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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The Salt Path filming locations: the trail is 630 miles long — the crew used a handful of spots, and one of them isn't even on it
The Salt Path filming locations: the trail is 630 miles long — the crew used a handful of spots, and one of them isn't even on it
Marianne Elliott's adaptation covers a 630-mile walk in 115 minutes, which only works because the unit never attempted to walk it. Here is where the film was actually shot, including the counties that have no coast path at all.
S.W.A.T. Exiles has a second season before its first episode has aired
S.W.A.T. Exiles has a second season before its first episode has aired
Starz ordered the second run before the 25 September premiere, with filming set for this autumn. Moore is 56 and trains two hours a day to keep playing Hondo.
Denis Villeneuve swore off other people's universes after Blade Runner 2049. Then he took James Bond.
Denis Villeneuve swore off other people's universes after Blade Runner 2049. Then he took James Bond.
Blade Runner 2049 left Alcon around $80 million down and, by his own account, nearly broke him. Dune: Part Three arrives in December.
McConaughey and Harrelson's True Detective reunion turned out to be a comedy, with a record neither of them wants
McConaughey and Harrelson's True Detective reunion turned out to be a comedy, with a record neither of them wants
In Brothers the pair play versions of themselves, with a paternity twist and a run for Governor of Texas. It landed on Apple TV+ on 23 September.
Late Fame filming locations: every street, bar and apartment behind Willem Dafoe's downtown New York
Late Fame filming locations: every street, bar and apartment behind Willem Dafoe's downtown New York
Kent Jones's downtown drama looks like fifty years of SoHo pressed into one film. A fair amount of it was shot on the wrong side of the Hudson, and the director is perfectly upfront about which bits.
Kristen Stewart's Challenger drama has cast a Nobel Prize winner, plus five more real names from 1986
Kristen Stewart's Challenger drama has cast a Nobel Prize winner, plus five more real names from 1986
Fichtner plays Richard Feynman, who worked out what destroyed the shuttle. Stewart plays Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
Gremlins 3 has slipped to 2028, but the director of Home Alone is making it
Gremlins 3 has slipped to 2028, but the director of Home Alone is making it
Christopher Columbus directs and produces, with Steven Spielberg back as executive producer. The title, cast and plot are all still unannounced.
Moana quotes, funny edition: Maui's one-liners and a chicken who never says a word
Moana quotes, funny edition: Maui's one-liners and a chicken who never says a word
Maui gets most of the jokes, Moana gets the comebacks, and the chicken gets laughs without a line of dialogue. Here's the funniest writing in the 2016 film, plus how the bird's performance was actually recorded.
George Lucas had three more Star Wars films planned — and it was not Disney that stopped them
George Lucas had three more Star Wars films planned — and it was not Disney that stopped them
His Episodes VII to IX would have gone into the Force's microbiotic side and brought back Darth Maul with an apprentice called Darth Talon.
Susan Sarandon and Olivia Colman are joining Kit Harington in a thriller set in an authoritarian near-future Britain
Susan Sarandon and Olivia Colman are joining Kit Harington in a thriller set in an authoritarian near-future Britain
Ronan Bennett created it from Joseph Kessel's novel and Melville's 1969 film. Filming began in June around Manchester, London, Liverpool and Paris.
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