''Lâcher prise'', also known in English as ''Freefall'' or ''Let Go'', is a Canadian television comedy series, which premiered in 2017 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé."Pas de répit pour Valérie"
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'', January 7, 2017. The series stars Sophie Cadieux as Valérie Danault, a single mother struggling to keep it together after suffering burnout in her professional and personal life. The cast also includes Sylvie Léonard as her mother Madeleine;

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as her ex-husband Éric, who left her when he came out as

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; Éric Paulhus as his new husband Kevin; and Antoine Archambault as her son Thomas; as well as Jean-Moïse Martin,

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, Gildor Roy, Emmanuel Schwartz, Suzanne Champagne and Émilie Bierre. In 2018,

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added the program to its schedule, airing it under the title ''Freefall'' with English language subtitles, while the series has been released internationally on

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under the title ''Let Go''. The series ended in 2020, after the fourth season.Richard Therrien
"La quatrième saison de Lâcher prise sera la dernière"
'' La Presse'', December 17, 2019.

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*{{IMDb title, 6437058 2017 Canadian television series debuts 2020 Canadian television series endings 2010s Canadian sitcoms 2020s Canadian sitcoms 2010s Canadian LGBT-related comedy television series 2020s Canadian LGBT-related comedy television series Ici Radio-Canada Télé original programming Television shows set in Montreal Canadian LGBT-related sitcoms