Women and non-white citizens have remained in the background of society for years. Thankfully, people are more sensitive to sexism and racism today. The Chair is a Netflix comedy series that first aired on August 20, 2021, and since then, we have been eagerly waiting for The Chair Season 2. It is about a woman who becomes the first non-white woman chair of English at a fictional college called Pembroke. The series is crucial in terms of its critique of common behaviors towards non-white people, especially women.
The first season of The Chair consists of six episodes of 30 minutes each. In the six episodes, we are introduced to the characters, but not all conflicts were resolved in the final episode. This leads us to the question of whether The Chair is renewed or canceled. Let’s get right to what we know about The Chair Season 2.
Sandra Oh as Ji-Yoon in The Chair
Will there be The Chair Season 2?
We are sure that fans are impatiently waiting for The Chair Season 2. Almost half a year has passed since The Chair first aired in August 2021. However, there has been no official announcement from Netflix whether The Chair will be renewed or canceled. So everyone is wondering if there will be The Chair Season 2.
Since Netflix is silent about The Chair Season 2, it is impossible to say for sure if there will be a second season of The Chair. Although the fan community is expecting a new season, we are sorry to say that The Chair is unlikely to be renewed. Sandra Oh is also not hopeful about the season to come. She said “I’m just happy that it happened, it was a great experience. But I am sad that it’s over.”
The Chair Netflix Filming Locations
The Chair was filmed in the state of Pennsylvania, USA. Since Pembroke is a fictional college, the real campuses were used for the series. These were the campuses of two universities, Washington & Jefferson College in Washington and the Shadyside campus of Chatham College in Pittsburgh.
The scene in the first episode where Bill’s daughter Doodles is on her way to college was shot at Pittsburgh International Airport.
Ji-Yoon and Bill on the campus
The Chair Cast
Sandra Oh (Ji-Yoon Kim)
Sandra Oh (Ji-Yoon)
Sandra Oh is a Canadian actress in her 50s, best known for her role as Cristina Yang in Grey’s Anatomy and as Eve Polastri in Killing Eve. Sandra is the main character Ji-Yoon in The Chair, who is the first woman of color to hold a chair in the English department at Pembroke College.
Jay Duplass (Bill Dobson)
Jay Duplass (Bill Dobson)
Jay Duplass is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his films such as Jeff, Who Lives at Home, The Puffy Chair and Cyrus, all of which have screened at international film festivals such as Sundance and Toronto. He is also known for his roles in series such as Transparent and Room 104, which he produced with his brother Mark Duplass.
Bob Balaban (Elliot Rentz)
Bob Balaban (Elliot Rentz)
Robert Elmer Balaban, born in 1945, is an American actor, director and producer. Among his best–known works are some Wes Anderson films such as Moonrise Kingdom, The French Dispatch, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Isle of Dogs. Balaban was also nominated for the Academy Award Best Picture as best producer for the 2001 film Gosford Park.
Nana Mensah (Yaz McKay)
Nana Mensah (Yaz McKay)
Nana Mensah is an American actress, director and writer. Her first film as a director called Queen of Glory was released in 2021. Mensah is also known for her roles in series such as 13 Reasons Why, An African City, and New Amsterdam.
Everly Carganilla (Ju-Hee)
Everly Carganilla (Ju-Hee)
Carganilla is a seven-year-old actress best known for the Netflix drama Yes Day. She plays the adopted daughter of Ji-Yoon in The Chair. Her scenes with Bill in the series are worth watching.
David Morse (Dean Paul Larson)
David Morse (Dean Paul Larson)
David Bowditch Morse is an American actor, television director and writer. He is best known for his role in the films Green Mile and 12 Monkeys.
Holland Taylor (Joan Hambling)
Holland Taylor (Joan Hambling)
Holland Taylor is an American actress at the age of 79. Among the famous TV series and movies in which she participated are Two and a Half Man, The Practice, The Wedding Date, and Legally Blonde.
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