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Liza Miller, a suddenly single stay-at-home mother, tries to get back into the working world, only to find it’s nearly impossible to start at the bottom at 40-year old. When a chance encounter convinces her she looks younger than she is, Liza tries to pass herself off as 26 and lands a job as an assistant at Empirical Press. Now she just has to make sure no one finds out the secret only she and her best friend Maggie share.

7 Seasons
84 Episodes
Ended
Drama Comedy
Cast & Characters
episode image Get Real
8.2/10 (246 votes)

#1 Get Real

S3:E12

Liza returns from the Hamptons and has to deal with the aftermath. A famous life coach, whose book Empirical is pursuing, forces Liza to face some hard truths.

episode image A Christmas Miracle
8.1/10 (279 votes)

#2 A Christmas Miracle

S5:E7

It's Christmas in New York! Liza must attend a party with Caitlin and her ex-husband, Kelsey finds herself caught up in a web of her own making as she struggles to keep both her relationships under wraps, and Charles glimpses Liza’s other life.

episode image The Bubble
8.1/10 (275 votes)

#3 The Bubble

S5:E8

After the holidays, Liza adjusts to a new normal as she and Charles take their relationship to the next level. Maggie hears some hard truths from an ex, and Kelsey course-corrects her love life.

episode image The Debu-taunt
8.1/10 (220 votes)

#4 The Debu-taunt

S6:E8

Charles wants to take the next step with Liza. Millennial participates in a Debutante Ball for first-time authors.

episode image The Old Ma'am and the C
8.0/10 (316 votes)

#5 The Old Ma'am and the C

S1:E12

Liza's lies come to a disastrous head on multiple fronts, threatening to ruin her professionally and romantically.

episode image No Weddings & a Funeral
8.0/10 (278 votes)

#6 No Weddings & a Funeral

S2:E12

Tragedy strikes and Liza wonders if she should end her 26-year-old life forever.

episode image A Book Fair to Remember
8.0/10 (222 votes)

#7 A Book Fair to Remember

S3:E11

While facing an impasse with Josh, Liza draws closer to Charles at the Hamptons Book Fair. Kelsey feels erased from Colin's narrative.

episode image Hot Mitzvah
7.9/10 (291 votes)

#8 Hot Mitzvah

S1:E11

Liza learns of a new career option; Lauren throws a bat mitzvah; Kelsey deals with the aftermath of her affair.

episode image #LizaToo
7.9/10 (247 votes)

#9 #LizaToo

S5:E1

Liza returns to Empirical hoping to resume business as usual, but Charles announces a new project that spurs several unsettling revelations.

episode image Secrets & Liza
7.8/10 (250 votes)

#10 Secrets & Liza

S2:E11

Empirical welcomes its biggest author and Liza tries to convince Thad to tell Kelsey the truth.

episode image Forged in Fire
7.8/10 (224 votes)

#11 Forged in Fire

S4:E3

Liza and Kelsey reach breaking point at a work retreat. Liza receives news that changes everything.

episode image The Gift of the Maggie
7.8/10 (220 votes)

#12 The Gift of the Maggie

S4:E5

Liza hunts for a new romance author, bringing her closer to Charles. Maggie slashes an art competitor.

episode image It's Love, Actually
7.8/10 (209 votes)

#13 It's Love, Actually

S4:E11

Liza pursues a new relationship as Kelsey revisits an old one. Diana learns the truth about Richard. Lauren encourages Josh to follow his heart.

episode image The End of the Tour
7.8/10 (215 votes)

#14 The End of the Tour

S5:E3

Liza faces complications on the "Marriage Vacation" book tour. Kelsey and Zane head to Washington, D.C., to court a speechwriter's prospective memoir.

episode image Fraudlein
7.8/10 (214 votes)

#15 Fraudlein

S5:E11

In a last-ditch effort to save the company, Charles takes Empirical and Millennial to the world's biggest annual book fair in Frankfurt, Germany where Liza receives an offer that could uncomplicate her life.

