It's only a lie if you get caught.
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.
Producer: Karl Frankenfield, Lilly Burns, John Skidmore
Liza Miller
Kelsey Peters
Maggie Amato
Josh
Lauren Heller
Charles Brooks
No overview available.
12 episodes
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.
Runtime: 21 minWhile settling into life as a 26-year-old, Liza looks to date someone age-appropriate, and learn to market to a younger audience.
Runtime: 20 minLiza 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.
Runtime: 21 minLiza tries to keep her distance from Josh, but reconsiders when she has a surprise run-in; Kelsey asks Liza to keep her in check.
Runtime: 21 minAfter helping Kelsey, Liza joins Kelsey's inner circle, neglecting Maggie at a bad time; Diana is excited by the arrival of a publisher.
Runtime: 21 minDiana 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.
Runtime: 21 minWhen 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.
Runtime: 21 minAs 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.
Runtime: 21 minLiza returns to her New Jersey book club in hopes of creating interest in an unpublished author; Josh gives Liza the cold shoulder.
Runtime: 21 minAfter a bedbug scare forces Liza into some uncomfortable and illuminating sleeping arrangements, she struggles to close the deal on her first literary find.
Runtime: 21 minLiza learns of a new career option; Lauren throws a bat mitzvah; Kelsey deals with the aftermath of her affair.
Runtime: 21 minLiza's lies come to a disastrous head on multiple fronts, threatening to ruin her professionally and romantically.
Runtime: 21 minLife as a 26-year-old has gotten even more complicated for 40-year-old Liza Miller. Her daughter Caitlin is home from college and asserting her independence. Her lie is even more necessary at work now that she's assigned to an imprint for young readers. And the fact that her boyfriend Josh knows the truth has introduced an entirely new set of problems. As her two separate worlds inch closer together, Liza has to work even harder to maintain the new life she's built for herself.
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Liza tries to sort out her relationship with Josh as her daughter Caitlin returns from school.
Runtime: 21 minLiza questions Josh's interest in her while another publisher courts Kelsey.
Runtime: 21 minLiza and Kelsey prepare to launch their new imprint in spite of online criticism.
Runtime: 21 minLiza and Kelsey pursue their first author, but her interest in them isn't purely professional.
Runtime: 21 minHoping to learn more about Liza’s life, Josh attends a dinner in Jersey with her, and receives a hard dose of reality.
Runtime: 21 minWhen 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
Runtime: 21 minLiza goes to a music festival with Josh and helps Charles with a work assignment.
Runtime: 21 minJosh and Liza's relationship becomes strained after he is included in a New York Times profile.
Runtime: 21 minLiza pursues an author she likes because of his minimalist manifesto.
Runtime: 21 minLiza joins an assistants' networking group where she learns more than she wants to about Thad.
Runtime: 21 minEmpirical welcomes its biggest author and Liza tries to convince Thad to tell Kelsey the truth.
Runtime: 21 minTragedy strikes and Liza wonders if she should end her 26-year-old life forever.
Runtime: 21 minLiza is back at Empirical trying to maintain her millennial masquerade and process her feelings for Charles. Meanwhile, Josh is pushing to rekindle their relationship, setting her work and personal lives on a collision course.
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Liza sends Caitlin off to college and struggles to weigh her feelings for both Josh and Charles.
Runtime: 22 minLiza’s identity is under threat by Thad’s laptop and Kelsey being exposed to the truth. A Silicon Valley billionaire invests in Empirical.
Runtime: 21 minLiza rallies the Empirical team to save her hometown bookstore from closure. Kelsey dips her toe back into the dating world.
Runtime: 21 minLiza has to bridge millennial divides in the workplace and in her personal life when Empirical’s new investor tasks her with signing YouTube stars.
Runtime: 21 minKelsey dates a seemingly perfect guy, but Liza and Lauren think it’s too soon. At a party of doctors, Josh puts his relationship with Liza under the microscope.
Runtime: 23 minLiza and Kelsey pursue an erotica author writing under a pseudonym, and are shocked to discover their identity.
Runtime: 23 minLiza and Kelsey try to preserve their author’s anonymity, but a women’s erotica event threatens to expose the truth.
Runtime: 22 minLiza finally makes her divorce official. Diana meets a hot stranger outside of work. Liza ends up in the hospital.
Runtime: 22 minAfter 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.
Runtime: 23 minLiza and Josh's future together is thrown into question after having opposing reactions to a near miss.
Runtime: 22 minWhile facing an impasse with Josh, Liza draws closer to Charles at the Hamptons Book Fair. Kelsey feels erased from Colin's narrative.
Runtime: 23 minLiza 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.
Runtime: 23 minLiza is picking up the pieces of her shattered relationships and her future at Empirical Publishing is hanging in the balance with Kelsey. Meanwhile, Kelsey is surprisingly entwined with Josh – both finding solace in their shared betrayal. As Liza draws closer to Charles, her desire to stop lying to the people she loves slips further and further away.
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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.
Runtime: 22 minLiza faces further fallout with Kelsey, who is infuriated by Liza's lack of millennial know-how.
Runtime: 22 minLiza and Kelsey reach breaking point at a work retreat. Liza receives news that changes everything.
Runtime: 23 minLiza and Kelsey dive back into the dating pool and quickly discover it's much more complicated than they'd hoped.
Runtime: 25 minLiza hunts for a new romance author, bringing her closer to Charles. Maggie slashes an art competitor.
