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 (Season 2)
Stay Positive 0.0
Air date: 2016-10-02
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Natalie chooses hope as she embarks on her experimental drug trial, not knowing if she’s receiving the placebo or the drug.
Perfect Day 0.0
Air date: 2016-10-09
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: 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.
Coping Cards 0.0
Air date: 2016-10-16
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: 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.
Communion 0.0
Air date: 2016-10-23
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: 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.
Scanxiety 0.0
Air date: 2016-11-06
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Natalie seeks distraction as she awaits scan results that will determine her future. Maggie and Raza have an awkward lunch with her parents.
Intervention 0.0
Air date: 2016-11-13
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: 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.
Joyride 0.0
Air date: 2016-11-20
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: 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 Oliverâs life reaches a breaking point.
Destruction as Creation 0.0
Air date: 2016-11-27
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Oliver struggles with the realities of being hypomanic and the collateral damage caused to his studio.
Well Fought, My Love 0.0
Air date: 2016-12-04
Runtime: 43 min
Choose Life 0.0
Air date: 2016-12-11
Runtime: 43 min
Seasons
Episodes 10
Episodes 10