5 reasons not to miss the Netflix comedy series ‘The Director’

This Friday, August 20, the long-awaited series has premiered on Netflix La Directora (The chair) whose protagonist is the Canadian actress Sandra Oh. We are going to give you five reasons not to miss the premiere of this series The director that this summer is sure to give a lot to talk about on Netflix.

1. An original comedy

The director is a different comedy created by Amanda Peet and produced by David Benioff and DB Weiss, the creators of Game of Thrones. Its protagonist is the first woman to become the director of the English department at the prestigious Pembroke University academy and her position creates somewhat strange and surreal situations with her peers and students.

2. The protagonist is Sandra Oh

For many, Sandra Oh will always be Dr. Cristina Yang of Grey’s Anatomy or the protagonist of the popular series Killing Eve, whose fourth and final season will not be released until next year .. He has also been the voice of many animation characters of series such as The Proud, Phineas and Ferb or Father Made in USA, among other. The actress has an incredible curriculum on the small and big screen and many followers that she consolidates with The director his first series for Netflix.

3. The first female director

The protagonist of the series Ji-Yoon Kim will be the new head of the English department of the fictional and prestigious University of Pembroke. As Netflix explains in the synopsis: “As the first woman to head the department and one of the few university staff members who is not white, Ji-Yoon must deal with unusual problems. In addition, the protagonist will have to balance her responsibilities with her personal life: the problems with her teenage daughter and her new relationship with an English teacher.

4. Only six episodes

As we still don’t know if there will be a second season, for now we only have these 6 episodes of 30 minutes each. The director focuses on the problems faced by a woman in a traditionally male-run university. It will have to contend with the gender pay gap and an outdated education system that no longer works.

5. A good deal

Another reason to see The director it’s your deal. In addition to Sandra Oh, in the cast we find actors known as Jay Duplass (Togetherness), who plays an English teacher who gets caught up in a controversy during Ji-Yoon’s tenure. y a Holland Taylor (Lawyer), who plays Ji-Yoon’s best friend and confidant.

They are also Nana Mensah (For thirteen reasons), who is one of the few teachers of color in the center who has a great role in the series and David Morse (Crazy in Alabama) who plays the dean of the university and one of Ji-Yoon’s main obstacles. In addition, the actors, Bob Balaban (Elliot Rentz) and Everly Carganilla (Ju-Hee Kim, aka Ju Ju), among others, participate in the series.