Netflix is looking for college-age students in Pittsburgh to be background actors for the upcoming filming of “The Chair.”
The six-episode dramedy, written by executive producer and showrunner Amanda Peet, will star Golden Globe-winner Sandra Oh of “Killing Eve” and Emmy-winner Jay Duplass from “Transparent.”
The Pittsburgh Film Office said the show is produced by the team behind “Game of Thrones.”
✨? Set to film in the Pittsburgh region, Sandra Oh stars in the Netflix original series THE CHAIR, from Amanda Peet and Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss! https://t.co/iIwcxVvEOF#pghfilm #RATEDPGH #filmedinPittsburgh
— Pittsburgh Film Office (@PghFilmOffice) December 5, 2020
Nancy Mosser Casting’s call for talent is seeking all ethnicities, ages 18 to 25, and “college-student types.”
Anyone interested must be available Jan. 28-March 26. The work is paid.
The deadline is 4 p.m. Monday. More information can be found here.
On IMDB, the plot of “The Chair” is described as “the trials and tribulations of the chair of an English department at a major university.”
“We are thrilled that Netflix is here and working,” Dawn Keezer, director of the Pittsburgh Film Office, said, referring to the current shooting of “Archives 81” and “The Chair.” “We love working with them and are thankful they have chosen to make Pittsburgh their home to film many shows.”
She mentioned the previous filming of the Netflix series “Mindhunter,” as well as “I Am Not Okay with This” and “Sweet Girl.”
Keezer added that Netflix has the resources to put people back to work, many who haven’t been employed in months. She said the company is doing it safely by following all of the covid-19 protocols.
Look for Showtime’s “Rust,” starring Jeff Daniels, to begin filming here at the end of February, Keezer said. It was set to begin production last March but was delayed because of the pandemic.
