The series follows Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim (Oh) who’s ready to take on her new role as Chair of the English department at Pembroke University. As the first woman to chair the department and one of the only staff members of color, she’ll face challenges along the way.

Kim tells her colleagues in the trailer that the department is “in dire crisis.” I feel like someone handed me a ticking time bomb”, she adds, “because they wanted to make sure a woman was holding it when it explodes.”

Amanda Peet wrote the series and serves as the showrunner and executive producer. David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bernie Caulfield, and Daniel Gray Longino also executive produce.

Starring in the series with Oh are Jay Duplass, Holland Taylor, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah, David Morse, and Everly Carganilla.

The Chair premiers August 20. Watch the trailer below.

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Sandra Oh has been tapped to star in a new dramedy from Amanda Peet for Netflix. Oh will lead the new series titled The Chair. 

The six-episode half-hour series is “centered around the Chair of an English department at a major university,” played by Oh according to the streamer. Also attached to star is Jay Duplass in an unspecified role.

Oh will also executive produce alongside series writer and showrunner Peet. Peet co-wrote the script alongside screenwriter Annie Julia Wyman. 

Peet is best known for her acting roles including Brockmire, The Romanoffs as well as roles in Saving Silverman, Something’s Gotta Give, and Jack & Jill.

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The series follows Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim (Oh) who’s ready to take on her new role as Chair of the English department at Pembroke University. As the first woman to chair the department and one of the only staff members of color, she’ll face challenges along the way.

Kim tells her colleagues in the trailer that the department is “in dire crisis.” I feel like someone handed me a ticking time bomb”, she adds, “because they wanted to make sure a woman was holding it when it explodes.”

Amanda Peet wrote the series and serves as the showrunner and executive producer. David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bernie Caulfield, and Daniel Gray Longino also executive produce.

Starring in the series with Oh are Jay Duplass, Holland Taylor, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah, David Morse, and Everly Carganilla.

The Chair premiers August 20. Watch the trailer below.

The post “The Chair” Trailer: Sandra Oh Takes Over University English Department appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Sandra Oh has been tapped to star in a new dramedy from Amanda Peet for Netflix. Oh will lead the new series titled The Chair. 

The six-episode half-hour series is “centered around the Chair of an English department at a major university,” played by Oh according to the streamer. Also attached to star is Jay Duplass in an unspecified role.

Oh will also executive produce alongside series writer and showrunner Peet. Peet co-wrote the script alongside screenwriter Annie Julia Wyman. 

Peet is best known for her acting roles including Brockmire, The Romanoffs as well as roles in Saving Silverman, Something’s Gotta Give, and Jack & Jill.

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