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A Teacher

★ 6.8 19K votes 2020–2020 1 season · 10 episodes Ended Hulu
DisturbingContent that lingers uncomfortably after the credits.This show: 8/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 8/10Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 8/10Tight limited runA compact, complete story told in just a few episodes.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 8/10NaturalisticUnderstated, lifelike performances and look.This show: 7/10School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kate MaraNick RobinsonAshley ZukermanRya KihlstedtShane HarperDylan Schmid
Written by
Hannah Fidell
Starring
Kate MaraNick RobinsonAshley ZukermanRya KihlstedtShane HarperDylan Schmid
Written by
Hannah Fidell
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
02505007501k

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About

"An uncomfortable, patient study of consequence"

A married high school teacher begins a secret relationship with one of her students, and the series follows how that choice quietly detonates both their lives, told from both perspectives rather than as pure scandal. It's slow, hushed, and uncomfortable by design, more interested in psychology and long-term fallout than melodrama. The pace is deliberate, almost clinical, letting silences and small gestures carry the weight. It's a tense, sad watch that lingers on consequence rather than titillation, anchored by two committed lead performances.

Watch it for

the unflinching, non-sensational look at power, guilt, and long-term consequence.

Maybe skip if

you want fast pacing or a clear villain rather than uncomfortable moral ambiguity.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Miniseries2020
7.27K104h 8m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode 17.1
85225 min
▶2Episode 27.3
75728 min
▶3Episode 37.6
74221 min
▶4Episode 47.3
66826 min
▶5Episode 57.5
68024 min
▶6Episode 67.5
62724 min
▶7Episode 76.8
60724 min
▶8Episode 87.1
54921 min
▶9Episode 97.2
53929 min
▶10Episode 106.3
68626 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Kate Mara Claire Wilson
Nick Robinson Eric Walker
Ashley Zukerman Matt Mitchell
Rya Kihlstedt Sandy Walker
Shane Harper Logan Davis
Dylan Schmid Josh Smith
Marielle Scott Kathryn
Adam David Thompson Nate Wilson
Camila Perez Alison
Charlie Zeltzer Phil Walker

Crew

Hannah Fidell

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