The Chair

 is an American academic dramedy series created by Amanda Peet and Annie Julia Wyman. It was released on August 20, 2021.

It marks the first series to come out of the mega overall deal Benioff and Weiss signed at Netflix in 2019. The series is written and executive produced by Amanda Peet, who also serves as showrunner. Annie Julia Wyman co-wrote the pilot. Peet executive produced with Sandra Oh, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bernie Caulfield and Daniel Gray Longino.

The plot follows Professor Ji-Yoon Kim who 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.

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."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast and Characters

 * Sandra Oh as Professor Ji-Yoon Kim
 * Jay Duplass as Professor Bill Dobson
 * Holland Taylor as Professor Joan Hambling
 * David Morse as Dean Paul Larson
 * Bob Balaban as Professor Elliot Rentz
 * Nana Mensah as Professor Yaz McKay
 * Everly Carganilla as Ju-Hee “Ju Ju” Kim

Episodes

 * Season One


 * Brilliant Mistake
 * The Faculty Party
 * The Town Hall
 * Don't Kill Bill
 * The Last Bus in Town
 * The Chair