It’s the summer of Sandra Oh, and she’s ready to take you to school. Netflix just released a first look at The Chair.
The six episode comedy series stars Oh as Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim, newly appointed Chair of the English department at Pembroke University. Netflix released a clipping from the Pembroke Daily newspaper with news of Dr. Kim’s appointment.
The Chair will showcase the unique challenges Dr. Kim faces as the first woman to chair the department, and as one of the few staff members of color at the university.
“Some may say 179 years is too late, but we say it’s better late than never! And we know ‘never’ certainly was a possibility,” the Pembroke Daily article reads in part.
In addition to Oh, the series stars Jay Duplass as Professor Bill Dobson; Holland Taylor as Professor Joan Hambling; Bob Balaban as Professor Elliot Rentz; Nana Mensah as Professor Yaz McKay; David Morse as Dean Paul Larson; and Everly Carganilla as Ju-Hee “Ju Ju” Kim.
The Chair comes from writer, showrunner, and executive producer Amanda Peet. Daniel Gray Longino directs all six episodes.
The Chair arrives on Netflix August 27.
Source: Netflix
