The Chair Company

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The Chair Company
Genre Comedy
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Tim Robinson
  • Zach Kanin
  • Andrew DeYoung
  • Adam McKay
  • Todd Schulman
  • Igor Srubshchik
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network HBO

The Chair Company is an upcoming American comedy television series set to premiere on HBO. [1] [2] [3] The eight-episode season will debut on October 12, 2025, and run weekly through November 30, 2025. [4] [5] [6] Created by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, it will star Robinson as a man who investigates a far-reaching conspiracy after an embarrassing workplace incident. The cast will also include Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, Will Price, Joseph Tudisco, and Lou Diamond Phillips.

Contents

The series marks another in a series of collaborations between Robinson and Kanin, who previously met as writers on Saturday Night Live before co-creating the comedy series Detroiters and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson . Among the executive producers for The Chair Company are Adam McKay and Andrew DeYoung the latter of whom directed the first episode and also previously directed Robinson in the dark comedy film Friendship (2024).

Plot

The Chair Company tells the story of William Ronald Trosper (Robinson), who begins investigating a vast and elaborate conspiracy after an embarrassing workplace incident. [7] [8] [9]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten by  [15] Original release date
1TBAAndrew DeYoung Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin October 12, 2025 (2025-10-12)
2TBATBATim Robinson & Zach KaninOctober 19, 2025 (2025-10-19)
3TBATBAGary RichardsonOctober 26, 2025 (2025-10-26)
4TBATBA Sarah Schneider November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02)
5TBATBA John Solomon November 9, 2025 (2025-11-09)
6TBATBAMarika SawyerNovember 16, 2025 (2025-11-16)
7TBATBAJohn SolomonNovember 23, 2025 (2025-11-23)
8TBATBATim Robinson & Zach KaninNovember 30, 2025 (2025-11-30)

Production

"With an imprint only Tim and Zach can have on a character, William Ronald Trosper follows in the strong tradition of HBO comedy leads. I couldn’t be happier to announce the pickup of this wildly enjoyable show."

Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO & Max Comedy Programming [10] [11] [12]

The series was created by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, who also serve as writers and executive producers. Robinson and Kanin are long-time collaborators, having met as writers on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live before co-creating together the comedy shows Detroiters (2017–2018) and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019–2023). [16] [17] [18] Adam McKay and Todd Schulman are also executive producers through their companies Hyperobject Industries, with Andrew DeYoung and Igor Srubshchik also executive producing. [19] [17] [20] DeYoung, directed the Robinson-starring dark comedy film Friendship (2024), also directed the first episode of The Chair Company. [21] [22] [23] McKay and HBO previously collaborated as well, with the former having produces and directed on the TV series Succession (2018–2023) and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022–2023). [7] [21]

Deadline Hollywood first announced on April 2, 2024 that HBO green-lit The Chair Company following the pilot. [16] [20] [24] The publication described it as part of a trend by HBO to develop more creator-actor comedy series following the conclusion of two of its signature shows, Barry and Curb Your Enthusiasm . [24] [25] [26] Noting that HBO had also recently approved comedies starring Steve Carell and Rachel Sennott, Deadline's Nellie Andreeva wrote "this marks the largest contingent of new comedy series at the premium network in years". [19] [24] HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery formally announced the series order in a press release on September 12, 2024. [11] [12] [27] Footage from The Chair Company was featured in a two-minute teaser HBO released on November 10, 2024 highlighting its upcoming programming for 2025. [28] [29] [30] [31] On September 8, it was announced the show would debut on October 12, 2025, with eight episodes released weekly until the season finale on November 30. New still photos from the series were also released. [4] [5] [6]

