English Teacher
7.7
This wildly enjoyable queer workplace sitcom has a lot of fresh and insightful things to say about culture and current events
TV Show
United States of America
English
Comedy
2024
Brian Jordan Alvarez, Carmen Christopher, Enrico Colantoni
TLDR
Between Abbot Elementary and English Teacher, I’m glad educators are getting the representation they deserve.
What it's about
Follows Evan Marquez (Brian Jordan Alvarez) in his day-to-day life as an openly gay English teacher in a high school in Austin Texas.
The take
It’s always fun to see teachers in non-teacher mode, where they’re free to swear, complain, and engage in hookups (hey, this is FX!). But there’s something effortlessly absorbing and extra likable about English Teacher. It doesn’t spend too much time setting up a distinct world or fleshing out characters with complicated backstories. Instead, it’s happy to balance irreverent humor with fresh takes on culture wars and current events. The dynamic between the woke school Evan works in versus the conservative state in which it’s located provides endless prompts for all sorts of ridiculous but relatable shenanigans. Most of the insight it provides relates to queer and gender politics, the bumpy nuances of which Alvarez expertly explores. It’s equal parts smart and fun, a likely mainstay in TVs this fall.
What stands out
I could’ve sworn that was Josh Radnor I saw in the promo for this show. But also, that wonderful cameo in episode two!
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