''This Life'' is a Canadian television drama series. It premiered on October 5, 2015 on CBC. The series is based on the French Canadian series ''

Nouvelle adresse ''Nouvelle adresse'' is a Canadian television drama series, which premiered in 2014 on Ici Radio-Canada Télé. Created by Richard Blaimert, the series focuses on Nathalie Lapointe (Macha Grenon), a single mother in her early forties whose termina ...

'', created by

Richard Blaimert Richard Blaimert is the stage name and pen name of Richard Tremblay

. On March 31, 2016 the CBC confirmed the series had been renewed for a second season, to premiere in fall 2016. The show was cancelled on January 24, 2017.

Plot

Focusing on Natalie Lawson, a lifestyle columnist and single mother in her early forties whose terminal cancer diagnosis sends her on a quest to help her three teenage children get ready for the future, while trying her best to live in the now.

Cast

Torri Higginson Sarah Victoria "Torri" Higginson (born December 6, 1969) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in the '' TekWar'' movies and series, and for portraying Dr. Elizabeth Weir in ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'' (2004–2 ...

as Natalie Lawson *

Lauren Lee Smith Lauren Lee Smith (born June 19, 1980) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her television roles, including Emma DeLauro in the syndicated science fiction drama '' Mutant X'', Riley Adams in the CBS forensics drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investig ...

as Maggie Lawson * Rick Roberts as Matthew Lawson * Kristopher Turner as Oliver Lawson *James Wotherspoon as Caleb Lawson *Stephanie Janusauskas as Emma Lawson *Julia Scarlett Dan as Romy Lawson *

Peter MacNeill Peter MacNeill is a Canadian film and television actor and voice-over artist who has starred in numerous television series and films. His film credits have included '' The Hanging Garden'' (for which MacNeill won a Genie Award for Best Suppo ...

as Gerald Lawson *

Janet-Laine Green Janet-Laine Green (born December 31, 1951) is a Canadian actress, film director, director, film producer, producer and teacher, active for over 25 years. Best known for her roles in ''She's the Mayor'', ''Seeing Things (TV series), Seeing Things'' ...

as Janine Lawson * Marianne Farley as Nicole Breen *

Rachael Crawford Rachael Crawford (born c. 1969 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is an actress best known for her roles in '' Brewster Place'', '' Here and Now'', and ''Show Me Yours'', as well as guest appearances on various television series such as ''Cold Squad' ...

as Danielle Berg *Helene Xia-Wong as Abigail Lawson-Breen (Abby) *

Shawn Doyle Shawn Doyle (born September 19, 1968) is a Canadian actor known for his roles in ''The Expanse'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', ''Big Love'', '' 24'', ''Desperate Housewives'', and '' Star Trek: Discovery''. Early life and education Doyle was born an ...

as Andrew Wallace *

Louis Ferreira Louis Ferreira (born Luís Ferreira; born 20 February 1966) is a Canadian actor. Ferreira is known for his roles in ''Stargate Universe'' as Colonel Everett Young, serial killer Ray Prager in the first season of '' Durham County'', FBI Assistant ...

as David Crowley *

Hamza Haq Hamza Haq (born October 27, 1990) is a Canadian actor, best known for his leading role in the television series '' Transplant''. Early life Hamza Haq was born to Pakistani parents in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, before immigrating to Canada when he w ...

as Raza Ali *Ambrosio De Luca as Julian *

Vincent Leclerc Vincent Leclerc is a Canadian actor from Trois-Rivières, Quebec. He is most noted for his performance in the 2018 film '' The Fall of the American Empire (La chute de l'empire américain)'', for which he received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Su ...

as Luke Carson *

Joe Cobden Joe Cobden (born October 7, 1978 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. Joe started performing at age 10 as a street vaudevillian, touring festivals worldwide. In 1996, at age 17, Joe enrolled at Concordia University’s Theat ...

as Gregory Gilchrist

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

Season 2 (2016)

References

External links

* at CBC.ca * {{CBC Television Shows (current and upcoming) CBC Television original programming 2015 Canadian television series debuts 2016 Canadian television series endings 2010s Canadian drama television series Television shows about writers Television series about single parent families Television series about cancer Television shows about death 2010s Canadian medical television series