Ethan Mercer

About Ethan Mercer

Ethan Mercer has been writing about television, science fiction, and major film franchises for more than eight years. He graduated from the University of Westminster with a degree in Journalism, specialising in digital media.

His first job in the industry was at ChoicesUK, one of Britain's largest video rental chains — helping customers find their next favourite film by day, and taking home as many new titles as he could by night. Working there, before streaming became the norm, gave him the chance to watch an enormous range of cinema, from Hollywood blockbusters and cult classics to European arthouse films and hidden gems.

He later moved into digital entertainment journalism, working as an editor and television writer for several independent entertainment websites, before joining CineCorner.

Favourite franchises

  • Star Wars
  • Star Trek
  • Battlestar Galactica
  • Babylon 5

Greatest TV series ever made: Firefly — despite lasting just one season, Ethan considers it the benchmark against which he measures every sci-fi series since.

Ethan makes it a point to keep up with virtually every major television release across Netflix, HBO, Apple TV+, Prime Video, and Disney+. Through his articles, he covers the latest releases, explores fan theories, breaks down storylines, and helps readers decide which series deserve a place on their watchlist.

Ethan writes for CineCorner independently. All views are his own.


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Cregger's Resident Evil doubled the franchise's best-ever opening — and beat his own Weapons
Cregger's Resident Evil doubled the franchise's best-ever opening — and beat his own Weapons
Zach Cregger's reboot took the domestic top spot with the biggest opening the Resident Evil films have ever had.
How did Brandon die in The Chi? The show never filmed it — the details arrived a season later
How did Brandon die in The Chi? The show never filmed it — the details arrived a season later
The Chi opened its third season with a funeral for its lead character and no explanation of how he got there. Here's what the show did show, why the death happened off screen, and how the answer eventually arrived a full season later.
What Castle in the Sky is based on, in Miyazaki's own account of the film's origins
What Castle in the Sky is based on, in Miyazaki's own account of the film's origins
Studio Ghibli's first release began with a comic Hayao Miyazaki read as a schoolboy, a satirical novel from 1726, and a research trip to South Wales. Where each piece of Castle in the Sky came from, in the director's own account — plus the four titles it nearly had.
The People v. Gorilla Grodd is filming, and Skyler Gisondo says scenes are shot almost entirely on courthouse CCTV
The People v. Gorilla Grodd is filming, and Skyler Gisondo says scenes are shot almost entirely on courthouse CCTV
Skyler Gisondo told Collider the DCU mockumentary from the American Vandal team feels like a play. HBO’s Casey Bloys confirmed filming but no air date yet.
Before The Weight: five essential Ethan Hawke performances, from Reality Bites to First Reformed
Before The Weight: five essential Ethan Hawke performances, from Reality Bites to First Reformed
Ethan Hawke’s The Weight is in UK cinemas. His essential work runs from Linklater’s Before films and Boyhood to Training Day and Paul Schrader’s First Reformed.
Zack Snyder's wife told him never to watch Joss Whedon's Justice League — he still loves the 'I tried' sign under his credit
Zack Snyder's wife told him never to watch Joss Whedon's Justice League — he still loves the 'I tried' sign under his credit
On Happy Sad Confused, Zack Snyder said he never saw the theatrical Justice League, but a meme showed him the homeless man’s sign in the opening credits.
Six Emmys later, Vince Gilligan's Pluribus is back among the biggest shows on streaming
Six Emmys later, Vince Gilligan's Pluribus is back among the biggest shows on streaming
Vince Gilligan’s series with Rhea Seehorn won six of its 18 Emmy nominations and is back at No. 7 among Apple TV’s most-streamed series worldwide.
DC's Flash is back in live action, and it isn't Barry Allen — Jay Garrick turns up in The Big Bang Theory spin-off
DC's Flash is back in live action, and it isn't Barry Allen — Jay Garrick turns up in The Big Bang Theory spin-off
Episode 9 of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe traps the gang in a comic, where they need the Cosmic Treadmill and get the Golden Age Flash instead.
Mutiny on the Bounty true story: what the 1789 record says that three Hollywood versions didn't
Mutiny on the Bounty true story: what the 1789 record says that three Hollywood versions didn't
Three Hollywood studios have filmed the 1789 mutiny on HMS Bounty, and all three agreed on who the villain was. The ship's log, the court-martial minutes and the Pitcairn records tell a different story about William Bligh, Fletcher Christian and what actually happened after the launch was cut loose.
'Bad Boys meets Reacher': Prime Video pairs Alan Ritchson with Owen Wilson in a 97-minute action film
'Bad Boys meets Reacher': Prime Video pairs Alan Ritchson with Owen Wilson in a 97-minute action film
Prime Video’s 97-minute action film pairs Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson as two strangers delivering a liver while a syndicate chases them.
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