Series

The Chair

★ 6.5(152)20211 season

Drama Comedy

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The Chair is streaming on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads in Mexico. Availability checked 9 June 2026.

Where to watch The Chair

🇲🇽 Mexico

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Good to know

Creator: Amanda Peet, Annie Julia Wyman
Release date: 2021-08-20
Language: English
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Network: Netflix
Status: Canceled
Country: United States of America
Studio: BLB Media

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About The Chair

The Chair is a 2021 web series in the Drama and Comedy genres, created by Amanda Peet and Annie Julia Wyman, starring Nana Mensah, Holland Taylor and Sandra Oh. It spans 1 season and 6 episodes, and originally aired on Netflix. It holds an average rating of 6.5/10 from 152 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Chair in Mexico — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Seasons (1)

Season 16 eps · 2021

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

David Morse

Paul Larson

Themes & keywords

midlife crisisprofessorcollegechallengeuniversityteachingstudent protestelderlydramedyadopted daughterloss of wifebittersweetasian americanstudentenglish literature