Life Sentence – Season 1 (TV Series)
Life Sentence season 1 was greenlit by The CW for 13 x 60 minute episodes this spring. The series was created by Fuller House producers Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith. The story is centred around a girl named Stella, who has spent the last 8 years living life to its fullest after being diagnosed with cancer. She eventually finds out that she’s beat the cancer, but that turns out to be both a blessing and a curse.
She may not be on the verge of death anymore, but now she has to face her friends, family and all of the spur of the moment decisions she’s made over the last few years head on. The official logline sums the show up as a “multi-generational, coming-of-age story” that depicts how “we all end up living somewhere between our dreams and reality”.
Lucy is no stranger to filming in British Columbia, or having her TV shows relocate after filming their pilot episode. Pretty Little Liars filmed its pilot in Vancouver and area before relocating to Los Angeles for the rest of the series. She also filmed a Lifetime movie called Sorority Wars in Victoria in 2009. Lucy’s PLL pal Janel Parrish, who played Mona on the show, has also been in Vancouver for filming over the past month. Her latest project, a young adult movie called To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, just wrapped up production in the area last week.
Life Sentence Season 1 Cast
Here’s a roundup of the cast that has been added to Life Sentence season 1 so far:
| Actor | Role | You may know them from |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy Hale | Stella Abbott | Pretty Little Liars, Scream 4 |
| Elliot Knight | Wes, Stella’s husband | American Gothic, Once Upon a Time, Sinbad |
| Dylan Walsh | Peter, Stella’s dad | Nip/Tuck, Unforgettable |
| Gillian Vigman | Ida, Stella’s mom | The Hangover 1-3, New Girl |
| Claudia Rocafort | Poppy, Stella’s godmother | Burn Notice, Step Up Revolution |
| Jayson Blair | Aiden, Stella’s brother | Whiplash, Young & Hungry |
| Brooke Lyons | Elizabeth, Stella’s sister | The Affair, iZombie, 2 Broke Girls |
| Carlos PenaVega | Diego, Elizabeth’s husband | Big Time Rush, The Loud House |
Life Sentence Season 1 Trailer
Here’s the first look trailer for Life Sentence season 1 that the CW shared this spring. After watching, it’s easy to see how Vancouver will be able to pick up where Atlanta left off; a lot of the shots look like they could have easily been filmed in Gastown.
The cure for dying…is living! See @LucyHale on #LifeSentence, coming soon to The CW! pic.twitter.com/GuJ5cXu5vn
— Life Sentence (@cw_lifesentence) August 1, 2017
Thank you as always to @lemon_buzz who broke the news that the series would be moving from Atlanta to Vancouver to film. Life Sentence season 1 will continue filming in Vancouver and British Columbia until January 12th, 2018 and will premiere the same month on The CW in the US and on Bravo in Canada.
Also Starting This Week
The Buddy Games (Home Video)
Cast: Josh Duhamel, Stephen Farrelly (Sheamus)
Filming until August 28th
For more detail about The Buddy Games, check out our full article here.
Coming Home For Christmas (TV Movie)
Cast: Danica McKellar and Neal Bledsoe
Filming until August 28th
Welcome Home Warrior (TV Movie)
Cast: Julie Benz
Filming until August 26th
iZombie – Season 4 (TV Series)
Cast: Rose McIver, Robert Knepper, Robert Buckley, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Jason Dohring, David Anders and Aly Michalka
Filming until January 18th, 2018
Ice – Season 2 (TV Series)
Cast: Jeremy Sisto, Cam Gigandet, Raymond J. Barry and Ray Winstone
Filming until September 26th
For a full list of what’s filming in Vancouver and British Columbia right now, check out our In Production page.
Wrapping Up This Week
- Summer of ’84 (Feature) with Rich Sommer, Tiera Skovbye, J. Alex Brinson, William MacDonald, Harrison Houde, Caleb Emery, Cory Grüter-Andrew, Graham Verchere and Susie Castillo wraps up August 10th
- Fatal Visit (Feature) wraps up August 11
- Miss Christmas (TV Movie) with Brooke D’Orsay, Marc Blucas and Erin Boyes wraps up August 11th
- Falling For Vermont (TV Movie) with Julie Gonzalo, Benjamin Ayres and Larissa Albuquerque wraps up August 12th
- Harvest Love (aka Peared With a Kiss, Loving Luna) (TV Movie) with Jen Lilley, Ryan Paevey, Lini Evans, Aaron Craven, Barry Levy and Lucia Frangione wraps up August 12
If you see any of these productions, including Life Sentence season 1 filming in Vancouver and British Columbia, be sure to let us know by tweeting us (@WhatsFilming) or via our Submit a Location page.
