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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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.
We Need to Talk About Kevin ending explained
We Need to Talk About Kevin ending explained
Lynne Ramsay shot her adaptation of Lionel Shriver's novel in 30 days and scrambled the timeline on purpose, which is why the last twenty minutes catch so many viewers off guard. Here is what the closing sequence actually shows, how it diverges from the book, and why neither Ramsay nor Shriver will supply a tidy answer.
VisionQuest's new Avengers live inside Vision's head: FRIDAY and EDITH have to fight Ultron from his Mindscape
VisionQuest's new Avengers live inside Vision's head: FRIDAY and EDITH have to fight Ultron from his Mindscape
On the Pinewood set of VisionQuest, Marvel showed how Vision gets his own team of AIs, and Tommy’s actor refused to say if he gets super-speed.
Money Heist's Berlin is the villain in Prime Video's new legal thriller — already one of the biggest shows on streaming
Money Heist's Berlin is the villain in Prime Video's new legal thriller — already one of the biggest shows on streaming
Eugenio Derbez and Pedro Alonso lead El Juicio, a Mexican legal drama about an assault case against a rich family’s son, released on 11 September.
The Big Bang Theory spin-off wanted Green Lantern — DC kept him for Lanterns, so the episode got the Flash
The Big Bang Theory spin-off wanted Green Lantern — DC kept him for Lanterns, so the episode got the Flash
Co-creator Zak Penn explains why Stuart Fails to Save the Universe went to Gotham and Central City instead: DC would give them anyone but Green Lantern.
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