Life as We Know It is an American teen drama television series which aired on the ABC network during the 2004–2005 season. It was created by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah. The series was loosely based on the novel Doing It by British writer Melvin Burgess. Premise Set at the fictional Woodrow Wilson High School in Seattle, Washington, Life as We Know It focuses on three teenage best friends–Dino Whitman, Ben Connor, and Jonathan Fields. Dino is a star ice hockey player whose parents' marriage falls apart when his mother has an affair with his hockey coach. Dino has an uneasy relationship with his girlfriend, Jackie Bradford, a soccer player. Jackie's best friend is Sue Miller, an academic star. Ben becomes interested in Sue, who is unaware he was involved in an affair with a teacher, Monica Young. Jonathan, a clumsy jokester, is teased by Dino for his attraction to the overweight Deborah Tynan. As part of the show's narrative structure, characters broke the fourth wall by stepping out of the scene — of which the action proceeds behind them in slow motion — and directly addressing the camera. Characters Regular Sean Faris as Dino Whitman, lead character and star hockey player Jon Foster as Ben Connor, one of Dino's best friends who has a rocky relationship with Sue after his affair with Monica Young Chris Lowell as Jonathan Fields, Dino's other best friend who goes out with Jackie's friend Deborah Missy Peregrym as Jackie Bradford, Dino's on-and-off girlfriend and the best friend of Sue and Deborah Jessica Lucas as Sue Miller, as Ben's on-and-off girlfriend who is best friends with Jackie and Deborah Kelly Osbourne as Deborah Tynan, Jonathan's witty British friend turned girlfriend and friend of Jackie and Sue Lisa Darr as Annie Whitman, Dino's mother who has an affair with Dino's hockey coach D. B. Sweeney as Michael Whitman, Dino's father who leaves his wife after her infidelity with Dino's hockey coach Marguerite Moreau as Monica Young, a teacher who has an affair with Ben, one of her students. Sue eventually found out and told her father, who convinced Monica to transfer or she would go to jail Recurring Evan Smith as Max Whitman, Dino's younger brother Sarah Strange as Mia Tynan, Deborah's mother Martin Cummins as Coach Dave Scott, Dino's coach who has an affair with Dino's mother Annie Jessica Harmon as Zoe Guest stars Michaela