Netflix Announces New Show With A Lot Of Talent Behind It, Including Game Of Thrones Veterans

In 2019, Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss signed a massive contract with Netflix to create, produce, and oversee a variety of projects, and now the first of those has been revealed.

Netflix has officially announced a new 30-minute "dramedy" called The Chair, which features Sandra Oh (Killing Eve, Grey's Anatomy) and Jay Duplass (Transparent, Outside In). The show is focused around the chair of an English department at a big school; there will be six episodes in Season 1.

Amanda Peet (The Commons of Pensacola, Syriana, 2012) is the writer, showrunner, and executive producer of The Chair. Benioff and Weiss are also executive producers. Peet is married to Benioff.

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