TV Series16Canceled
The Chair
2021 6.6(165) 1 season
Cast
Sandra Oh
Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim
Nana Mensah
Yasmin 'Yaz' McKay
Jay Duplass
Bill Dobson
Holland Taylor
Joan Hambling
Bob Balaban
Elliot Rentz
Sandra Oh
Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim
Nana Mensah
Yasmin 'Yaz' McKay
Jay Duplass
Bill Dobson
Holland Taylor
Joan Hambling
Bob Balaban
Elliot Rentz
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.
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David Morse
Paul Larson
Everly Carganilla
Ju-Hee 'Ju Ju' Kim
1 season available
With the department facing budget cuts and low enrollment, Ji-Yoon vows to make some changes as chair while one professor struggles to keep it together.
Tired of the lack of diversity in Pembroke's staff, Ji-Yoon makes a bold decision during a faculty soiree. A video from Bill's lecture causes a stir.
Bill hosts a town hall with the students that quickly takes a turn. Joan starts a fire. A dinner with the dean puts Ji-Yoon in an awkward position.
Pressure mounts for Ji-Yoon to turn the department around after Bill's suspension. The hiring of a new professor undermines Yaz's chance at tenure.
Ji-Yoon visits Pembroke's new lecturer as Bill joins in on a Korean tradition. The tenured professors band together, and Yaz receives an enticing offer.
As his hearing approaches, Bill's academic future comes into question. Ji-Yoon's revelation puts the board on the spot and shakes up the department.
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