To watch or not to watch: Definite watch for a night in

Starring: Sutton Foster, Hillary Duff, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor

Streaming on: Hotstar.com

Liza’s husband has left her with a teenage daughter and a need to find a job to support them. at 40, the job market proves difficult for Liza and at the suggestion for her best friend Maggie (Debi Mazar), she pretends to be 26. This lands her a job at a publishing house as an assistant to Diana Trout (Miriam Shor) and becomes friends with Kelsey Peters (Hillary Duff).  She has everyone fooled including Josh, the sexy tattoo artist she dates.

The series follows the career and exploits of Liza as she is always in a whirlwind of her “real” life and “young” life. There is much for her to learn to keep up with the millennials and not get caught in her lie. This is a massive thing she keeps from the people close to her and this adds to all the drama in the publishing world.

It is a guilty pleasure which is superbly written. All episodes end on a cliffhanger and the viewer can’t help but binge to find out what’s going on in Liza’s life. The characters lead a busy life with endless parties, book-readings, dinners and what-nots. There are 7 seasons announced till now with each season having single-digit number of episodes. Only seasons 6 and 7 have more than 10 episodes (yay!). The series is very fast paced and has amazing soundtracks. Though it does get a bit slow in season 3, it picks back up. Season 6 is a bit of a downer, where there aren’t as many twists in the characters’ personal lives (the thing which keeps the viewers glued to the screen with popcorn).

In addition to the main storyline, there are many issues addressed like feminism, sex, drug use/abuse, LGBTQIA and the rapidly changing society – accepting people with any and all life choices. Indirectly, it also targets the changing career choices of millennials,

All in all, a good watch for a quiet night in with ice cream or popcorn.