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[04/12/19 - 11:14 PM]
Development Update: Friday, April 12
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[05/08/18 - 02:12 PM]
The CW Cancels Freshmen Series "Life Sentence," "Valor"
Lucy Hale, the former's star, and Kyle Jarrow, the latter's creator, each took to Twitter with the news.
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[04/10/18 - 11:00 AM]
The CW Network Sets Summer 2018 Premiere Dates
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[03/30/18 - 09:18 AM]
The CW Midseason Schedule Update
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[01/07/18 - 09:00 AM]
The CW Announces Midseason Premiere Dates
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[12/08/17 - 01:09 PM]
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[11/16/17 - 11:05 AM]
"Black Lightning" Makes Its Series Premiere Tuesday, January 16 on The CW
The series premiere date for "Life Sentence," and the season premiere dates of "The 100," "The Originals" and "iZombie" will be announced later.
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[09/13/17 - 11:55 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, September 13
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[05/18/17 - 09:51 AM]
Video: The CW's First Look Trailers for 2017-18
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[05/18/17 - 05:00 AM]
The CW Announces 2017-18 Fall Schedule
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[05/10/17 - 04:05 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, May 10 - The CW Adds "Black Lightning," "Life Sentence" to Roster
The Warner Bros. Television-produced hours join the previously announced "Dynasty" and "Valor" from CBS Television Studios.
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[03/13/17 - 11:34 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 13
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[02/24/17 - 11:46 PM]
Development Update: Friday, February 24
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[02/21/17 - 11:45 PM]
Development Update: February 20-21
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[01/31/17 - 11:37 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, January 31
Updates include: Jason Katims brings "Drama High" to NBC; Lucy Hale to lead "Life Sentence" at The CW; and Emma Stone/Jonah Hill-led "Maniac" a go at Netflix.
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[09/22/16 - 11:48 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, September 22
Updates include: Comedy Central's "The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail" to wrap after three seasons; John Rogers to spearhead "Magnum" revival at ABC; and Jason Winer brings "This Might Hurt" to FOX.
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| LIFE SENTENCE (CW)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
3/7/18
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6/15/18
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STATUS:
canceled/ended (2017-2018 season) |
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season |
SEASON(S):
1 (13 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
confirmed as canceled on 5/8/18 |
DESCRIPTION:
(from The CW's press release, May 2017) LIFE SENTENCE follows Stella (Lucy Hale), a girl who has spent the last eight years living like she was dying (because she was). Just like the "manic pixie dream girl" heroines in her favorite sappy cancer movies, Stella traveled the world, faced her darkest fears and found true love on a whirlwind trip to Paris. But when Stella finds out that her cancer has been cured, she is suddenly forced to face the long-term consequences of the "live in the moment" decisions she made, including marrying a total stranger. And if that's not enough, she also finds out that her "perfect family" isn't so perfect after all. Turns out, because she was dying, everyone in her life hid their problems from her. But, now that she's well, all bets are off. Stella is shocked to learn that her parents, Peter (Dylan Walsh) and Ida (Gillian Vigman), have fallen out of love, partly because Peter spent their retirement helping Stella make the most of her final days, and partly because Ida has fallen in love with her best friend (Stella's godmother), Poppy. Also, it turns out Stella may be responsible for the fact that her sister, Elizabeth (Brooke Lyons), gave up her own dreams to take care of Stella and start a family with her husband Diego (Carlos PenaVega), just to give her parents something positive to focus on. Then there's Stella's often overlooked brother, Aiden (Jayson Blair), who's pushing 30 and still lives above the garage, sells Adderall to soccer moms and uses Stella's cancer to guilt them into sleeping with him. And, of course, there's her husband Wes (Elliot Knight), a handsome Londoner who she agreed to spend the rest of her life with, thinking that would only be six to eight months, tops. Now that their forever just got a whole lot longer than they were expecting, Wes begins to worry that he can't continue to pretend to be her perfect husband for the rest of his life. With a real future suddenly in front of her, Stella's cinematic life snaps into reality, and instead of living like she's dying, she will have to learn to live like she's living, and help her family and friends do the same. This multi-generational, coming-of-age story proves that we all end up living somewhere between our dreams and reality... and maybe that's okay. LIFE SENTENCE stars Lucy Hale ("Pretty Little Liars"), Elliot Knight ("Once Upon A Time"), Dylan Walsh ("Nip/Tuck"), Gillian Vigman ("The Hangover"), Jayson Blair ("Whiplash"), Brooke Lyons ("The Affair") and Carlos PenaVega ("Big Time Rush"). From Doozer Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, with executive producers Erin Cardillo ("Fuller House," "Significant Mother") Richard Keith ("Fuller House," "Significant Mother"), Bill Lawrence ("Scrubs," "Cougar Town"), Jeff Ingold ("Ground Floor"), Oliver Goldstick ("Pretty Little Liars") and Lee Toland Krieger ("The Age of Adaline," "Riverdale"). |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Brooke Lyons as Elizabeth Abbott Rojas
· Carlos PenaVega as Diego Rojas
· Dylan Walsh as Peter Abbott
· Elliot Knight as Wes Charles
· Gillian Vigman as Ida Abbott
· Jayson Blair as Aiden Abbott
· Lucy Hale as Stella Abbott
· Nadej Bailey as Sadie
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Bill Lawrence as EP
· Erin Cardillo as CRTR/EP
· Jeff Ingold as EP
· Lee Toland Krieger as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Oliver Goldstick as EP
· Richard Keith as CRTR/EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios
· Doozer Productions
· In Good Company
· Warner Bros. Television
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