‘The Chair’: Photos Of Sandra Oh’s New Comedy Series – Hollywood Life

‘The Chair’: Photos Of Sandra Oh’s New Comedy Series

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August 20, 2021 12:32PM EDT

Sandra Oh is back on TV with a brand-new show. See photos of her hilarious and sharp comedy series ‘The Chair’ and find out more about the cast and their characters.

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‘The Chair’ — Photos Of Sandra Oh & More

‘The Chair’ — Photos Of Sandra Oh & More
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‘The Chair’ is a new Netflix comedy series starring ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Killing Eve’ star Sandra Oh. The show follows Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim, who has become the first woman chair of the English department at Pembroke University. Ji-Yoon has to juggle both her administrative duties and her duties as a mother to young daughter Ju Ju. She also finds herself wondering if her platonic relationship with fellow professor Bill Dobson is becoming something more. When Bill is filmed doing something controversial during class, the student body calls for accountability. Ji-Yoon’s life gets turned upside down as she tries to figure out the right move for everyone. The show as created by Amanda Peet and also stars Jay Duplass, Holland Taylor, Bob Balaban, and David Morse. The series consists of 6 episodes, all of which are available on August 20. See more photos of ‘The Chair’s cast in our gallery now.

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Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh
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Sandra Oh plays Professor Ji-Yoon Kim. She is first woman chair of Pembroke’s English department.

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Jay Duplass

Jay Duplass
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Jay Duplass stars as Professor Bill Dobson. He is a very popular tenured professor. A controversial comment during of his lectures has the university embroiled in scandal. 

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Holland Taylor

Holland Taylor
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Holland Taylor stars as Professor Joan Hambling. She is one of the English professors at Pembroke and a confidant for Ji-Yoon.

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Everly Carganilla

Everly Carganilla
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Everly Carganilla stars as Ju Ju. Ju Ju is Ji-Yoon’s spunky daughter who clearly takes after her mother.

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Nana Mensah

Nana Mensah
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Nana Mensah plays Yaz McKay. Yaz is a popular, progressive English professor. She is also one of Ji-Yoon’s closest friends at Pembroke.

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Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban
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Bob Balaban stars as Professor Elliot Rentz. Rentz is an English professor at Pembroke with a long history with the university.

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David Duchovny

David Duchovny
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David Duchovny is a guest star on ‘The Chair.’ He plays himself in the Netflix series. 

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