Channel 5和PBS Masterpiece宣布一次性續(xù)訂《萬物生靈》第五季、第六季，均由6集和圣誕特別集組成。

改編自柘植義春的漫畫《海邊的抒景》《混沌洞的笨先生》，講述郁郁不得志的李編劇因緣際會來到一個大雪紛飛的深山中，誤打誤撞進(jìn)入了一家破舊的旅館。屋頂幾乎被積雪壓塌，旅館的老板笨造看起來毫無干勁，旅館里沒有暖氣，飯菜也馬馬虎虎，連床鋪都得自己鋪。然而，笨造似乎藏著什么秘密。某天晚上，笨造帶著李踏入了夜晚雪原……

　　從小失去雙親的瑪麗娜18歲了，為了申請獎學(xué)金，她必須離開養(yǎng)父母，前往大西洋海岸，從她從未謀面的祖父母處獲得簽名。新姨媽、叔叔、堂親，她在眾多新家人間周旋，不確定自己是會被接納還是排斥。這段旅途喚醒了瑪麗娜塵封已久的情感，揭開家族往昔的隱秘創(chuàng)傷，她由此拼湊起那些支離破碎、往往矛盾的記憶碎片，試圖重現(xiàn)她幾乎遺忘的父母身影。

Claudio Nervi, an eclectic director, and Lucia Neve, a disillusioned producer, are looking for a new actress who could help them with their latest feature film, a project that is undoubtedly adrift. During a meeting with one of the most promising candidates, Stella, the girl will reveal them that the script of the movie is pretty similar to a story she knows well: the story of how she died.