Like many colleges, Pembroke University is struggling in its attempt to move into the 21st century. Ji-Yoon Kim Sandra Oh , thus making her the first woman of color to hold the position. Enrollment is down across the board, the older white male teachers are resistant to change, and the younger professors coming up behind them are struggling to be taken seriously. Although it certainly feels real, the characters and some of the situations are fictionalized.
He also happens to be a best-selling author, but this choice speaks to how real-life universities often pander to celebrities as a marketing tactic in hopes of attracting new students. The kind of real-life college scandals familiar to viewers today also make an appearance , when professor Bill Dobson is caught on camera doing a Hitler salute as part of his lecture on fascism innocent, in context , which spirals into a college-wide controversy that eventually implicates Dr.
Kim as well. At the time of the incident, viewers know Dobson is also dealing with the recent loss of his wife — the kind of detail that typically gets left out of stories like this one as they rapidly go viral in real life. In the Netflix show, Bill Dobson Jay Duplass is someone whose arrogance often blinds him to the reality — and possible severity — of a situation, including how his actions might impact Dr. Kim's personal life as well as her career throughout the series. Like the university setting it represents, The Chair's characters feel real because they represent people viewers recognize in real life.
The show may not be based on a true story, but its realism comes from the real-world circumstances it depicts. Jessica Tomberlin is a features writer for Screen Rant. Jessica writes about art, science, film, and entertainment, covering film festivals and arts events from across the US and in Toronto and London. The Chair is available to stream now on Netflix after releasing on August 20th, Skip to content.
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