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.
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.
While addressing social issues like ageism and female career challenges, the film's primary focus is on individual reinvention and navigating personal and professional relationships within existing societal structures, rather than advocating for explicit ideological change or systemic solutions.
The series 'Younger' incorporates visible diversity within its cast, particularly in supporting roles, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities, focusing on themes such as ageism and career challenges rather than offering explicit critiques of traditional identity groups.
Younger features prominent LGBTQ+ characters, notably Lauren Heller (bisexual) and Maggie Amato (lesbian). Their identities are depicted with dignity, complexity, and agency, integrated naturally into the narrative. The show consistently normalizes and affirms LGBTQ+ relationships and experiences, presenting a largely positive and respectful portrayal within its contemporary setting.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Younger is an original television series that created its own characters. There are no pre-existing characters from prior source material or history whose gender could have been altered for the show.
Younger is an original television series, not an adaptation or a reboot of pre-existing material. Therefore, its characters were created for the show and do not have prior established racial identities to be 'swapped' from.
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