This Life

This Life

  • 2015
  • 2 Seasons
  • 20 Episodes
  •  4.8  (5)
  •   Returning Series

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.

This Life
Seasons
Choose Life
10. Choose Life
December 11, 2016
Well Fought, My Love
9. Well Fought, My Love
December 04, 2016
Destruction as Creation
8. Destruction as Creation
November 27, 2016
Oliver struggles with the realities of being hypomanic and the collateral damage caused to his studio.
Joyride
7. Joyride
November 20, 2016
David finds himself caught between his two families when Natalie invites him over for dinner. Maggie and Raza attempt to validate their marriage to an immigration officer and Oliver’s life reaches a breaking point.
Intervention
6. Intervention
November 13, 2016
Natalie struggles to adjust to a new health prognosis. Maggie, Natalie and Matthew try to help Oliver but find themselves at odds with one another.
Scanxiety
5. Scanxiety
November 06, 2016
Natalie seeks distraction as she awaits scan results that will determine her future. Maggie and Raza have an awkward lunch with her parents.
Communion
4. Communion
October 23, 2016
Matthew and Nicole host a celebration for Abby’s first communion but family tensions get in the way. Natalie takes David to court to revoke his parental rights.
Coping Cards
3. Coping Cards
October 16, 2016
Natalie battles through a storm of side effects while her family fumbles in their attempts to support her. Oliver second-guesses his ability to come through for Romy. Matthew makes an attempt to repair things with Nicole.
Perfect Day
2. Perfect Day
October 09, 2016
Maggie invites the Lawsons to a very unconventional housewarming party. Natalie and her friend Tia pursue an experiential day, determined to live life on their own terms.
Stay Positive
1. Stay Positive
October 02, 2016
Natalie chooses hope as she embarks on her experimental drug trial, not knowing if she’s receiving the placebo or the drug.
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Description
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.
  • Premiere Date
    October 05, 2015
  • Rating
    4.8  (5)