Younger Season 7
Director: Created by Darren Star; showrunner Darren Star oversaw production alongside Jax Media and Darren Star Productions
Cast: Sutton Foster (Liza Miller), Hilary Duff (Kelsey Peters), Debi Mazar (Maggie Amato), Nico Tortorella (Josh), Peter Hermann (Charles Brooks), Molly Bernard (Lauren Heller)
Younger Season 7 picks up immediately after the season six finale, where Charles Brooks (Peter Hermann) avows his love and proposes marriage to Liza Miller (Sutton Foster) at Diana’s wedding. Liza, torn between her long‑held feelings for Josh (Nico Tortorella) and the stability offered by Charles, retreats into her work in New York’s cutthroat publishing world CulturessRamblings of a Supposed Writer.
With Diana Trout (Miriam Shor) stepping away for her honeymoon, Lauren Heller (Molly Bernard) fills her role at Empirical Press—though her over‑eager leadership contrasts sharply with Diana’s inimitable voice. Kelsey Peters (Hilary Duff) grapples with a demotion and a board-mandated merger that threatens her Millennial imprint, prompting her and Liza to launch a guerilla-style literary salon in Josh’s Brooklyn tattoo studio Wikipedia.
Meanwhile, Maggie Amato (Debi Mazar) faces real-world repercussions as she attempts to balance her art career and her voice, landing in social media controversy. Quinn Tyler (Laura Benanti) returns, stirring tension and romance as she vies for Charles’s attention with her latest book project Wikipedia. Josh, now co-parenting with Claire (Phoebe Dynevor), faces uncertainty in both his romantic and paternal life Wikipedia.
Throughout the 12‑episode arc—released between April 15 and June 10, 2021—the season explores themes of identity, reinvention, and self-acceptance as Liza and her circle confront transitions both personal and professional. While some fans and critics noted the scaled-back presence of certain series favorites due to COVID restrictions (particularly Diana and Zane), the season delivers a heartfelt conclusion, celebrated by critics for its heartfelt writing and emotional resolve Wikipedia.
Ultimately, Season 7 serves as both closure and celebration—closing the door on the deception that launched the show while charting new directions in the characters’ lives. Liza’s journey ends not with the spectacle of the age lie, but as a woman choosing authenticity, career ambition, and emotional honesty. The season remains a bittersweet farewell that embodies everything Younger did best over its seven-year run
Younger Season 7 picks up immediately after the season six finale, where Charles Brooks (Peter Hermann) avows his love and proposes marriage to Liza Miller (Sutton Foster) at Diana’s wedding. Liza, torn between her long‑held feelings for Josh (Nico Tortorella) and the stability offered by Charles, retreats into her work in New York’s cutthroat publishing world CulturessRamblings of a Supposed Writer.
With Diana Trout (Miriam Shor) stepping away for her honeymoon, Lauren Heller (Molly Bernard) fills her role at Empirical Press—though her over‑eager leadership contrasts sharply with Diana’s inimitable voice. Kelsey Peters (Hilary Duff) grapples with a demotion and a board-mandated merger that threatens her Millennial imprint, prompting her and Liza to launch a guerilla-style literary salon in Josh’s Brooklyn tattoo studio Wikipedia.
Meanwhile, Maggie Amato (Debi Mazar) faces real-world repercussions as she attempts to balance her art career and her voice, landing in social media controversy. Quinn Tyler (Laura Benanti) returns, stirring tension and romance as she vies for Charles’s attention with her latest book project Wikipedia. Josh, now co-parenting with Claire (Phoebe Dynevor), faces uncertainty in both his romantic and paternal life Wikipedia.
Throughout the 12‑episode arc—released between April 15 and June 10, 2021—the season explores themes of identity, reinvention, and self-acceptance as Liza and her circle confront transitions both personal and professional. While some fans and critics noted the scaled-back presence of certain series favorites due to COVID restrictions (particularly Diana and Zane), the season delivers a heartfelt conclusion, celebrated by critics for its heartfelt writing and emotional resolve Wikipedia.
Ultimately, Season 7 serves as both closure and celebration—closing the door on the deception that launched the show while charting new directions in the characters’ lives. Liza’s journey ends not with the spectacle of the age lie, but as a woman choosing authenticity, career ambition, and emotional honesty. The season remains a bittersweet farewell that embodies everything Younger did best over its seven-year run