Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin's utterly singular conspiracy comedy-thriller had become the "top freshman comedy performer" in HBO Max's history, averaging around 3.3 million American viewers per episode. It's a strange triumph for a very strange show; after all, we're talking about a series in which Robinson plays office-drone weirdo Ron Trosper, whose obsession with a defective office chair and a minor public humiliation drags him into an odyssey
HBO went on a green-lighting spree Thursday, Nov. 20th, announcing renewals for multiple series. Perhaps the most exciting for those who like to make things weird: The Tim Robinson-starring The Chair Company, created by Robinson and Zach Kanin, has been renewed for a second season, meaning that the mystery Ron Trosper is trying to solve in the first season may go deeper than we realize.
Fresh off those few days trapped under a refrigerator, Douglas is back at work in a wheelchair that he's supposed to use for two to eight months - "It's sort of up to me," he claims. However, he seems to get a kick out of using his new disability to boss people around about ADA compliance and the danger of leaving bags out on the office floor.