Chasing Life
Cancer sucks.
Created by Susanna Fogel, Joni Lefkowitz
On ABC Family
A character-driven drama about a young woman navigating cancer diagnosis while maintaining her relationships, career ambitions, and romantic life, balancing dark subject matter with genuine warmth and connection.
April, an aspiring journalist, is balancing her ambitious career with her family and a new office romance. In an unexpected twist of fate, April learns that she has leukemia.
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Questions people ask
Is Chasing Life sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.
Is Chasing Life violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is Chasing Life scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of series.
Is Chasing Life easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Chasing Life leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Chasing Life
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Chasing Life
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Chasing Life, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Chasing Life, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Chasing Life, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
