“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.
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Episodes
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.
2. Liza Sows Her Oates
While settling into life as a 26-year-old, Liza looks to date someone age-appropriate, and learn to market to a younger audience.
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.
4. The Exes
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.
5. Girl Code
After helping Kelsey, Liza joins Kelsey's inner circle, neglecting Maggie at a bad time; Diana is excited by the arrival of a publisher.
6. Shedonism
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.
7. Broke and Panty-less
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.
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.
9. I'm With Stupid
Liza returns to her New Jersey book club in hopes of creating interest in an unpublished author; Josh gives Liza the cold shoulder.
10. The Boy With the Dragon Tattoo
After a bedbug scare forces Liza into some uncomfortable and illuminating sleeping arrangements, she struggles to close the deal on her first literary find.
11. Hot Mitzvah
Liza learns of a new career option; Lauren throws a bat mitzvah; Kelsey deals with the aftermath of her affair.
12. The Old Ma'am and the C
Liza's lies come to a disastrous head on multiple fronts, threatening to ruin her professionally and romantically.
Cast & Crew
Sutton Foster
Liza Miller
Hilary Duff
Kelsey Peters
Debi Mazar
Maggie Amato
Nico Tortorella
Josh
Molly Bernard
Lauren Heller
Peter Hermann
Charles Brooks
