We all know her from so many shows, her iconic roles in Grey’s Anatomy, Killing Eve and so many will always be some of the best. Now it’s time for yet another amazing character portrayal from none other than Sandra Oh. Her brand new Netflix show finally has a release date. Sandra Oh’s “The Chair” is coming on Netflix on the 27th of August, 2021.
Well, Sandra Oh is not the only highlight of the 6 episode series on Netflix. The series comes as a result of Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ 200 million dollar deal with Netflix to create and bring content to the streaming platform. The series is also one of the first from them after Game of Thrones.
The series stars Sandra Oh in the role of Dr. Ji Yoon Kim, a professor who is now the newly appointed chair of her prestigious University’s Department of English. She is joined in by her colleagues who are played by Jay Duplass, Holland Taylor, Bob Balaban, Nana Mensah, while David Morse plays the role of their Dean. The show will also star Everly Caragnilla.
Benioff and Weiss will be joined by executive producer and collaborator Bernie Caulfield, as well as Oh, Amanda Peet and Daniel Gray Longino. Peet is also serving as the writer and showrunner for the upcoming series. Along with executive producing Longino is also directing all 6 episodes of the upcoming series.
The makers and Netflix have already released a synopsis of the series along with a clip of Pembroke University’s newspaper daily. Pembroke will serve as the fictional university and also the universe where all the characters will be seen essaying their roles. The official synopsis read, “The Chair follows Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim (Sandra Oh) as she navigates her new role as the Chair of the English department at prestigious Pembroke University. Ji-Yoon is faced with a unique set of challenges as the first woman to chair the department, and as one of the few staff members of color at the university.”
With Sandra Oh in the lead and the series already touted to be a drama and comedy series, we are sure this will be one hell of a ride for the fans and viewers out there. With hot points like “female head”, “woman of color”, the plot of the series for sure will be juicy.
Take a look at the newspaper clipping here: