The Chair (2021)

08/20/2021 (US) • 30m

Drama, Comedy

Overview

At a major university, the first woman of color to become chair tries to meet the dizzying demands and high expectations of a failing English department.

Top Billed Cast

Nana Mensah

Yasmin 'Yaz' McKay

6 Episodes

Holland Taylor

Joan Hambling

6 Episodes

Sandra Oh

Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim

6 Episodes

Jay Duplass

Bill Dobson

6 Episodes

Bob Balaban

Elliot Rentz

6 Episodes

Everly Carganilla

Ju-Hee 'Ju Ju' Kim

6 Episodes

David Morse

Paul Larson

6 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

2021 | 6 Episodes

Season 1 of The Chair premiered on August 20, 2021.

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Status

Canceled

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

professor

challenge

university

teaching

student protest

elderly

dramedy

adopted daughter

loss of wife

asian american

student

english literature

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