5 January 2017
Younger is the show all Sex and the City fans should be watching
Update: Season 7 of Younger landed on Showmax on 11 June 2021, which means that all episodes of all seasons are now streaming.
From the creator of Sex and the City (all seasons on Showmax), Darren Star, Younger is an edgy comedy series that’s so more-ish that you’d better cancel your weekend plans. Once you start, trust us, you’ll be in for an all-night binge.
What’s it about?
The plot is simple: after getting divorced, 40-something Liza (Sutton Foster) realises the only way to make a success of her life, after decades spent raising her daughter, is to pretend she’s in her 20s.
After all, who’s going to give a job to a 40-year-old with virtually no work experience? Liza is lucky because she’s got great skin and just manages to scrape by as a 26-year-old (probably one who’s been chain smoking since age 13 though). What happens next is Liza has to fake it at work, with her new 20-something friends, and her gorgeous 25-year-old lover, Josh.
In Season 2, her web of deceit becomes increasingly difficult to maintain. She’s now in so deep it’s hard to imagine how she’ll ever manage to untangle all her lies. Especially as her daughter is back from India and her older boss (although not really that old) seems to be finding her a little too intriguing.
Why watch it?
At first watch, Younger seems frivolous, but among all the fun and games, it reveals just how hard it is for women to age and remain relevant in a culture that praises youth and beauty above all else. It features excellent dialogue, it’s delightfully fast paced and the story will keep you engaged all the way through.
Add a fabulous cast including Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar and Nico Tortorella and you’ve got one of the most irresistible comedies on TV.
There’s something about Younger that even obliterates my point of view, as far as ageism and how I look at the younger generation and the older generation. It evens the playing field. Before, maybe I would have thought X, Y and Z, but now I’m like, “You know what, we’re all just trying to figure things out here.” That’s what’s been so great about the show, for me personally, and I hope that might be one of the things it’s doing for audience members too. – Sutton Foster in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Photos from Younger
The problem with dating a guy in his 20s is you have to do shooters. And that’s a lot harder at 40.
Does Liza’s boss see through her facade?
Pretending you’re 26 in the office isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
One of the perks of reliving your 20s is the men are gorgeous.
Hanging out with 20-somethings means bedtime is no longer 21.30.
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