Just days before Life returned from hiatus, rumors emerged in early February 2009 that Sarah Shahi, Lewis' partner on the show, is pregnant. According to the showrunner Rand Ravich, they were already planning " to diverge their stories somewhat, to separate them geographically to make them start doubting each other, tear them apart somewhat. And then hopefully, if they can work it out, [we can] bring them back together in a stronger fashion."Eonline: Life: Sarah Shahi Is Pregnant (February 2, 2009)

• "(Sarah's pregnancy) is a challenge. Episodic television is a grueling schedule, and Sarah (Shahi) and Damian (Lewis) were practically in every scene together, and we certainly can't expect Sarah to work 15-hour days... So we were able to carve Sarah out of the main story a little bit - keeping her always related to Crews and always involved with Crews - and just give her some relief as well."—Rand Ravich, Life's showrunnerTV Guide: Sarah Shahi Is Pregnant (February 3, 2009)

• "Just dreadful enough to want to shoot yourself and end up in the tender loving arms of the people at "Private Practice.""--San Francisco GateSan Francisco Gate: Private Practive, Life Add Up To Dreck (September 26, 2007)

• "...the show strikes a nice balance between whimsy and its much darker backstory."--VarietyVariety: Life Review (September 21, 2007)

• "The British actor Damian Lewis, beloved by some of us for his smart, sensitive role in HBO's Band Of Brothers, does a perfect American accent in Life, a very good new show that needs a more vivid title and more of NBC's promotional oomph."--Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly: Life Review (September 26, 2007)

• Damian Lewis as Charlie Crews
• Sarah Shahi as Dani Rees
• Adam Arkin as Ted Earley
• Brooke Langton as Constance Griffiths
• Robin Weigert as Karen Davis
• Brent Sexton as Bobby Starks