How to survive my family is a 30-minute comedy set in the world of 13-year-old Clovis and his family, who are united by love but separated by everything else.
Through the eyes of Clovis – the youngest and the wisest – we meet the family members: on the first floor, his father Yves and his stepmother Vicky, and on the second floor his sisters Sophie and Alexandra. Clovis moves full steam ahead into teenage life. At home, each person is faced with an existential crisis specific to their age group. But their angsts don’t prevent them from being convinced that they have the moral authority to guide the youngest member of the tribe. To vent his frustrations, Clovis creates a YouTube channel where he teaches us how to survive our own families.
After 4 seasons of How to survive my family comes a 5th season, How to survive senior year, an offshoot consisting of 12 episodes where we follow Clovis in his final year of high school.
Genre
Comedy
Format
101 x 30′ (over 4 seasons)
Original title
Conseils de famille
English title
How to Survive my Family
Producer
KOTV
Broadcasters
Télé-Québec
SQUAT | Télé-Québec
TFO
International sales
Awards
Prix Gémeaux 2017
Season 2
- Best actress, supporting role: youth – Catherine Trudeau
Prix Gémeaux 2018
Season 3
- Best writing: youth
- Best actress, supporting role: youth – Catherine Trudeau
Alliance Média Jeunesse 2018
Youth fiction
- Award of Excellence, best television or web series: commitment, openness to the world and respect
Prix Gémeaux 2019
Season 4
- Best children’s fiction program or series: 12 years and under
- Best director, youth: fiction – Yannick Savard
- Best writing: youth
- Best actor, supporting role: youth – Pierre-François Legendre
- Best actress, supporting role: youth – Catherine Trudeau
Genre
Comedy
Format
101 x 30′ (over 4 seasons)
Original title
Conseils de famille
English title
How to Survive my Family
Producer
KOTV
Broadcasters
Télé-Québec
SQUAT | Télé-Québec
TFO
