A Teacher: Season 1

2020

Created by Hannah Fidell
74%
58%
10 episodes
Drama
FX

Kate Mara is Claire, a teacher at a suburban Texas high school who begins an illicit affair with her student... More

Kate Mara is Claire, a teacher at a suburban Texas high school who begins an illicit affair with her student (Nick Robinson) in this 10-part drama. Their secret relationship accelerates fast and the complexities that ensue causes a rupture in their lives and community. Created by Hannah Fidell, based on her 2013 independent film of the same name.

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Where to watch A Teacher: Season 1

A Teacher: Season 1 is available to stream in New... More Zealand now on Disney+.

A Teacher: Season 1 episodes

Episode 1

Claire starts her first day teaching at a new school... More and meets her students, including Eric, a senior in her AP English class.

Episode 2

Eric gets caught for underage drinking and a new friend... More helps bail him out. Claire takes Eric on a field trip to a nearby college.

Episode 3

Tensions arise as Claire and Matt explore pregnancy options. Claire... More chaperones the homecoming dance and Eric comes clean about his true feelings.

Episode 4

Claire outlines the rules Eric must follow as their relationship... More takes a dramatic turn.

Episode 5

Claire and Eric go away on a secret trip to... More celebrate his 18th birthday.

Episode 6

As Claire's world begins to crumble, an uncertain Eric is... More pressed to reveal intimate details of his relationship.

Episode 7

Eric tries to move on, but fallout from the affair... More continues to resurface in unexpected ways.

Episode 8

Claire attempts to restart her life. However, not everyone is... More ready for her to turn the page.

Episode 9

Claire and Eric separately hit their breaking points.

Episode 10

Claire and Eric have seemingly moved on with their lives,... More but a chance encounter brings new truths to light.

A Teacher: Season 1 | Ratings & Reviews

74_%34 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
58_%33 reviews
Audience score rating

"“A Teacher” ditches style, insight, and sexual politics for debased suburban behavior. At a time when TV embraces inventive and risky storytelling, “A Teacher” looks and feels like something that belonged on cable 10 years ago."

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IndieWire

"Robinson, with his boyish, sad-eyed beauty and quiet charm, deftly manages Eric’s transition from lovestruck kid to haunted young adult. He and Mara have a palpable chemistry (but don’t worry, folks — Robinson is 25). As Claire, Mara does her best work after the affair is exposed."

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Entertainment Weekly

"This A Teacher isn’t a stretched-out “five-hour movie” of her original vision, but a miniseries that feels much more fleshed-out and thought-through, with surprisingly little overlap between the two projects."

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