Dear Life: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A woman, struggling to get over the death of her fiancé, finds comfort in seeking out the recipients of his organs, triggering a tangled chain of connection.

After Ash, a doctor, is attacked by an ice addict, his fiancée Lillian turns off his life support. Months later, Lillian is still reeling in the aftermath of her fiancée's death when she receives a letter from a man crushed by a motorbike, thanking her for his new heart. Suddenly, Lillian feels better. And she wants more of that feeling. She wants to know more about the people that were able to live.

Series details

• Title: Dear Life
• Format: Scripted
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2026-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2026-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Stan
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 57 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 82694
• IMDb ID: tt35826975
• TVDB ID: 460375

Cast and credited roles

• Brooke Satchwell — Lillian Vandenberg
• Eleanor Matsuura — Mary Matsumoto
• Ryan Johnson — Hamish Vandenberg
• Ben Lawson — Andrew Schneider

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-01-01; final listed air date 2026-01-01; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dear Life on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.