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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Nolan's The Odyssey will sweep like Oppenheimer — but Matt Damon won't be its Cillian Murphy
Nolan's The Odyssey will sweep like Oppenheimer — but Matt Damon won't be its Cillian Murphy
Matt Damon has three acting nominations and one Oscar, and it is for writing. The veteran Reddit is backing instead has two nominations, a Volpi Cup and no wins at all.
Hilary Swank is pregnant at 52 and getting the backlash men only get at 83
Hilary Swank is pregnant at 52 and getting the backlash men only get at 83
Hilary Swank announced baby number three like a December premiere. Reddit skipped the trailer and went straight for her birth certificate.
Daredevil: Born Again 'always' had three seasons planned — Marvel once promised one every March
Daredevil: Born Again 'always' had three seasons planned — Marvel once promised one every March
Marvel has found the one ending fans can't campaign against: the one that was supposedly planned all along. Wonder Man fans will recognise the tone.
Critics panned Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer sequel — China made it the summer's biggest hit
Critics panned Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer sequel — China made it the summer's biggest hit
Miramax once cut around 20 minutes from Shaolin Soccer and sat on it for roughly two years, yet Chow's Western cult grew anyway on DVD. Now that same audience, not the critics, decides what his new film is worth.
Charlie Sheen blurbed the memoir where Chuck Lorre ties Sheen's meltdown to two episodes Lorre cut
Charlie Sheen blurbed the memoir where Chuck Lorre ties Sheen's meltdown to two episodes Lorre cut
Fifteen years on, Chuck Lorre thinks he has worked out what Charlie Sheen really needed in 2011 — and admits he could be entirely wrong.
Clayface opens before Matt Reeves's paused Batman sequel — and Reeves and Gunn disagree on its origin
Clayface opens before Matt Reeves's paused Batman sequel — and Reeves and Gunn disagree on its origin
One man pitched it, another built it into his universe. The man who actually wrote it says he hasn't even seen it.
The Big Bang Theory stars were praised for a pay cut that Chuck Lorre remembers differently
The Big Bang Theory stars were praised for a pay cut that Chuck Lorre remembers differently
When The Big Bang Theory's five leads were asked to give up 10%, Chuck Lorre expected 'all for one, one for all'. What he got instead made it into his memoir.
Joe Russo calls Tom Holland the last great movie star — his Avengers films killed the rest
Joe Russo calls Tom Holland the last great movie star — his Avengers films killed the rest
Joe Russo has named his proof that one movie star is still standing. It comes with a costume.
Rocky's loan shark was never just his boss — Stallone wants to film what the studio cut
Rocky's loan shark was never just his boss — Stallone wants to film what the studio cut
Stallone's pitch comes with a 'horrible' mother, a 31-year-old Mickey and one big problem: it isn't his to make.
Sacha Baron Cohen has three months on a London stage to decide Quentin Tarantino's last film
Sacha Baron Cohen has three months on a London stage to decide Quentin Tarantino's last film
He plays a man billed as the greatest actor in the world who goes to Paris and insults the French, so Borat fans know the drill. What a flop would mean for the film, Tarantino has already spelled out.
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