ザ・チェア 〜私は学科長〜

ザ・チェア 〜私は学科長〜（ザ・チェア 〜わたしはがっかちょう〜、"The Chair"）は、アメリカ合衆国のインターネットテレビ放送のコメディドラマシリーズ。2021年8月20日より、Netflixで配信。 ニューイングランドのように見える場所にある架空のペンブローク大学（Pembroke University）が舞台。
あらすじ.
ジユン・キム教授は、ペンブローク大学英文学科の新任学科長に就任する。 非白人で女性初の学科長となったジユンは、同僚の若い黒人の女性教員の終身在職権を確保し、片思いの友人、そして有名な同僚のビル・ドブソンとの関係を交渉し、意欲的な養子の娘を育てようとする。
製作.
"The Chair" was created by and Annie Julia Wyman. Peet also served as an executive producer, alongside , , Bernie Caulfield, Daniel Gray Longino, and Sandra Oh. Peet and Annie Julia Wyman co-wrote the pilot episode. in , and the campus of in were used to represent Pembroke University, with the Shadyside neighborhood standing in for the town of Pembroke.
反応.
The website reported a 85 percent approval rating with an average rating of 6.9 out of 10, based on 60 critic reviews. The critics consensus reads, ""The Chair" is too short to achieve all of its ambitions, but spot-on observations about academia and a sturdy ensemble led by an empathetic—and hilarious—performance from Sandra Oh ensure it's never less than watchable." gave the series a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 based on 33 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Reviewing the series for ', Kelly Lawler gave the series a rating of three out of four and said, "Like most college students, "The Chair" is incredibly ambitious at what it will achieve in its short time and occasionally falls flat, but overall the series beats the metaphorical curve." Ben Travers of ' gave the series a B and wrote, "If "The Chair" were just a collegiate-level romantic-comedy, it would be a delight, boosted further by its brevity, but the show's eagerness to cover more ground is both exciting and a bit much."