7.044 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
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A mid-life crisis tale about the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.
Acting
Odenkirk's mid-tier professor energy is devastatingly specific.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes awkward silences.
Creators
Aaron Zelman, Paul Lieberstein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Richard Russo's novel 'Straight Man,' which was set in a fictionalized version of Penn State where Russo taught.
The show's cancellation after one season mirrors its own themes: institutional indifference to struggling artists doing their best.
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