The Empty Chair

The Chair Company is an American cringe comedy mystery television series created by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin for HBO. The first season premiered on October 12, 2025, and aired weekly through November 30, 2025. The series has been renewed for a second season. The Chair Company follows Ron Trosper, a man who has an embarrassing workplace incident involving a faulty chair; this incident leads him to investigate a far-reaching conspiracy involving the chair company, while also creating tension within his workplace. The cast includes Tim Robinson, Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, Will Price and Joseph Tudisco. The series is a collaboration 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 several episodes including the premiere, and also previously directed Robinson in the dark comedy film Friendship (2024). The Chair Company received widespread acclaim from critics, with some calling it one of the best shows of the year. Reviewers praised its inventive blend of cringe comedy and surreal mystery, singling out Robinson's performance and the show's offbeat tone, a style some noted may not appeal to all audiences. The series premiered to 1.4 million viewers across HBO platforms, the network's biggest comedy debut in over five years and one of the top three HBO Max comedy launches in the platform's history.