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Liz Hersey

Editor

September, 2018
Sex and the City, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Gilmore Girls
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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.

Latest

Zelda (Christina Ricci) and F. Scott Fitzgerald (David Hoflin) in Z The Beginning of Everything
Prime Video's 10-Part Period Drama About Zelda & F. Scott Fitzgerald Deserved Another Season

Z: The Beginning of Everything is a great Prime Video drama about Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald's romance that ended just as it was getting started.

Rhiannon (Ella Purnell) smiling as two men interview her in Sweetpea season 1
Ella Purnell's Returning 6-Part Crime Thriller Is 'Dexter Meets Breaking Bad' With A Twist

Ella Purnell is best known for Fallout and Yellowjackets, but her serial killer crime series Sweetpea is some of the actress's best work.

Snape (Alan Rickman) and McGonagall (Maggie Smith) in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
HBO's Recast For Harry Potter Hogwarts Professor Is Secretly Better Than Their First Choice

HBO's upcoming Harry Potter show is amassing a starry cast of British talent to play Hogwarts professors, but there's already been a recast.

Beth Dutton (Keilly Reilly) holding onto Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) in Dutton Ranch season 1
Dutton Ranch Confirms Major Yellowstone Change In Season 2

Dutton Ranch season 2 is in for a big overhaul, as the Yellowstone spinoff will become much more like the original Taylor Sheridan series.

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Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin looking shocked in Only Murders in the Building season 5
It's Officially The End Of An Era For Only Murders In The Building

Hulu's Only Murders in the Building is changing things up with a new location away from the Arconia and an unprecedented winter release date.

Spike (James Marsters) and Drusilla (Juliet Landau) dancing at the Bronze in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Showtime's 4-Part Buffy Replacement Officially Returns This Fall

Like Buffy, Showtime's Yellowjackets has been subverting teen girl stereotypes for three seasons, and its fourth and final season premieres this fall.

Cailee Spaeny as Erin McMenamin with her arms folded in Mare of Easttown
HBO's 7-Episode Crime Drama Masterpiece Deserves Even Higher Than Its 95% Rotten Tomatoes Score

The multi-Emmy-winning Mare of Easttown is such a spectacular crime drama that even 95% on Rotten Tomatoes is an underrated score for the HBO show.

Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) wrapped in a fur coat on the ranch in Yellowstone season 4
Netflix's Upcoming 8-Part Crime Thriller Makes Yellowstone Look Tame

Yellowstone may be a Western, but it's also a soap opera about ruthless conservatives willing to kill, aka a tamer version of The Hunting Wives.

Jonathan Tucker in I Will Find You
Netflix's Biggest Crime Drama Of The Year Has A Surprisingly Low RT Score

Netflix's biggest TV series debut of 2026 is a tight, six-episode crime drama with shockingly low audience and critical approval ratings.

Anna Torv in Mindhunter
Netflix's 19-Episode Psychological Thriller Deserves Even More Than Its 97% Score On Rotten Tomatoes

Not even a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes is high enough for this Netflix psychological thriller, and that's not the only way it deserved better.

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Rebecca Hall in Monster season 4
Netflix's Most Unsettling Horror Series Returns In Less Than 1 Month

The fourth season of Netflix's most controversial horror series arrives in September, and it's a major departure from what viewers have seen before.

Olivia Wilde in Vinyl
HBO's 10-Part Crime Drama From Martin Scorsese Is The Sopranos Meets Daisy Jones & The Six

Martin Scorsese's one-season HBO crime drama is one of the iconic filmmaker's most underrated works, combining The Sopranos with Daisy Jones.

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Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) climbing out of water looking annoyed in Bridgerson season 2
Netflix's 8-Part 'The Buccaneers Meets The Tudors' Adaptation Makes Bridgerton Look Tame

Bridgerton may be one of Netflix's steamiest shows, but there's another period drama on the streaming platform that's twice as unhinged.

James Marsters as Spike in a Buffy promo shot
28 Years Ago, Spike's Best Buffy Quote Changed Fantasy TV Forever

Fan-favorite character Spike is beloved for his bad boy demeanor, but his best quote in Buffy the Vampire Slayer speaks to his romantic side.

Nicholas Brendon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and David Boreanaz in Buffy season 1
Casting Buffy The Vampire Slayer If It Was Made In 2026

Hulu's Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot may not be happening, but it's still fun to fan-cast which actors would play the Scoobies, villains, and more.

Jane Widdop as Laura Lee looking terrified in Yellowjackets season 1 episode 3
Stephen King Meets Mean Girls In Showtime’s 3-Part Psychological Thriller Series

What if you took the psychological warfare of teenage girlhood in Mean Girls and gave it a Stephen King twist? You'd get this Showtime thriller show.

Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3 promo shot
27 Years Later, Willow's Best Buffy Line Has Aged Like Fine Wine

In Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3, nerd-turned-witch Willow delivered a line that quietly became one of the best quotes in fantasy TV history.

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Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Christopher (David Sutcliffe) cuddling in Gilmore Girls season 7
Gilmore Girls' 10 Most Controversial Episodes

Even a cozy comfort show like Gilmore Girls has a few controversial episodes, from Rory dropping out of Yale to Lorelai and Christopher's wedding.

Mari holding up the queen of hearts card in Yellowjackets season 3 finale
Netflix's New Psychological Thriller Is Like If Stephen King Wrote Yellowjackets

Netflix's upcoming psychological thriller series takes Yellowjackets' dark approach to teenage girlhood and gives it a Stephen King-esque twist.

Coach Alice Chilton (Tanya Reynolds) frowning with her arms folded in Ted Lasso season 4, episode 2
Coach Chilton Is More Than Ted Lasso's Roy Kent Replacement

The Lady Greyhounds' surly assistant coach, Ted Lasso's season 4's Alice Chilton is drawing comparisons to Roy Kent, which aren't entirely fair.

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