Dear Life (TV series)

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Dear Life
GenreDrama
Screenplay byRobyn Butler
Wayne Hope
Directed byRobyn Butler
Wayne Hope
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Robyn Butler
  • Wayne Hope
  • Greg Sitch
  • Caliah Scobie
  • Alicia Brown
ProducerMaryAnne Carroll
Production company
  • Gristmill
Original release
Network Stan

Dear Life (formerly titled Love Divided By Eleven) is an upcoming Stan original television series starring Brooke Satchwell and Eleanor Matsuura.

Contents

Premise

A woman learns of the lives of people who have benefited from her recently deceased fiancé's organ donation. [1]

Cast

Production

The series is written and directed by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope. Gristmill is the producer, marking its first show for Stan. Executive producers are Butler, Hope and Greg Sitch, alongside Caliah Scobie and Alicia Brown, with MaryAnne Carroll the producer. Filming took place across Victoria with locations including Ballarat, Melbourne and Yarra Valley. [2] [3]

The cast is led by Brooke Satchwell, and includes Eleanor Matsuura, Ryan Johnson, Ben Lawson, Annie Maynard, Daniel Henshall, Kerry Armstrong, Megan Smart, and Khisraw Jones-Shukoor. [4]

On 12 November 2025, Stan confirmed the series was retitled to Dear Life and would air on 1 January 2026. [5]

Reception

Reviewer Luke Buckmaster, gave the show two stars saying that Brooke Satchwell 'outshone' her co-stars, and called the series 'clunky' due to everything 'heeding to feel interconnected'. [6]

References

  1. Laidlaw, Kyle (18 February 2025). "Brooke Satchwell leads STAN'S emotional new drama LOVE DIVIDED BY ELEVEN". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. Whittock, Jesse (17 February 2025). "Stan Slate: Lydia West, Liv Hewson & Brooke Satchwell Leading Originals For Australian Streamer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  3. Abdullah, Immy (18 February 2025). "Stan celebrates 10 years of original Australian entertainment with monumental line-up of new shows and movies". Nine. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. Slatter, Sean (18 February 2025). "Stan announces 14 new commissions including 'Whale Shark Jack' and series 'He Had It Coming', 'Watching You'". IF Magazine . Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  5. Knox, David (12 November 2025). "Airdate: Dear Life". TV Tonight . Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  6. Buckmaster, Luke (31 December 2025). "Dear Life review – Brooke Satchwell hauntingly good in an otherwise clunky drama". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2 January 2026.