Sometimes, all you need after a hard day’s work is to kick back and watch something light. Fortunately for those who like television,Darren Staris a series creator who was able to produce several titles that meet this criteria. The most famous of them is, of course,Sex and the City, which helped change the world of television. A decade ago, however, Starr createdYounger, an excellent series that stayed under everybody’s radar for a long time. Now, with the entire show coming to the Netflix catalog, it has found a new audience that is highly excited about it – as they should be.
The story ofYoungeris pretty easy to relate to. It centers on Liza Miller (Sutton Foster), a 40-something woman who’s at a pretty low stage in her life: She’s just been through a messy divorce, her daughter is away at college, and she needs to re-start her career. After a night out in which she is mistaken for a 26-year-old,Liza suddenly decides that she’ll fake being a 20-something girland that will help open doors to jobs. The only problem is: She doesn’t think the plan through, and after convincing everyone that she is, in fact, younger, she has to keep lying to keep the story going.
‘Younger’ Hit a Perfect Score Several Times
Youngeris the kind of show thatbrings some easy laughsand sometimes even laugh-out-loud moments, because it knows how to navigate the fine line between the absurd and makes some sharp critiques of how women are perceived in the professional world. Not by chance, the show was a huge hit on its original channel (TV Land) and became the longest-running original series in their catalog, with the story spread across seven seasons. Additionally, the show managed to get a near-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes: Theoverall approval rate of the show is 97%, with Seasons 2 to 6 getting a seamless 100% score. In other words,a must-watch.
The cast ofYoungeris also in perfect sync, which helps the story become even more enjoyable. It featuresHilary Duff(How I Met Your Father),Debi Mazar(The Kill Room),Nico Tortorella(City on Fire),Miriam Shor(American Fiction),Peter Hermann(Law & Order: SVU), andMolly Bernard(Chicago Med). The show also features guest actors likeMichael Urie(Ugly Betty),Charles Michael Davis(The Originals),Phoebe Dynevor(Inheritance), andKathy Najimi(Hocus Pocus 2).
You can stream all seven seasons ofYoungeron Netflix.