episode image Sk8
7.7/10 (317 votes)

#16 Sk8

S1:E8

As the grind of 20-something life continues to wear Liza down, she glimpses a more age-appropriate world when her publisher needs her to babysit. Kelsey's affair with her author finally comes to a head at an award ceremony.

episode image Like a Boss
7.7/10 (268 votes)

#17 Like a Boss

S2:E3

Liza and Kelsey prepare to launch their new imprint in spite of online criticism.

episode image Un-Jaded
7.7/10 (252 votes)

#18 Un-Jaded

S2:E6

When their first author proves to be more trouble than she’s worth, Liza and Kelsey worry their imprint might be over before it ever gets started

episode image Beyond Therapy
7.7/10 (240 votes)

#19 Beyond Therapy

S2:E8

Josh and Liza's relationship becomes strained after he is included in a New York Times profile.

episode image What's Up, Dock?
7.7/10 (214 votes)

#20 What's Up, Dock?

S3:E8

Liza finally makes her divorce official. Diana meets a hot stranger outside of work. Liza ends up in the hospital.

episode image A Close Shave
7.7/10 (227 votes)

#21 A Close Shave

S4:E6

The success of Liza and Kelsey's latest title spurs a Twitter feud, ending in disaster. Maggie meets a woman with a little something extra.

episode image Fever Pitch
7.7/10 (222 votes)

#22 Fever Pitch

S4:E7

Liza discovers an exciting new author, whose pitch takes an unexpected turn. Kelsey avoids the wrath of Charles, and escapes upstate with Josh and Lauren.

episode image The Gelato and the Pube
7.7/10 (207 votes)

#23 The Gelato and the Pube

S4:E8

Liza receives a great opportunity at work, but there's a catch. Josh meets someone new. Maggie rustles some feathers.

episode image The Incident at Pound Ridge
7.7/10 (213 votes)

#24 The Incident at Pound Ridge

S4:E9

Sparks fly at the annual Empirical Publishing picnic. Liza finds herself caught between Josh and Charles.

episode image A Titanic Problem
7.7/10 (211 votes)

#25 A Titanic Problem

S5:E2

Liza and Kelsey seek out a potential business partner for Millennial, and newlywed Josh returns to Brooklyn and Charles sees Liza with fresh eyes.

episode image Sex, Liza and Rock & Roll
7.7/10 (234 votes)

#26 Sex, Liza and Rock & Roll

S5:E6

Kelsey is torn between Jake and Zane, Liza helps Charles retrieve an eccentric rock star's manuscript, and Diana ventures to Staten Island.

episode image The Boy With the Dragon Tattoo
7.6/10 (292 votes)

#27 The Boy With the Dragon Tattoo

S1:E10

After a bedbug scare forces Liza into some uncomfortable and illuminating sleeping arrangements, she struggles to close the deal on her first literary find.

episode image Tattoo You
7.6/10 (290 votes)

#28 Tattoo You

S2:E1

Liza tries to sort out her relationship with Josh as her daughter Caitlin returns from school.

episode image Bad Romance
7.6/10 (239 votes)

#29 Bad Romance

S2:E10

Liza joins an assistants' networking group where she learns more than she wants to about Thad.

episode image A Kiss is Just a Kiss
7.6/10 (248 votes)

#30 A Kiss is Just a Kiss

S3:E1

Liza sends Caitlin off to college and struggles to weigh her feelings for both Josh and Charles.

episode image Broke and Panty-less
7.5/10 (315 votes)

#31 Broke and Panty-less

S1:E7

When her ex shorts her on her daughter's tuition payment, Liza needs to earn cash quickly without arousing suspicion; Kelsey continues to blur the lines.

episode image The Mao Function
7.5/10 (259 votes)

#32 The Mao Function

S2:E2

Liza questions Josh's interest in her while another publisher courts Kelsey.

episode image Jersey, Sure
7.5/10 (254 votes)

#33 Jersey, Sure

S2:E5

Hoping to learn more about Liza’s life, Josh attends a dinner in Jersey with her, and receives a hard dose of reality.

