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This Life

2015-10-05 · 43 min / episode · ★ 5.5

Drama

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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Creators
Richard Blaimert, Virginia Rankin, Joseph Kay
Production companies
Sphère Média Plus
Countries
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Status
Returning Series

Top Cast

Torri HigginsonTorri HigginsonNatalie Lawson
Lauren Lee SmithLauren Lee SmithMaggie Lawson
Rick RobertsRick RobertsMatthew Lawson
Kristopher TurnerKristopher TurnerOliver Lawson
James WotherspoonCaleb Lawson
Stephanie JanusauskasStephanie JanusauskasEmma Lawson-Crowley
Julia Scarlett DanJulia Scarlett DanRomy Lawson-Crowley
Rachael CrawfordRachael CrawfordDanielle Berg
Janet-Laine GreenJanet-Laine GreenJanine Lawson
Peter MacNeillPeter MacNeillGerald Lawson
Shawn DoyleShawn DoyleAndrew Wallace

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