Class is now in session for Netflix’s The Chair, starring and executive produced by Sandra Oh.
On Wednesday the streamer unveiled the premiere date and a brief teaser for its upcoming half-hour dramedy series. Set to premiere August 20, The Chair follows Ji-Yoon (Oh), the Chair of the English department at a small university. The series comes from hails from writer, executive producer and showrunner Amanda Peet and Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
The series also features Jay Duplass, Holland Taylor, Nana Mensah, Bob Balaban, David Morse and Everly Carganilla. Ji Yong Lee, Mallor Low, Marcia Debonis, Ron Crawford, Ella Rubin and Bob Stephenson round out the cast.
Peet and Oh executive produce with Peet’s husband, Benioff, Weiss and Bernie Caulfield.
Watch the teaser below.