Higher education is at the center of ‘The Chair’

Sandra Oh stars in “The Chair,” an upcoming Netflix comedy series set at fictional Pembroke University.

Netflix describes the series as such: “At a major university, the first woman of color to become chair tries to meet the dizzying demands and high expectations of a failing English department.”

“The Chair,” also starring David Morse, Holland Taylor and Bob Balaban, will premiere Aug. 20.