Life After Death (season 1)

The first season of the NBC drama series Life After Death premiered on January 21, 2013 and concluded after thirteen episodes on April 29.
== Plot ==
After their father dies, Amanda, Danny, and Ryan mourn in different ways. Amanda, closest to their father, is devastated and must quit her job, straining her relationship with her husband Evan. Danny is grieving but always thought Andrew favored Amanda, causing conflicting feelings, while Ryan has not spoken to Andrew in years, following his parents divorce when he was fifteen, leaving him with his mother, Elizabeth, causing him to be closest to her. Ryan is an alcoholic and a drug addict and is living in Sacramento, where Elizabeth also lives now. He is dating a nurse, Kyla, and is constantly getting into fights. After Andrew dies, Elizabeth and Ryan return to their hometown of Portland, Oregon, and reunite with Amanda and Danny. They decide to move back there, and Kyla follows. Andrew's second wife Maureen and teenage son Jacob become part of the family's lives after they sell their house and move closer to them.
Throughout the season, Amanda and Evan's fighting gets worse, leading to them almost splitting up, before Amanda talks to Ryan and realizes how he felt after their parents got divorced, and returns to Evan, intent on fixing their relationship. Their daughter Taylor's stress over their situation manifests itself as a rebellious stage, and she gets her first boyfriend, which leads to disaster. Danny begins attending therapy to work out his feelings, while his wife Carly is at home with their kids Nick and Jo. Ryan tries to get sober with Elizabeth and Kyla's support, but he eventually relapses, which causes Kyla to return to Sacramento without him. Elizabeth convinces him to go to rehab after he overdoses. Maureen is forced to downsize without Andrew's money, due to him giving nearly all of it to his kids. Jacob struggles to connect to his much older siblings, but he manages to befriends Taylor.
== Cast ==
*Jennifer Garner as Amanda Newman
*Scott Speedman as Danny Lloyd
*Justin Hartley as Ryan Lloyd
*Bobby Cannavale as Evan Newman
*Marsha Thompson as Carly Lloyd
*Inbar Lavi as Kyla Burton
*Jake T. Austin as Jacob Lloyd
*Katherine Langford as Taylor Newman
*Nolan Gould as Shawn Newman
*Rowan Blanchard as Liv Newman
*Armani Jackson as Nick Lloyd
*Elizabeth Peña as Maureen Lloyd
*Susan Sarandon as Elizabeth Lloyd