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.


All news by Ethan Mercer

What happens at the end of Ozark? Chris Mundy has explained why the finale cuts to black when it does
What happens at the end of Ozark? Chris Mundy has explained why the finale cuts to black when it does
The Ozark finale ends on a sound rather than an image, and showrunner Chris Mundy has explained the choice more than once since. What the last scene sets up, and why the camera deliberately looks away.
Love Is Blind UK 2: who is still together? Only one couple made it
Love Is Blind UK 2: who is still together? Only one couple made it
Love Is Blind UK season 2 put three couples through weddings in 2024, and the reunion plus the After the Altar spin-off have since updated every single status. Here's where each pairing actually ended up.
What is Star City about? The Apple TV thriller Variety called "flawless", explained
What is Star City about? The Apple TV thriller Variety called "flawless", explained
Apple TV's Star City takes the For All Mankind timeline behind the Iron Curtain, and got the best reviews of any new drama on the service this year. Here's the setting, the cast, and whether you need the parent show first.
Which The Boys actors were in Supernatural? The list runs into double figures — and season 5 put three of them in one scene
Which The Boys actors were in Supernatural? The list runs into double figures — and season 5 put three of them in one scene
Every Supernatural actor who turned up in The Boys — from series regulars to single-scene cameos — with the roles they played in both Eric Kripke shows, the Gen V crossovers, and the season 5 episode that finally reunited the Winchester leads on screen.
What does gelded mean in House of the Dragon? The meaning, plus the rest of Ormund's episode 4 sentence
What does gelded mean in House of the Dragon? The meaning, plus the rest of Ormund's episode 4 sentence
House of the Dragon season 3 episode 4 sent viewers to the dictionary with one word from Ormund Hightower. What gelded means, the crime that prompted the sentence, and what the rest of Ormund's ruling reveals about him.
What EastEnders actress was murdered? The two cases, three years apart, and the convictions that followed
What EastEnders actress was murdered? The two cases, three years apart, and the convictions that followed
Two EastEnders actresses were murdered three years apart — Gemma McCluskie in 2012 and Sian Blake in 2015. The full facts of both cases, the police investigations, and the sentences handed down at the Old Bailey.
What happens at the end of Shameless? Fiona never came back for it
What happens at the end of Shameless? Fiona never came back for it
What happens in the Shameless series finale "Father Frank, Full of Grace", how the Showtime drama closed out 11 seasons and 134 episodes, and the full scheduling story behind Emmy Rossum's absence — including the storyline that was written for Fiona and never filmed.
What book is Silo based on? It began as a self-published Kindle short story
What book is Silo based on? It began as a self-published Kindle short story
The book behind Apple TV+'s Silo — Hugh Howey's trilogy of Wool, Shift, and Dust, which began life as a self-published Kindle short story in 2011. How a side project became a bestselling series, what each book covers, and how the show maps onto them.
Why did Rick leave The Walking Dead? Six years later he got a whole series to come back
Why did Rick leave The Walking Dead? Six years later he got a whole series to come back
Andrew Lincoln announced in 2018 that he was leaving The Walking Dead, and Rick Grimes's last episode as a series regular aired that November, midway through season 9. The reason wasn't money or scripts, and AMC never actually killed the character — the exit was engineered to set up a film trilogy that never got made, before finally becoming the 2024 series The Ones Who Live. Here's the whole chain of events, in Lincoln's own words.
What happened between Zoe and Kat in EastEnders? It goes back to one doorstep row in 2001
What happened between Zoe and Kat in EastEnders? It goes back to one doorstep row in 2001
The full history of Zoe and Kat in EastEnders: the 2001 confrontation everyone still quotes, the truth behind it, two decades of estrangement, and where the story stands after the 2025 return.
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