List of Life Stories episodes

Episodes

Season 1 (2025–26)

No. Overall.	No. In Season.	Episode Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate
1	1	"Episode 1"	Alex Brow	Alex Brow	December 17, 2025
After years of living under the shadow of a false accusation that ended his career as a gymnastics coach, Alex Brow operates quietly in Adelaide’s northern suburbs with a small group who intervene when others look away. When Alex and his allies disrupt two men cornering a teenager at Elizabeth City Centre, the incident draws police attention and media scrutiny, reviving the same suspicions that once destroyed him. Mark Caldwell, a respected community figure and the architect of Alex’s original downfall, exploits the moment to publicly frame Alex as a recurring threat, while secretly working to suppress complaints through his influence within council and community systems. As Alex is questioned by police and vilified online, his group uncovers evidence that Caldwell has systematically buried and weaponised accusations for years. The case breaks open when a teenage girl, Emily Turner, comes forward with a recording in which Caldwell admits to controlling “perception,” prompting police to act. Caldwell is arrested amid widening investigations into systemic failures, while Alex resists being cast as a hero, choosing instead to step back as more victims come forward, leaving him facing renewed scrutiny but no longer silent.
2	2	"Episode 2"	Alex Brow	Alex Brow	December 17, 2025
Alex navigates daily life at a northern suburbs high school while enduring sustained bullying from Ryan Miller and Josh Kent, who mock his supported learning status and social isolation. After a brief, awkward but consensual hug with Emma Parker is reframed as discomfort, rumors spread and Alex is questioned by school staff, reinforcing his growing fear that good intentions offer no protection. As Miller escalates the harassment by publicly labeling Alex a sexual threat, Alex struggles to remain passive, confiding in his friend Bailey and finding stability at a local gymnastics club where his patience and clarity are valued. The pressure culminates when Miller provokes Alex on the school oval, leading Alex to lose control and physically retaliate, an incident that is quickly distorted against him despite witnesses. School administrators issue minor disciplinary action to both boys, formally acknowledging provocation while warning Alex about violence. In the aftermath, Alex reflects on his anger, resolves not to stay silent indefinitely, and leaves school more aware of how quickly perception can harden into truth.
3	3	"Episode 3"	Alex Brow	Alex Brow	December 17, 2025
Alex enters his final year of high school more controlled and self-aware, navigating future planning with Bailey and Maddi while remaining wary of how past labels continue to follow him. A careers interview exposes how institutional memory still frames him through earlier incidents, even as Alex increasingly intervenes when he sees younger students being targeted, earning quiet respect from staff and peers. He uncovers a covert student power structure led by Jack Harrow, a former childhood bully now operating an organised intimidation ring, and recognises that the school has not outgrown its past but formalised it. As tensions escalate, Alex chooses to observe and de-escalate rather than fight, but a confrontation between Harrow’s group and younger students spirals out of control, resulting in a fatal head injury during a shove witnessed by dozens. Although cleared of wrongdoing, Alex is left shaken by the realisation that silence and inaction enabled the violence. In the aftermath, he rejects the comfort of neutrality, resolving to speak up regardless of personal risk, understanding that looking away no longer carries a moral excuse.
4	4	"Episode 4"	Alex Brow	Alex Brow	December 17, 2025
Alex drifts through Adelaide’s northern suburbs at eighteen, embedded in a volatile social circle where intimidation replaces purpose and fear becomes currency. When Maddi confronts him about the increasingly coercive ways he handles conflict, Alex resists at first, insisting he has no room for restraint, before crossing a line by deliberately terrifying a younger boy to enforce silence. As his behaviour hardens, Maddi recognises that Alex is not losing himself but actively choosing a version shaped by anger and control, prompting a series of confrontations that force him to admit he is grieving the loss of his former life as a coach. After walking away from Luke Hayes and the group that thrives on his intimidation, Alex attempts to rebuild some sense of direction through legitimate work, only to be blocked by missing references and lingering suspicion. Mark Caldwell reappears, quietly threatening Alex with the same institutional power that once erased him, reinforcing his fear of being one mistake away from disappearance. Shaken but resolute, Alex rejects both the violent path and Caldwell’s hold over him, choosing distance from those who reward his worst instincts. In the aftermath, Alex and Maddi reconnect cautiously, acknowledging the damage between them while allowing space for vulnerability and trust, culminating in a tentative but genuine reconciliation that signals Alex’s decision to move forward without fear dictating who he becomes.
5	5	5	Alex Brow	Alex Brow	December 17, 2025
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7	7	7	Alex Brow	Alex Brow	December 17, 2025
8	8	8	Alex Brow	Alex Brow	December 17, 2025