Liz Hersey
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About Liz Hersey
Liz Hersey is an Editor and Critic for ScreenRant's TV team, editing, reviewing, writing, and creating content about the iconic shows you love to watch. She began her editing career at ScreenRant in 2019, shortly after joining the site as a Writer that same year.
With a passion for all things books, Liz frequently attends Toronto literary events and conferences, and loves interacting with her book lover community. In addition to being an avid reader of the romance and thriller genres, Liz is a writer of several short stories, and is currently at work on a young adult witch novel.
When she's not working, reading, or writing, Liz can be found seeing movies at her local cinema, attending live jazz events, or curling up on the couch to binge her favorite TV shows.
You can reach her at liz.h@screenrant.com.
Industry Focus
As an Editor and Critic for the TV team at ScreenRant, Liz covers iconic TV shows that are off the air but still very much a part of the pop culture conversation. She draws on her expertise of female-driven shows like Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, examining why it's still so important to talk about them today and how they changed society as a whole. She also specializes in current romance shows, including Bridgerton and Emily in Paris.
In addition to her editor and critic duties, Liz has interviewed creatives of popular series, including And Just Like That.
Besides getting to engage with her favorite shows, Liz's favorite part of the job is helping great writers become excellent.
Favorite Media
Liz has been a diehard fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sex and the City, and Harry Potter for over 20 years. She also has a passion for female-driven and romance shows, including Gilmore Girls, Succession, Bridgerton, Nobody Wants This, Emily in Paris, and The Hunting Wives.
Liz's favorite movies are Pride and Prejudice (2005), Barbie, and the Knives Out franchise. She is also an awards show fanatic and multiple Oscar pool winner.
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Tip Toe Review: Alan Cumming’s Psychological Thriller Is Grisly, Relentless & One Of The Best Shows Of The Year
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Timothy Olyphant’s 59-Episode Psychological Thriller Predicted His New Apple TV Crime Role
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Charlie Hunnam's 17-Episode Comedy Series Deserves The Same Cult Love As Freaks & Geeks
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The Best Sitcom On Network TV Returns In 2 Weeks
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Syfy's 5-Season Fantasy Series Deserves Kudos For Being A YA Adaptation That Pulls No Punches
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Netflix's 4-Part Psychological Crime Series Can Easily Last Another 6 Seasons
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HBO's Harry Potter Is Making The Same Mistake As The Hunger Games, The Rings Of Power & Star Wars
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Agatha Christie Meets The West Wing In Netflix's 8-Episode Murder Mystery With A Top-Tier Cast
The Residence, Netflix's hilarious murder mystery series that was canceled too soon, combines the best of Agatha Christie and The West Wing.
James Spader's 218-Episode Crime Thriller Spinoff Deserved At Least 1 More Season
The Blacklist may have run for 10 seasons, but its perfectly good spinoff series, The Blacklist: Redemption, was sadly canceled after just one.
The BBC's 23-Episode Fantasy Series Deserves Higher Than Its 83% Rotten Tomatoes Score
BBC and HBO co-pro series His Dark Materials is one of the best fantasy series in recent memory, which makes its 83% RT score shockingly low.