
The Chair
2021 · Miniseries · TV-MA · ★ 6.5
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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3 hours to watch · 6 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-08-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (152 votes)
Themes
- midlife crisis
- professor
- college
- challenge
- university
- teaching
- student protest
- elderly
- dramedy
- adopted daughter
- loss of wife
- bittersweet
- +4 more
Cast & crew

Nana Mensah
as Yasmin 'Yaz' McKay

Holland Taylor
as Joan Hambling

Sandra Oh
as Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim

Jay Duplass
as Bill Dobson

Bob Balaban
as Elliot Rentz

Everly Carganilla
as Ju-Hee 'Ju Ju' Kim

David Morse
as Paul Larson

Simone Joy Jones
as Joy

Michelle Do
as Michelle

Ji Yong Lee
as Habi
Directed by Daniel Gray Longino
Episodes1 season · 6 episodes
Season 16 episodes
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- S1E2The Faculty Party30mNetflix
- S1E3The Town Hall30mNetflix
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- S1E5The Last Bus in Town30mNetflix
- S1E6The Chair30mNetflix