The Chair Brilliant Mistake (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

The Chair

Brilliant Mistake (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

With the department facing budget cuts and low enrollment, Ji-Yoon vows to make some changes as chair while one professor struggles to keep it together.

Showrunner

Amanda Peet

Director

Daniel Gray Longino

Writers

Amanda Peet (written by) (created by) | Annie Julia Wyman (written by) (created by) | Andrea Troyer (executive story editor) | Jennifer Kim (staff writer)

Producers

Amanda Peet | Tyler Romary | Hameed Shaukat

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 20, 2021

Release date

Aug 20, 2021 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 8 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
36 cast members

Name	Known for
Sandra Oh Ji-Yoon Kim Ji-Yoon Kim See fewer	Killing Eve (2018)
Jay Duplass Bill Dobson Bill Dobson See fewer	Industry (2020)
Bob Balaban Elliot Rentz Elliot Rentz See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Nana Mensah Yaz McKay Yaz McKay See fewer	Queen of Glory (2021)
Everly Carganilla Ju-Hee Ju-Hee See fewer	Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023)
David Morse Dean Paul Larson Dean Paul Larson See fewer	The Green Mile (1999)
Holland Taylor Joan Hambling Joan Hambling See fewer	Legally Blonde (2001)
Ji Yong Lee Habi (as Ji Lee) Habi (as Ji Lee) See fewer	The Valet (2022)
Ron Crawford Professor McHale Professor McHale See fewer	Hide the Sausage (II) (2015)
Ella Rubin Dafna Dafna See fewer	The Idea of You (2024)
Mallory Low Lila Lila See fewer	The Chair (2021)
Jordan Tyson Capri Capri See fewer	The Chair (2021)
Marcia DeBonis Laurie Laurie See fewer	13 Going on 30 (2004)
Sophia Gray Doodles (as a different name) Doodles (as a different name) See fewer	Grizzly Night
Havana Rose Liu Sarah Sarah See fewer	Bottoms (2023)
Mark Philip Stevenson Professor Pollack Professor Pollack See fewer	Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
Ken Bolden Professor Plum Professor Plum See fewer	Sorority Row (2009)
Randy Kovitz Professor Reinhardt Professor Reinhardt See fewer	Lightweight (2011)
John Shepard Professor Brown Professor Brown See fewer	Sneakers (1992)
Don Wadsworth Professor Drake Professor Drake See fewer	Unstoppable (2010)
Rick Applegate Professor Jim Professor Jim See fewer	She's Out of My League (2010)
Evans Malkin Bill's Student Bill's Student See fewer	The Chair (2021)
Henry Thrasher Steve Steve See fewer	The Chair (2021)
Celina Nemec Sharon Sharon See fewer	The Chair (2021)
James Ross II Trevor (as James Ross) Trevor (as James Ross) See fewer	Don't Blink (IV) (2023)
Kat Harkins Rentz's Student Rentz's Student See fewer	The Chair (2021)
Jordan Beltz Joan's Student Joan's Student See fewer	The Chair (2021)
Simone Joy Jones Joy Joy See fewer	The Son of No One (2011)
Abdul Alvi Abdul Abdul See fewer	Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (2024)
Bob Stephenson Actor Actor See fewer	The Chair (2021)
Terence Aldo Student #2 (uncredited) Student #2 (uncredited) See fewer	Cake Eaters Proof of Concept
Zack Drahusz Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited) See fewer	Fixer Upper (II) (2019)
Darius Fraser Kareem (uncredited) Kareem (uncredited) See fewer	Only the Good Survive (2023)
Christine McBurney English Professor (uncredited) English Professor (uncredited) See fewer	Alto Knights (2024)
David Morse Airport Bartender (uncredited) Airport Bartender (uncredited) See fewer	The Screening (2007)
Roger Petan English Department Teacher (uncredited) English Department Teacher (uncredited) See fewer	Manhunt (II) (2017)