Runtime: 25 minThe success of Liza and Kelsey's latest title spurs a Twitter feud, ending in disaster. Maggie meets a woman with a little something extra.
Runtime: 24 minLiza discovers an exciting new author, whose pitch takes an unexpected turn. Kelsey avoids the wrath of Charles, and escapes upstate with Josh and Lauren.
Runtime: 22 minLiza receives a great opportunity at work, but there's a catch. Josh meets someone new. Maggie rustles some feathers.
Runtime: 26 minSparks fly at the annual Empirical Publishing picnic. Liza finds herself caught between Josh and Charles.
Runtime: 22 minLiza is drawn into her author's Upper East Side life, forcing her worlds to collide. Kelsey comes to Lauren's rescue.
Runtime: 23 minLiza pursues a new relationship as Kelsey revisits an old one. Diana learns the truth about Richard. Lauren encourages Josh to follow his heart.
Runtime: 25 minLiza 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.
Runtime: 26 minIn season five, Liza is back at Empirical Publishing drawing closer to her boss, Charles, but their connection is disastrously thwarted by unexpected circumstances. As Millennial Print flourishes in the publishing world, Liza’s personal life threatens to unravel, the consequences of her secret finally coming to a head in an irreversible way.
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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.
Runtime: 23 minLiza and Kelsey seek out a potential business partner for Millennial, and newlywed Josh returns to Brooklyn and Charles sees Liza with fresh eyes.
Runtime: 23 minLiza faces complications on the "Marriage Vacation" book tour. Kelsey and Zane head to Washington, D.C., to court a speechwriter's prospective memoir.
Runtime: 24 minLiza gets to know a charming journalist and confronts Charles, Diana agrees to a date with a familiar face, and Josh wants a reset.
Runtime: 25 minLiza worries about her daughter's online activities, Kelsey's relationship with Jake crosses a professional boundary, and Josh contemplates a long-term decision.
Runtime: 24 minKelsey is torn between Jake and Zane, Liza helps Charles retrieve an eccentric rock star's manuscript, and Diana ventures to Staten Island.
Runtime: 25 minIt's Christmas in New York! Liza must attend a party with Caitlin and her ex-husband, Kelsey finds herself caught up in a web of her own making as she struggles to keep both her relationships under wraps, and Charles glimpses Liza’s other life.
Runtime: 24 minAfter the holidays, Liza adjusts to a new normal as she and Charles take their relationship to the next level. Maggie hears some hard truths from an ex, and Kelsey course-corrects her love life.
Runtime: 25 minLiza and Kelsey find themselves at odds over two book offers when a self-made billionaire pitches a book on power to Millennial. Kelsey is honored with an award, and Lauren works her magic as a publicist.
Runtime: 24 minJosh celebrates at his launch party, Liza is tired of keeping secrets, Caitlin's new middle-aged boyfriend raises eyebrows, and Diana meets a challenge head-on.
Runtime: 24 minIn a last-ditch effort to save the company, Charles takes Empirical and Millennial to the world's biggest annual book fair in Frankfurt, Germany where Liza receives an offer that could uncomplicate her life.
Runtime: 26 minChange is in the air at Empirical, and Liza considers her options. Meanwhile, Kelsey receives surprising news, and Charles finds a solution.
Runtime: 31 minIn season six, Kelsey is leaning into her new role as publisher at the freshly minted Millennial Print, while Liza and Charles get acclimated to their new normal now that Charles is no longer running the business.
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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.
Runtime: 23 minLiza 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.
Runtime: 25 minLiza 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.
Runtime: 25 minLiza worries about Charles's possible business venture, the stress of being publisher takes a toll on Kelsey, and Millennial has a new competitor.
Runtime: 25 minLiza and Charles use competiton to spice up their relationship. Kelsey and Diana question Liza’s loyalty. Josh reaps the perks of going viral.
Runtime: 24 minLiza 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.
Runtime: 23 minKelsey 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.
Runtime: 23 minCharles wants to take the next step with Liza. Millennial participates in a Debutante Ball for first-time authors.
Runtime: 24 minMillennial's deal with a youth clothing company falls into jeopardy after Liza's age is revealed, Maggie gets a crush on a male artist, and Quinn stages a publicity stunt.
Runtime: 24 minLiza's ad campaign features a surprise, Charles and Kelsey take part in an important meeting, and Josh thinks about his future when Clare receives a lucrative offer.
Runtime: 23 minLiza struggles with the consequences of cutting off Josh, Kelsey has a surprising reaction to her new role at Millennial, and Diana gets a pre-wedding surprise.
Runtime: 25 minLiza struggles to balance without Kelsey. Kelsey strategizes with an unlikely ally. Diana and Charles both make moves for the future.
Runtime: 31 minNo overview available.
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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.
Runtime: 28 minLiza 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.
Runtime: 24 minWith 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.
Runtime: 23 minLiza 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.
Runtime: 25 minAfter Quinn's new romance goes public, Liza decides to fact-check her manuscript. Maggie gets an exciting new job offer and love interest. Sparks fly between Liza and someone from her old life.
Runtime: 28 minLiza and Kelsey start an underground event called Inkubator. Liza debates telling Charles about Quinn's true motives. Maggie’s first class lands her an invite to dinner at the dean’s.
Runtime: 29 minAfter 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.
Runtime: 28 minWhen 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.
Runtime: 25 minLiza 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.
Runtime: 29 minMaggie 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.
Runtime: 31 minThings 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.
Runtime: 27 minCharles 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.
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