Chasing Life

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Chasing Life
Chasing LIfe (television logo).png
GenreDrama
Based onTerminales
by Miguel Angel Fox
Developed by
  • Susanna Fogel
  • Joni Lefkowitz
Starring
Opening theme"Can't Stop Won't Stop" by Harper Blynn [1]
ComposerStephen Endelman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes34 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Susanna Fogel
  • Joni Lefkowitz
  • Patrick Sean Smith
  • Aaron Kaplan
  • Jean-Marie Poire
  • Michael A. Garcia
  • John Ziffren
Producers
  • David Hartle
  • Salli Newman
Production locationsBoston, Massachusetts
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original network ABC Family
Original releaseJune 10, 2014 (2014-06-10) 
September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28)

Chasing Life is an American television drama series that aired on ABC Family from June 10, 2014, to September 28, 2015. [2] [3] The series is adapted from the Televisa Spanish-language Mexican television series Terminales. [4] [5] Ordered for 13 episodes, on November 27, 2013, an additional seven episodes were added to the series order, bringing the season to 20 episodes. [6] On July 15, 2014, ABC Family ordered another episode to air as a Christmas special, bringing the episode order to 21. [7]

Contents

On November 6, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season. [8] Slated to premiere on August 17, 2015, the season two premiere was moved up to July 6. [9]

Chasing Life was canceled on October 2, 2015. [10]

Premise

Chasing Life follows 24-year-old April, who is a smart and quick-witted aspiring journalist trying to advance her career at a Boston newspaper by impressing her hard-nosed editor. When not pursuing the latest scoop, April tries to balance her ambitious career with her family – her widowed mom Sara, rebellious little sister Brenna, and her sweet grandmother. Just as things start to look up at work, home, and on the romance front with co-worker Dominic, April finds out from an estranged uncle that she has leukemia.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 21June 10, 2014 (2014-06-10)March 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
2 13July 6, 2015 (2015-07-06)September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28)

Broadcast

Promotional poster of the series' premiere. Chasing Life.jpg
Promotional poster of the series' premiere.

Chasing Life premiered on June 10, 2014, running ten episodes out of an already ordered twenty. On July 15, 2014, an additional episode for the first season functioning as a Christmas special was ordered, and aired on December 9, 2014. [11] The season returned on January 19, 2015. On November 6, 2014, Chasing Life was renewed for a second season. [12] The second-season premiere in July 2015 and concluded in September 2015.

In Canada, the series premiered on ABC Spark on June 10, 2014. [13]

In Australia, the series premiered on Fox8 on July 21, 2014, [14] and returned for the second half of season one on February 3, 2015. [15]

International broadcasting

Country/RegionChannelPremiereTitleRef.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Freeform June 10, 2014Chasing Life [2]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ABC Spark [16]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Fox8 July 21, 2014 [17]
Latin America (orthographic projection).svg Latin America Fox Life October 14, 2014 [18]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Dizimax Drama October 22, 2014 [19]
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Disney Channel January 13, 2015 [20]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Lifetime April 8, 2015Pojedynek na życie [21]
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Fox Life August 14, 2015Борба за живот [22]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Premium Stories September 4, 2015Chasing Life [23]
Flag of India.svg  India Colors Infinity September 10, 2015 [24]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Canal 5* November 12, 2016Apreciando la vida [25]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sony Channel October 17, 2017Chasing Life [26]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 75% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 7.30/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Though the show would benefit from a sharper focus on its overall theme, Italia Ricci's believable leading performance makes Chasing Life worth following." [27] On Metacritic, the first season of the show holds a score 59 out of 100 based on reviews from 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [28]

Ratings

No. in
series
No. in
season
EpisodeAir dateTime slot (ET) Rating/Share
(18–49)
Viewers
(million)
11"Pilot"June 10, 2014Tuesdays
9:00 p.m.
0.51.34
22"Help Wanted"June 17, 20140.51.11
33"Blood Cancer Sex Carrots"June 24, 20140.51.11
44"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"July 1, 20140.51.12
55"The Family That Lies Together"July 8, 20140.51.21
66"Clear Minds, Full Lives, Can't Eat"July 15, 20140.51.19
77"Unplanned Parenthood"July 22, 20140.51.13
88"Death Becomes Her"July 29, 20140.41.08
99"What to Expect When You're Expecting Chemo"August 5, 20140.51.11
1010"Finding Chemo"August 12, 20140.61.30
1111"Locks of Love"December 9, 20140.51.22
1212"Next April"January 19, 2015Mondays
9:00 p.m.
0.41.02
1313"Guess Who's Coming to Donate?"January 26, 20150.30.78
1414"Cancer Friends with Benefits"February 2, 20150.30.78
1515"April Just Wants to Have Fun"February 9, 20150.40.91
1616"The Big Leagues"February 16, 20150.30.81
1717"Model Behavior"February 23, 20150.20.80
1818"Rest in Peace"March 2, 20150.20.73
1919"Life, Actually"March 9, 20150.20.64
2020"No News Is Bad News"March 16, 20150.20.69
2121"One Day"March 23, 20150.40.93
221"A View from the Ledge"July 6, 20150.30.72
232"The Age of Consent"July 13, 20150.30.79
243"Life of Brenna"July 20, 20150.30.72
254"Truly Madly Deeply"July 27, 20150.20.60
265"The Domino Effect"August 3, 20150.20.61
276"The Last W"August 10, 20150.30.75
287"As Long As We Both Shall Live"August 17, 20150.30.75
298"The Ghost in You"August 24, 20150.30.77
309"Wild Thing"August 31, 20150.30.64
3110"A Bottle of Secrets"September 7, 20150.20.59
3211"First Person"September 14, 20150.30.68
3312"Ready or Not"September 21, 20150.20.54
3413"La Dolce Vita"September 28, 20150.20.49

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2014 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Breakout Show Chasing LifeNominated [29]
Choice Summer TV Star: Female Italia Ricci Nominated
2015 Golden Maple Awards Newcomer of the Year in a TV Series Broadcasted in the US Italia Ricci Nominated [30]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV ShowChasing LifeNominated [31]
Choice Summer TV Star: Female Italia Ricci Nominated

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