When life gets you down, sometimes you have to get creative. That’s exactly what Liza (Sutton Foster) does when she realizes that starting fresh is going to be more difficult than she originally hoped. After a messy divorce from her husband — who leaves her with nothing but insurmountable debt — and with her daughter moving across the world, Liza’s ready to reboot her life. Things may not have turned out the way she thought, but Liza soon learns it’s never too late to try something different.
All seven seasons of the sitcom Younger from creator Darren Star, also known for Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sex and the City, are now available to stream on Netflix in the US. Here’s everything you need to know before you dive into the comedy series.
What happens on Younger?
The series follows Liza Miller (Foster), a recently divorced woman in her 40s who is figuring out how to navigate her personal and professional life in New York City now that she’s on her own. But starting a new career at her age proves difficult, which Liza realizes when she struggles to land a job in publishing. When her BFF Maggie (Debi Mazar) takes her out one night to distract her from her struggles, Liza meets 26-year-old Josh (Nico Tortorella), who mistakes her for someone much younger.
After her encounter with Josh, and with some convincing from Maggie, Liza decides she’s done playing by the rules and comes up with a plan: she just has to be younger. So Liza pretends to be a twentysomething in order to get an entry-level job as an assistant to Diana Trout (Miriam Shor) at the publishing house Empirical Press, where she befriends 26-year-old Kelsey (Hilary Duff). In the process, she gains a new sense of confidence and learns that it’s never too late to be whoever she wants to be.
Now with a new job, an attractive young love interest, and a budding friendship with her new co-worker — at a company led by a handsome executive (Peter Hermann) — Liza just has to make sure nobody finds out the truth about her age.
Who’s in the cast of Younger?
Sutton Foster (Bunheads, Broadway musicals like Thoroughly Modern Millie and Anything Goes) as Liza Miller
Hilary Duff (Gossip Girl, The Lizzie McGuire Movie) as Kelsey Peters
Debi Mazar (Kaos, Emily in Paris) as Maggie Amato
Nico Tortorella (Scream 4) as Josh
Miriam Shor (Lost Girls, Maestro) as Diana Trout
Peter Hermann (Law & Order: SVU, Blue Bloods) as Charles Brooks
Molly Bernard (Chicago Med, Hit Man) as Lauren Heller
Charles Michael Davis (Grey’s Anatomy, The Originals) as Zane Anders
Laura Benanti (No Hard Feelings, Gossip Girl) as Quinn Tyler
Tessa Albertson (The Good Wife) as Caitlin Miller
Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton, Fair Play) as Clare
Michael Urie (Ugly Betty, Shrinking) as Redmond
Is Younger based on a book?
The series is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Pamela Redmond Satran. In a 2015 interview with Glamour, where she once worked as a fashion editor, Redmond Satran said the book’s premise came to her while reading an article about “extreme plastic surgery.” However, she said, “in the end my heroine only pretends to be younger.”
When is Younger coming to Netflix?
You can stream all seven seasons of Younger right now on Netflix.
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