · 43 min

    Natalie and Andrew put their relationship to the test. Emma throws an accidental house party. Caleb and Danielle turn to each other for comfort.

  • 10. Should Have Known Better

    Dec 14, 2015 · 43 min

    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.

Season 2 (1 ep)
  • 10. Choose Life

    Dec 11, 2016 · 43 min

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