ABC Family has a summer show that’s guaranteed to be the new Secret Life of the American Teenager. Chasing Life includes an older cast, witty dialogue that is equally real.
The first episode tells the story of how April Carver finds out she has cancer. Everything in her life is finally going perfectly – her mom is dating again after her dad’s death, her sister seems to have matured, and she’s dating a reporter from work she’s had a crush on forever. But, just then everything comes tumbling down.
She has leukemia. She’s afraid to go for further tests. She doesn’t know how to tell her family. She feels alone and scared, but she knows one thing: she wants to live.
After having just watched The Fault in Our Stars I’m all for realism. Chasing Life’s first episode is the real deal. April has issues, some days are harder than others, but like everyone else she wants to live fully.
Check out the trailer below:
A new episode of Chasing Life will be on tonight (Tuesday @ 9pm EST). Will you be watching?
Photo via Chasing Life’s Facebook
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