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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 80Audiences 71GoodWatch 74
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121
First aired
2021
August 20, 2021
Ended 2021
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
KoreanMade in
United States
Screen Actors Guild Awards2022
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series2022Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards2022
- Best Actress in a Comedy Series2022Nominated
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
74 people
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Directing · 1
- Daniel Gray Longino Director, Executive Producer
Writing · 3
- Annie Julia Wyman Writer, Creator
- Jennifer Kim Staff Writer, Writer
- Andrea Troyer Executive Story Editor, Writer
Production · 9
- Amanda Peet Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- Richard Robbins Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- Sandra Oh Executive Producer
- David Benioff Executive Producer
- D. B. Weiss Executive Producer
- Bernadette Caulfield Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Jim Frohna Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Stacy Moon Editor
- Jay Deuby Editor
Sound · 1
- Stephanie Economou Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Grace Alie Production Design
- Ali Rubinfeld Set Decoration
- Aleksandra Landsberg Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Amy Stofsky Costume Design
Tropes
The Chair episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Brilliant Mistake, 7.1
- S1 E2 The Faculty Party, 7.1
- S1 E3 The Town Hall, 7.3
- S1 E4 Don't Kill Bill, 7.2
- S1 E5 The Last Bus in Town, 7.5
- S1 E6 The Chair, 7.6
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