The Chair (2021 TV series) explained

Genre:Comedy drama
Creator:Amanda Peet & Annie Julia Wyman
Music:Stephanie Economou
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:6
Executive Producer:
Producer:
  • Tyler Romary
  • Hameed Shaukat
Cinematography:Jim Frohna
Editor:
  • Jay Deuby
  • Stacy Moon
Runtime:30 minutes
Company:
  • BLB
  • Nice work Ravelli
Network:Netflix

The Chair is an American comedy drama television series created by Amanda Peet and Annie Julia Wyman. It is set at the fictional Pembroke University, "in what seems like New England".[1] The series was released on Netflix on August 20, 2021.[2] [3] In January 2023, The Chair was canceled after one season.[4]

Plot

Professor Ji-Yoon Kim is the newly appointed chair of the English department at Pembroke University. The first woman chosen for the position, she attempts to ensure the tenure of a young black colleague, negotiate her relationship with her crush, friend, and well-known colleague Bill Dobson, and parent her strong-willed adopted daughter.[5]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Production

The Chair was created by Amanda Peet and Annie Julia Wyman. Peet also served as an executive producer, alongside David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Bernie Caulfield, Daniel Gray Longino, and Sandra Oh.[8] Peet and Annie Julia Wyman co-wrote the pilot episode. Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, and the Shadyside campus of Chatham University in Pittsburgh were used to represent Pembroke University, with the Shadyside neighborhood standing in for the town of Pembroke.[9] [10]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 86% based on 69 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Chair is too short to achieve all of its ambitions, but spot-on observations about academia and a sturdy ensemble led by an empathetic—and hilarious—performance from Sandra Oh ensure it's never less than watchable."[11] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 based on 33 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

Reviewing the series for USA Today, Kelly Lawler gave the series a rating of three out of four stars and said, "Like most college students, The Chair is incredibly ambitious at what it will achieve in its short time and occasionally falls flat, but overall the series beats the metaphorical curve."[13]

Ben Travers of IndieWire gave the series a B and wrote, "If The Chair were just a collegiate-level romantic-comedy, it would be a delight, boosted further by its brevity, but the show's eagerness to cover more ground is both exciting and a bit much."[14]

Notes and References

  1. News: Millman . Zosha . Netflix's 'The Chair' Skewers Liberal Arts Education . August 21, 2021 . . August 20, 2021 . August 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210821152918/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/is-pembroke-based-on-a-real-university-the-chair . live.
  2. News: Biggs. Jade. June 15, 2021. The Chair: Everything you need to know about Sandra Oh's new Netflix series. Cosmopolitan. live. July 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628185510/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a36728094/sandra-oh-new-netflix-series-the-chair/. June 28, 2021.
  3. Web site: Del Rosario. Alexandra. June 30, 2021. 'The Chair': Sandra Oh Takes Her Place As English Department Boss In Teaser For Netflix Series, Premiere Date Unveiled. live. July 15, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. July 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701155124/https://deadline.com/video/the-chair-netflix-teaser-premiere-date-sandra-oh/.
  4. Kemp . Ella . Sandra Oh's 'The Chair' cancelled by Netflix after one season . . January 12, 2023 . March 11, 2023.
  5. News: Mangan. Lucy. August 20, 2021. The Chair review – Sandra Oh is first class in moreish university satire. August 21, 2021. The Guardian. August 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210820102142/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/aug/20/the-chair-review-sandra-oh-netflix-university-satire-comedy. live.
  6. News: Gonzalez. Erica. June 30, 2021. The Chair: What to Know About Sandra Oh's New Netflix Comedy. Harper's Bazaar. July 14, 2021. July 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701045539/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a36890372/the-chair-news-cast-spoilers-date/. live.
  7. Web site: The Best Surprise Celebrity Cameo of 2021 Happens In Netflix's 'The Chair'. Collider. Liz Shannon. Miller. August 21, 2021. August 21, 2021. August 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210821202557/https://collider.com/the-chair-david-duchovny-cameo-is-the-best/. live.
  8. News: Andreeva. Nellie. Petski. Denise. February 21, 2021. Sandra Oh To Star In 'The Chair' Dramedy Series From Amanda Peet & 'Game Of Thrones' Creators At Netflix. Deadline Hollywood. July 14, 2021. July 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711194129/https://deadline.com/2020/02/sandra-oh-jay-duplass-the-chair-dramedy-series-amanda-peet-netflix-1202865641/. live.
  9. News: Netflix filming new series at W&J. Katie . Anderson. Observer–Reporter. March 4, 2021. August 20, 2021.
  10. News: Where Was Netflix's 'The Chair' Filmed?. Abby. Monteil. Decider. August 20, 2021. August 20, 2021. August 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210820190714/https://decider.com/2021/08/20/the-chair-filming-location-netflix-sandra-oh/. live.
  11. the_chair_2021. The Chair. tv. 1. September 12, 2021.
  12. the-chair-2021. The Chair. tv. 1. August 31, 2021.
  13. Web site: Review: Sandra Oh is a delight in Netflix's college-skewering comedy 'The Chair'. USA Today. Kelly. Lawler. August 20, 2021. August 23, 2020. August 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825201654/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/08/20/the-chair-review-sandra-oh-delight-netflixs-college-comedy/8161760002/. live.
  14. Web site: 'The Chair' Review: Sandra Oh's Zippy Netflix Series Is Overstuffed but Effective Satire. IndieWire. Ben. Travers. August 20, 2020. August 23, 2021. August 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210823232055/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/08/netflix-the-chair-review-sandra-oh-series-1234659097/. live.

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