episode image Into the Woods & Out of the Woods
7.5/10 (246 votes)

#34 Into the Woods & Out of the Woods

S2:E7

Liza goes to a music festival with Josh and helps Charles with a work assignment.

episode image The Marshmallow Experiment
7.5/10 (227 votes)

#35 The Marshmallow Experiment

S3:E2

Liza’s identity is under threat by Thad’s laptop and Kelsey being exposed to the truth. A Silicon Valley billionaire invests in Empirical.

episode image Last Days of Books
7.5/10 (230 votes)

#36 Last Days of Books

S3:E3

Liza rallies the Empirical team to save her hometown bookstore from closure. Kelsey dips her toe back into the dating world.

episode image P is for Pancake
7.5/10 (217 votes)

#37 P is for Pancake

S3:E5

Kelsey dates a seemingly perfect guy, but Liza and Lauren think it’s too soon. At a party of doctors, Josh puts his relationship with Liza under the microscope.

episode image Ladies Who Lust
7.5/10 (214 votes)

#38 Ladies Who Lust

S3:E7

Liza and Kelsey try to preserve their author’s anonymity, but a women’s erotica event threatens to expose the truth.

episode image The Talented Mr. Ridley
7.5/10 (203 votes)

#39 The Talented Mr. Ridley

S5:E4

Liza gets to know a charming journalist and confronts Charles, Diana agrees to a date with a familiar face, and Josh wants a reset.

episode image Big Little Liza
7.5/10 (206 votes)

#40 Big Little Liza

S5:E5

Liza worries about her daughter's online activities, Kelsey's relationship with Jake crosses a professional boundary, and Josh contemplates a long-term decision.

Cast & Chracters

character image Liza Miller

Liza Miller

Actor: Sutton Foster
character image Kelsey Peters

Kelsey Peters

Actor: Hilary Duff
character image Maggie Amato

Maggie Amato

Actor: Debi Mazar
character image Josh

Josh

Actor: Nico Tortorella
character image Lauren Heller

Lauren Heller

Actor: Molly Bernard
character image Charles Brooks

Charles Brooks

Actor: Peter Hermann

The highest rated episode of Younger is "Get Real" (S3E12) with a rating of 8.20.

This episode received 246 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Liza Sows Her Oates" (S1E2) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 428 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Old Ma'am and the C" (S1E12) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 316 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Liza Sows Her Oates" (S1E2) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 428 votes.

The highest rated episode is "No Weddings & a Funeral" (S2E12) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 278 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "The Jade Crusade" (S2E4) with a rating of 7.40.

This episode received 255 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Get Real" (S3E12) with a rating of 8.20.

This episode received 246 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "A Night at the Opera" (S3E4) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 225 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Forged in Fire" (S4E3) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 224 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Gettin' Hygge with It" (S4E2) with a rating of 7.30.

This episode received 217 votes.

The highest rated episode is "A Christmas Miracle" (S5E7) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 279 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Girls on the Side" (S5E10) with a rating of 7.40.

This episode received 191 votes.

The highest rated episode is "The Debu-taunt" (S6E8) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 220 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Stiff Competition" (S6E5) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 194 votes.

Name Department Job
Trevor Murphy Camera Digital Imaging Technician
Alison Brown Production Executive Producer
Ashley Skidmore Production Supervising Producer
Bonnie Finnegan Production Casting
Darren Star Production Executive Producer
Don Roos Production Co-Executive Producer
Dottie Dartland Zicklin Production Executive Producer
Eric Zicklin Production Executive Producer
Grant Sloss Production Supervising Producer
Greg Orson Production Original Casting
Joe Murphy Production Co-Producer
John Skidmore Production Producer
Karl Frankenfield Production Producer
Lesli Gelles-Raymond Production Original Casting
Lilly Burns Production Producer
Steven Jacobs Production Casting
Tony Hernandez Production Executive Producer
Pamela Redmond Satran Writing Novel

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