The Chair (2021)

Name: The Chair
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Nana Mensah, Holland Taylor, Sandra Oh, Jay Duplass, Bob Balaban

Comedy · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (20,000 votes)
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Nana Mensah Yasmin 'Yaz' McKay
Holland Taylor Joan Hambling
Sandra Oh Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim
Jay Duplass Bill Dobson
Bob Balaban Elliot Rentz
Everly Carganilla Ju-Hee 'Ju Ju' Kim

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

7.30 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 7.6 30 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Brilliant Mistake	7.1	664
2	The Faculty Party	7.1	557
3	The Town Hall	7.3	503
4	Don't Kill Bill	7.2	458
5	The Last Bus in Town	7.5	466
6	The Chair	7.6	517