Director: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope

Cast: Brooke Satchwell, Eleanor Matsuura, Ryan Johnson, Ben Lawson

Dear Life is a 2026 Australian drama series co-directed by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, following one woman's extraordinary journey through grief as she seeks out the strangers who carry pieces of her late fiancé within them, weaving together lives that would otherwise never have intersected.

What is Dear Life about?

When a young woman loses her fiancé suddenly, she refuses to let the weight of that loss define the rest of her story. Instead, she makes an unconventional choice: to seek out the people who received his donated organs. Each encounter opens a different window onto love, mortality, and the quiet ways strangers can become anchors. The series unfolds across several storylines simultaneously, tracing how one man's final act of generosity sends ripples through the lives of people who never knew him but are forever changed by him.

Cast & crew

Brooke Satchwell leads the series in a performance anchored in restraint and quiet determination. Eleanor Matsuura and Ben Lawson bring warmth and complexity to their respective recipients, while Ryan Johnson rounds out an ensemble that keeps the show grounded in recognisable human detail. Co-directors Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, known for Australian television comedy, pivot here into emotionally richer territory with notable assurance.

Context & significance

For Persian-speaking viewers scattered across North America, Europe, and Australia, Dear Life speaks to a feeling many in the diaspora know well — loss compounded by distance, and the unexpected human connections that help carry people through. The series is entirely in English with no Persian dub or subtitles currently available on K-Time, but its emotional storytelling crosses language barriers with ease. Australian drama has found a quietly devoted audience among Iranian diaspora viewers drawn to its measured pacing and focus on everyday humanity rather than spectacle.

Where & how to watch

Dear Life is available now on K-Time. Stream it on your browser, television, or phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Audio is original English. Create an account and cancel anytime.