Watch Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life Online Free at Couchtuner. Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life (originally announced as The Guide to Surviving Life before reverting to its original working title) is an upcoming American comedy series created by Jay Lacopo. It is set to debut on January 3, 2016 on Fox, with 13 episodes ordered for the first season. The series follows Cooper Barrett (Jack Cutmore-Scott) and his friends and family while exploring what we all go through on our way to figuring out what life is all about.