The Chair Season 1 Opening on Netflix at August 20, 2021
Comedy, Drama / TV-Series (2021)
The Chair follows Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh) as she navigates her new role as the Chair of the English department at prestigious Pembroke University. Ji-Yoon is faced with a unique set of challenges as the first woman to chair the department, and as one of the few staff members of color at the university.
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. Starring Sandra Oh, Jay Duplass, Holland Taylor, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah, David Morse, and Everly Carganilla, The Chair premieres on Netflix August 20th.
Director: Daniel Gray Longino
Writers: Amanda Peet, Annie Wyman
Stars: Sandra Oh, Holland Taylor, Jay Duplass, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah, David Morse, Everly Carganilla, Ji-yong Lee
►Cast
| Sandra Oh | ► | Ji-Yoon Kim |
| Holland Taylor | ► | Joan Hambling |
| Jay Duplass | ► | Bill Dobson |
| Bob Balaban | ► | Elliot Rentz |
| Nana Mensah | ► | Yaz McKay |
| David Morse | ► | Dean Paul Larson |
| Everly Carganilla | ► | Ju-Hee |
| Ji-yong Lee | ► | Habi |
| Ron Crawford | ► | |
| Marcia DeBonis | ► | |
| Mallory Low | ► | |
| Ella Rubin | ► | |
| Frank Sanns | ► | English Professor (Core) |
| Bob Stephenson | ► | |
| Jordan Tyson | ► | Capri |
| Darius Fraser | ► | Kareem |
| Abdul Alvi | ► | Abdul |
| Joseph Cannon | ► | Hooded Student |
| Vinnie Costanza | ► | Dustin |
| Shay Guthrie | ► | Shay |
| Christine McBurney | ► | English Professor |
| Roger Petan | ► | English Department Teacher |
| Henry Thrasher | ► | Steve |
| Jordan Beltz | ► | Joan’s Student |
| Michelle Do | ► | Michelle |
| Zack Drahusz | ► | Student |
| Dave Edmonds | ► | Faculty Party Attendee |
| Alex D. Jennings | ► | Muscular Guy |
| Gina Jun | ► | Guest |
| Ellen Kotzin | ► | Dean’s Party Attendee |
| MeeWha Alana Lee | ► | Grandma |
| Ian Lithgow | ► | Sandberg |
| Cynthia Mace | ► | Mrs. Sue Wittenden |
| Zoe Mann | ► | Vicky |
| Mary B. McCann | ► | Nicole Hines |
| F. Robert McMurray | ► | Professor at Party |
| David Morse | ► | Airport Bartender |
| Phil Nardozzi | ► | Bowler |
| Charles David Richards | ► | Provost Peters |
| Amanda Serra | ► | Therapist |
| Xander Goldman | ► | Security Guard |