- Rating: 7.70
- Year of issue: 2015
- Genres: Romance, Comedy
- Countries: United States
- Duration: 23 minutes
- Complexity: 9
After being mistaken for younger than she actually is, a single mommy makes a decision to take the possibility to reboot her job and also her love life as a 26-year old.
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1. Pilot
40-year-old Liza passes herself off as 26 to land a job in the field of her dreams. Now she just has to make sure no one discovers her secret. -
While settling into life as a 26-year-old, Liza looks to date someone age-appropriate, and learn to market to a younger audience.
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3. IRL
Liza struggles with the anxiety of sex with Josh and gets a little help from Maggie. At work, Kelsey pulls out all the stops to land a hot new author, while Diana dips her toe into the online dating pool. -
Liza tries to keep her distance from Josh, but reconsiders when she has a surprise run-in; Kelsey asks Liza to keep her in check.
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After helping Kelsey, Liza joins Kelsey's inner circle, neglecting Maggie at a bad time; Diana is excited by the arrival of a publisher.
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Diana tasks Liza with running a book launch party for a demanding author; Maggie encounters an old crush; Kelsey starts to fall for her new author.
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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.
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8. Sk8
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. -
Liza returns to her New Jersey book club in hopes of creating interest in an unpublished author; Josh gives Liza the cold shoulder.
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After a bedbug scare forces Liza into some uncomfortable and illuminating sleeping arrangements, she struggles to close the deal on her first literary find.
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Liza learns of a new career option; Lauren throws a bat mitzvah; Kelsey deals with the aftermath of her affair.
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Liza's lies come to a disastrous head on multiple fronts, threatening to ruin her professionally and romantically.
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Liza tries to sort out her relationship with Josh as her daughter Caitlin returns from school.
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Liza questions Josh's interest in her while another publisher courts Kelsey.
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Liza and Kelsey prepare to launch their new imprint in spite of online criticism.
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Liza and Kelsey pursue their first author, but her interest in them isn't purely professional.
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Hoping to learn more about Liza’s life, Josh attends a dinner in Jersey with her, and receives a hard dose of reality.
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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
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Liza goes to a music festival with Josh and helps Charles with a work assignment.
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Josh and Liza's relationship becomes strained after he is included in a New York Times profile.
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Liza pursues an author she likes because of his minimalist manifesto.
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Liza joins an assistants' networking group where she learns more than she wants to about Thad.
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Empirical welcomes its biggest author and Liza tries to convince Thad to tell Kelsey the truth.
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Tragedy strikes and Liza wonders if she should end her 26-year-old life forever.
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Liza sends Caitlin off to college and struggles to with her feelings for both Josh and Charles.
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Liza's identity is threatened by Thad's laptop and Kelsey learning the truth. A Silicon Valley billionaire invests in Empirical.
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Liza rallies the Empirical team to save her hometown bookstore from closing. Kelsey rejoins the dating world.
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Empirical's new investor tasks Liza with signing YouTube stars, forcing her to bridge millennial divides in the workplace and in her personal life.
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Kelsey dates a seemingly perfect guy, but Liza and Lauren are concerned. Josh puts his relationship with Liza under the microscope at a party of doctors.
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Liza and Kelsey investigate an erotica author writing under a pseudonym and are shocked by what they find.
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Liza and Kelsey try to protect their author's anonymity, but a women's erotica event may reveal the truth.
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Liza finally makes her divorce official. Diana meets a hot stranger outside of work. Liza ends up in the hospital.
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After Liza and Kelsey strike a deal for Colin's novel, an unexpected publicity hype leads to a bidding war. Emboldened by her therapist, Diana introduces herself to Richard, the therapist who works next door.
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Liza and Josh's future together is thrown into question after having opposing reactions to a near miss.
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While facing an impasse with Josh, Liza draws closer to Charles at the Hamptons Book Fair. Kelsey feels erased from Colin's narrative.
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12. Get Real
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.
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Liza deals with the aftermath of coming clean with Kelsey and Charles tests their synchronicity. Kelsey and Josh become unlikely allies.
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Liza faces further fallout with Kelsey, who is infuriated by Liza's lack of millennial know-how.
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Liza and Kelsey reach a breaking point at a work retreat. Liza gets news that changes everything.
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Liza and Kelsey dive back into the dating pool and quickly discover it's much more complicated than they'd hoped.
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Liza hunts for a new romance author, bringing her closer to Charles. Maggie slashes an art competitor.
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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.
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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.
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Liza receives a great opportunity at work, but there's a catch. Josh meets someone new. Maggie rustles some feathers.
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Sparks fly at the annual Empirical Publishing picnic. Liza finds herself caught between Josh and Charles.
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Liza is drawn into her author's Upper East Side life, forcing her worlds to collide. Kelsey comes to Lauren's rescue.
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Liza pursues a new relationship as Kelsey revisits an old one. Diana learns the truth about Richard. Lauren encourages Josh to follow his heart.
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Liza and Maggie meet Josh in Ireland. Kelsey is forced to play nice with a new colleague. Charles's personal life is thrown into the spotlight.
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Liza returns to Empirical hoping to resume business as usual, but Charles announces a new project that spurs several unsettling revelations.
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Liza and Kelsey seek out a potential business partner for Millennial. Meanwhile, newlywed Josh returns to Brooklyn and Charles sees Liza with fresh eyes.
