Premise
Claire Wilson, a popular young high school English teacher, has an affair with an 18-year-old student, Eric Walker. The miniseries explores the complexities and consequences of Wilson's abusive coercion of her student.[2][4][5]
Cast
Main
- Kate Mara as Claire Wilson, a popular young new teacher at a suburban Texas high school.
- Nick Robinson as Eric Walker, a high school senior.
- Ashley Zukerman as Matt Mitchell, Claire's husband with a boyish charm and creative side that he's been repressing for years.
- Shane Harper as Logan Davis, one of Eric's best friends and Cody's younger brother.
- Marielle Scott as Kathryn Sanders, a French teacher at Westerbrook and Claire's newest friend.
- Dylan Schmid as Josh Smith
- Adam David Thompson as Nate Wilson, an ex-military and current police officer who is Claire's older brother, a nice guy pretending to be tough because the job requires it.
- Jana Peck as Victoria Davis
Recurring
- Rya Kihlstedt as Sandy Walker, Eric's hardworking working-class mother who's been on her own her entire life.
- Camila Perez as Alison Miller, Eric's socially conscious and well-meaning ex-girlfriend.
- Cameron Moulène as Cody, a frat boy and Logan's older brother.
- Ciara Bravo as Mary Smith, Josh's sister
- Charlie Zeltzer as Phil Walker, Eric's little brother.
- Devon Bostick as Ryan
Production
Development
In February 2014, it was revealed that Fidell's film A Teacher would be adapted for television by HBO. Fidell would write and executive produce the series along with Danny Brocklehurst.[9] Kate Mara who is starring in the series also be serving as an executive producer, while Fidell will also direct the series, set up at FX instead of HBO.[10] It was announced in November 2019 that the show would premiere on Hulu instead of FX, as part of "FX on Hulu".[11][12][13] Keegan DeWitt composed the series score.[14] The miniseries premiered on November 10, 2020, with the first 3 episodes available and the rest debuting on a weekly basis.[3]
Casting
In August 2018, it was announced Kate Mara and Nick Robinson were cast in lead roles for the series.[10] In September 2019, Ashley Zukerman, Marielle Scott, Shane Harper, and Adam David Thompson joined the cast as series regulars, while Rya Kihlstedt, Camila Perez, Cameron Moulène and Ciara Bravo joined in recurring roles.[15]
Filming
Principal photography began shooting in Calgary, Canada in August 2019.[16] and wrapped on October 13, 2019.[17]
Reception
For the miniseries, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 71% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 6.26/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Beautiful, but slight, A Teacher
Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly gave the miniseries a B and wrote "Television is a medium that allows us to live with characters; instead, A Teacher gives us a highlight reel of psychic convalescence, before ending on a note of oversimplified closure.
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