{"id":51145,"date":"2025-09-08T16:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/51145\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:54:09","slug":"tim-robinsons-the-chair-company-hbo-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/51145\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Robinson\u2019s \u2018The Chair Company\u2019 HBO Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Robinson in The Chair Company.
\n Photo: Sarah Shatz\/HBO\n <\/p>\n

Nearly a year after getting a series order by HBO<\/a>, Tim Robinson<\/a> and Zach Kanin\u2019s new comedy The Chair Company finally has a premiere date: Sunday, October 12, at 10 p.m. While the show\u2019s logline \u2014\u00a0\u201cAfter an embarrassing incident at work, a man (Robinson) finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy\u201d \u2014\u00a0doesn\u2019t reveal many details, the series shares elements of the duo\u2019s past projects: A narrative sitcom like the canceled-too-soon Detroiters<\/a>, The Chair Company features a character trying to save face after intense humiliation, a frequent premise on I Think You Should Leave<\/a>. But don\u2019t ask Robinson and Kanin to explain what the show is or how they landed on its format. \u201cNone of this is thought out,\u201d Robinson tells Vulture. \u201cIt\u2019s not planned. It\u2019s not on purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aesthetically, the series shares some overlap with Friendship<\/a>, the 2025 film directed by Andrew DeYoung and co-starring Robinson and Paul Rudd; DeYoung serves as an executive producer on The Chair Company and directed its pilot. Superficially, Robinson\u2019s protagonist character, William Ronald Trosper, might remind some viewers of his Friendship character, Craig Waterman, but Robinson thinks his Chair Company character might be a little easier to stomach for cringe-averse viewers: \u201cI actually don\u2019t think Ron is as tough of a hang as Craig Waterman is,\u201d he <\/strong>says. \u201cI think Ron is a prideful man, and like a lot of characters that Zach and I have worked on, doesn\u2019t like to be embarrassed \u2026 This time, maybe he found something he can actually do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rounding out the cast of the eight-episode series are Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, Will Price, Joseph Tudisco, Lou Diamond Phillips, and a bunch of other actors Kanin says \u201cwe haven\u2019t seen a lot before\u201d to lend the series an element of realism. Beyond that, he and Robinson don\u2019t want to say too much; they\u2019d rather not pollute potential surprising elements for viewers. \u201cWhen I watch a show or a movie, I don\u2019t want to know anything about it,\u201d Kanin says. \u201cI would want to just be surprised by everything.\u201d Get a first look at the series below \u2014\u00a0unless you want to follow Kanin\u2019s instructions and be surprised, in which case, look away immediately.<\/p>\n

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\n Robinson.
\n Photo: Sarah Shatz\/HBO\n <\/p>\n

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\n Robinson.
\n Photo: Sarah Shatz\/HBO\n <\/p>\n

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\n Sophia Lillis.
\n Photo: Sarah Shatz\/HBO\n <\/p>\n

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\n Lillis, Lake Bell, Will Price,\u00a0and\u00a0Robinson.
\n Photo: Virginia Sherwood\/HBO\n <\/p>\n

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