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The Chair

The Chair

20216.61 Season6 EpisodesCanceled

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.

Created by Sandra Oh
Produced by Tyler Romary, Hameed Shaukat
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Nana Mensah

Nana Mensah

Yasmin 'Yaz' McKay

Holland Taylor

Holland Taylor

Joan Hambling

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim

Jay Duplass

Jay Duplass

Bill Dobson

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Elliot Rentz

Everly Carganilla

Everly Carganilla

Ju-Hee 'Ju Ju' Kim

David Morse

David Morse

Paul Larson

Themes & Keywords

midlife crisisprofessorcollegechallengeuniversityteachingstudent protestelderlydramedyadopted daughterloss of wifebittersweetasian americanstudentenglish literatureoffbeat

About The Chair

The Chair is a drama, comedy series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of midlife crisis, professor, college, challenge, university, teaching. Created by Sandra Oh, it stars Nana Mensah, Holland Taylor, Sandra Oh. 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.

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