The Chair Company First Look Featuring Tim Robinson

HBO has shared a first look at its upcoming half-hour comedy, The Chair Company, starring, written, and executive produced by Tim Robinson and executive produced by Zach Kanin.

The HBO Original comedy series, created by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, will debut on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.

New episodes of the eight-episode season will debut weekly leading up to the season finale on Sunday, November 30.

In the series, after an embarrassing incident at work, a man (Robinson) finds himself investigating a far-reaching conspiracy.

In addition to Robinson as William Ronald Trosper, series regulars include Lake Bell (Harley Quinn, Mother Couch) as Barb Trosper, Sophia Lillis (IT, I Am Not Okay with This) as Natalie Trosper, Will Price (After the Hunt, A Complete Unknown) as Seth Trosper, Joseph Tudisco (A Brooklyn Love Story, FBI) as Mike Santini. Lou Diamond Phillips (Search Party, Easter Sunday) recurs as Jeff Levjman.

The Chair Company is executive produced by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, Adam McKay, and Todd Schulman for HyperObject Industries, Andrew DeYoung, and Igor Srubshchik. Andrew DeYoung and Aaron Schimberg serve as directors on the series.

When the series was announced, Amy Gravitt, executive vice president of HBO and Max comedy programming, said, “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.”

Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin added, “We are so excited and thankful to get to make this show with HBO, HyperObject, and all of the amazing cast and crew that have helped to create it.”