Do You Want to Live Forever?: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Renowned journalist Tracy Grimshaw collaborates with esteemed medical expert Dr Nick Coatsworth in 9Network's thought-provoking new series which explores the quest for longer life, Do You Want to Live Forever?

Can we stay younger longer? Can we beat the diseases that take away our joy for life and ultimately kill us? Can we push the boundaries of human longevity much further than we have so far? Could we even live forever? And most importantly, if we could, do we want to? 

Drawing on Grimshaw's investigative background from A Current Affair and Dr Coatsworth's medical expertise, they combine journalistic finesse with medical acumen. Together, they meticulously uncover the intricacies of ageing, seeking to determine whether we can in fact rewind our biological clock.

The program will follow four pairs of everyday Australians as they undergo medically supervised trials and health interventions that may provide clues to help us live longer. Through them, we will understand what the future holds, but most importantly, what we can do for ourselves, our kids and even their kids, to lead better, healthier, longer lives. Some scientists believe the first person to live to 150 has already been born.

Series details

• Title: Do You Want to Live Forever?
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Medical
• Premiere date: 2024-06-17
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Nine Network
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 75 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 74126

Cast and credited roles

• Dr Nick Coatsworth — Host
• Tracy Grimshaw — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-06-17; final listed air date 2024-07-08; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Do You Want to Live Forever? 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.