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Liza faces complications on the “Marriage Vacation” book tour. Kelsey and Zane head to Washington, D.C., to court a speechwriter's prospective memoir.
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Liza worries about her daughter's online activities, Kelsey's relationship with Jake crosses a professional boundary, and Josh contemplates a long-term decision.
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Liza is called in for reinforcements when Charles runs into trouble with a rock-star author on Shelter Island. Maggie reaches a career milestone.
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It's Christmas in New York! Liza celebrates with Caitlin, Kelsey finds herself caught up in a web of her own making, and Charles makes up his mind.
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After the holidays, Liza adjusts to a new normal, Maggie confronts buried issues, and Kelsey course-corrects her love life.
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Liza and Kelsey find themselves at odds when a self-made billionaire pitches a book on power to Millennial. Lauren proves her worth.
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Liza is distressed when she meets Caitlin’s middle-aged boyfriend. Diana refuses to back down from a challenge. Josh rebrands.
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11. Fraudlein
The Empirical gang heads to Frankfurt for the world's biggest annual book fair. -
Change is in the air at Empirical, and Liza considers her options. Meanwhile, Kelsey receives surprising news, and Charles finds a solution.
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Kelsey makes her debut as publisher, quickly realizing that the company is in trouble. The new regime – and a revelation about Liza – sends Diana into crisis. Josh finds out the paternity of Clare’s baby.
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Liza and Kelsey clash with Quinn, who’s walking the line between author and investor. Diana offends Enzo. Lauren throws a gender reveal party for Clare's baby.
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Liza and Charles' romance heats up, but Liza suspects he's keeping something from her. Millennial gets the scoop on a tell-all from acquitted murderer Audrey Colbert. Kelsey feels undermined by Quinn.
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Liza worries about Charles's possible business venture, the stress of being publisher takes a toll on Kelsey, and Millennial has a new competitor.
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Liza and Charles use competiton to spice up their relationship. Kelsey and Diana question Liza’s loyalty. Josh reaps the perks of going viral.
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Liza and Charles attend a micro-dosing retreat, where Liza is surprised by new friends and familiar faces. Brownyn Madigan finds an unlikely voice for her audio books. Maggie gets hogtied.
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Kelsey struggles to integrate Mercury into Millennial, Liza finds a compelling manuscript in Charles's moving boxes, and Enzo and Diana's relationship reaches a new level.
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Charles wants to take the next step with Liza. Millennial participates in a Debutante Ball for first-time authors.
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Millennial deals with the fallout of the Debutante Ball. Liza is pulled into a media frenzy, led by a publicity-hungry Quinn Tyler. Maggie dates against type. Kelsey and Zane reset.
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Liza is shocked to see an unexpected costar in her Infinitely 21 ad campaign. Kelsey and Charles head to Chicago with a plan. Josh considers his options beyond Inkburg.
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Millennial is left reeling after another regime change. Kelsey deals with the aftermath of her social media mishap. Liza tries to be polite while letting go of the past. The gang celebrates Diana.
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12. Forever
Liza struggles to balance without Kelsey. Kelsey strategizes with an unlikely ally. Diana and Charles both make moves for the future.
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As Diana sets out on her honeymoon, Liza considers Charles's proposal. Kelsey turns Quinn down, but some speed bumps in her personal and professional life make Kelsey doubt herself. Lauren's 30th is out of this world.
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Liza tries to settle into the next chapter of her personal life. Liza and Kelsey dig deep to win over Fupa Grünhoff, a teenage climate change activist.
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With her personal life on rocky ground, Liza focuses on work and a new book pitch by sexy surfer, Kai Manning. The Empirical team meets with Quinn Tyler, whose latest book idea was inspired by Charles. Empirical rebrands.
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Liza travels to Montauk to help a sexy pro surfer with his memoir. She comes back to the office refreshed. An unexpected adventure with Quinn leaves Kelsey questioning her career choices. Josh's new love interest gets loud.
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40-year-old Liza (Sutton Foster) passes herself off as 26 to land a job in the field of her dreams. Now she just has to make sure no one discovers her secret.
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40-year-old Liza (Sutton Foster) passes herself off as 26 to land a job in the field of her dreams. Now she just has to make sure no one discovers her secret. Also stars Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Nico Tortorella and Miriam Shor.
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After an Empirical author dies, Charles reconnects with the widow who was the real-life inspiration for his novel, The Miseducation of Henry Cane. Maggie teaches a class on her past art and is confronted with a big problem.
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When Caitlin needs help with a Vassar event, Liza is forced to turn to an inconvenient source: Quinn. Kelsey is unhappy with her time in the spotlight and tries to find a way out of it. Maggie gets cancelled.
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Liza and Charles work closely together to land a married writing duo; after Redmond calls her out, Kelsey takes drastic measures to keep an author she nurtured at her literary salon; Kelsey's personal life gets complicated.
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Maggie debuts a new art show at an unconventional venue; Clare helps Kelsey at work, as their dating lives become intertwined; Liza convinces Charles to come to her literary salon where a major talent reads.
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Things seem to be warming up between Liza and Charles, but a piece of intel and an exotic trip make Liza feel iced out; Kelsey moves into a new apartment, and Lauren throws her a housewarming party with a surprising ending.
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Charles and Liza make amends and promise not to lie anymore, but Kelsey's plans force Liza to withhold the truth. Lauren plans a romantic reunion. Sparks fly between Maggie and an enemy-turned-friend.