Amanda Peet solicited Sarah Paulson’s aid and ‘stalked’ Sandra Oh for a special mission on ‘The Chair’. But what outlandish tactics were employed and how did Sandra Oh react? Click the comment section link to uncover the full story.
The Chair: A Collaborative Effort
Amanda Peet's Creative Casting Strategy
Amanda Peet, the creator and showrunner of the Netflix limited series The Chair, enlisted the help of Sarah Paulson to get Sandra Oh on board for the project.
Peet had Oh in mind for the role of Ji-Yoon Kim, the first female chair of the English department at a fictional university. She creatively approached the casting process by asking Paulson to pass the pilot script along to Oh. Peet's persistence paid off when Oh responded positively to the material, recognizing the humor and depth in Peet's writing.
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