Reception

Ben Travers of IndieWire included The Chair Company on his January 2025 list of "18 HBO Original Series to Get Excited About in 2025." Travers wrote "there's no bigger 2025 premiere than this" for fans of Tim Robinson's work, and jokingly described it as "the event of the century" despite the few details available so far about the show's storyline. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Travers, Ben (January 5, 2025). "18 HBO Original Series to Get Excited About in 2025". IndieWire . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ Mathews, Liam (November 11, 2024). "Max offers first looks at highly anticipated series, including 'Hack' S4 and 'The White Lotus' S3". GoldDerby.com . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  3. ↑ Shanfeld, Ethan (September 8, 2025). "Tim Robinson's HBO Series 'The Chair Company' Gets Release Date, First-Look Images". Variety . Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Welk, Brian (December 3, 2024). "'The White Lotus' Season 3 to Debut in February". IndieWire . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Pandya, Hershal (September 8, 2025). "Take a Seat for Tim Robinson's The Chair Company Next Month". Vulture . Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  6. 1 2 O'Rourke, Ryan (September 8, 2025). "Tim Robinson's New HBO Max Series Opens for Business With First Images and Release Date". Collider . Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Siroky, Mary (September 12, 2024). "Tim Robinson Comedy The Chair Company Lands Series Order at HBO". Consequence . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Schreur, Brandon (September 12, 2024). "Tim Robinson Comedy Series The Chair Company Scores Full Series Order From HBO". ComingSoon.net . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  9. ↑ Casale, Maddy (June 10, 2025). "New On HBO Max June 2025, Plus What's Coming Next (Now with Discovery+)". Decider . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  10. 1 2 Seitz, Loree (September 12, 2024). "HBO Orders Tim Robinson Comedy 'The Chair Company' to Series". TheWrap . Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 Vinney, Cynthia (April 30, 2025). "How to Get Cast on 'The Chair Company'". Backstage . Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 Otterson, Joe (September 12, 2024). "Tim Robinson Comedy 'Chair Company' Picked Up to Series at HBO". Variety . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  13. ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 25, 2025). "Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany & Steve Buscemi Among New Additions To John Turturro Crime Thriller 'The Only Living Pickpocket In New York'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  14. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 5, 2025). "Lou Diamond Phillips Joins ESX Entertainment's 'Casa Grande: The Movie'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  15. ↑ "The Chair Company". Writers Guild of America West . Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  16. 1 2 Schreur, Brandon (April 2, 2024). "Tim Robinson Scores New Comedy Pilot, The Chair Company, From HBO, Adam McKay Producing". ComingSoon.net . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  17. 1 2 Porter, Rick (September 12, 2024). "Tim Robinson Comedy Snags HBO Series Order". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  18. ↑ Melendez, Marcos (September 12, 2024). "Tim Robinson Is Making a New Comedy Series for HBO". MovieWeb . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  19. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (September 12, 2024). "Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin Comedy Pilot 'The Chair Company' Gets HBO Series Order". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  20. 1 2 Otterson, Joe (April 2, 2024). "Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin Land HBO Comedy Pilot Order for 'Chair Company'". Variety . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  21. 1 2 Bergeson, Samantha (September 12, 2024). "Tim Robinson to Lead HBO's 'The Chair Company' with Adam McKay Executive Producing". IndieWire . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  22. ↑ Lattanzio, Ryan (May 9, 2025). "'Friendship' Director Andrew DeYoung on Shooting His Tim Robinson Cringe Comedy with 'High-Arthouse Aesthetics'". IndieWire . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  23. ↑ Bergeson, Samantha (May 13, 2025). "You Can Now Dress Like Tim Robinson in 'Friendship' Thanks to A24". IndieWire . Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  24. 1 2 3 Andreeva, Nellie (April 2, 2024). "Tim Robinson & Zach Kanin Comedy 'The Chair Company' Gets HBO Pilot Order; Adam McKay Producing". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  25. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "HBO Comedy Chief Amy Gravitt On 'Righteous Gemstones' Departure, Expanding When Comedy Market Contracts & Possible Larry David Return". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  26. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 28, 2025). "Sharon Horgan Comedy Series Ordered By HBO As Network Inks First-Look Deal With 'Bad Sisters' Star". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  27. ↑ "HBO Orders Comedy Series, THE CHAIR COMPANY, Starring Tim Robinson". Warner Bros. Discovery . September 12, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  28. ↑ Shafer, Ellise (November 11, 2024). "'The White Lotus' Season 3, 'It: Welcome to Derry' and Rachel Sennott's Untitled Series Debut First Looks in Max 2025 Teaser". Variety . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  29. ↑ Oganesyan, Natalie (November 10, 2024). "'The White Lotus' Season 3, 'Welcome To Derry' & More Get First Looks In HBO And Max 2025 Teaser". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  30. ↑ Porter, Rick (November 10, 2024). "'It: Welcome to Derry,' 'White Lotus' Season 3 Get First Looks in HBO and Max 2025 Teaser". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  31. ↑ Parlevliet, Mirko (November 20, 2024). "Max 2025 Titles Previewed in New Promo". Vital Thrills. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
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