A Teacher

Hannah Fidell is an accomplished writer, director and producer in both television and film.Fidell made her feature film directorial debut with the independent drama A Teacher, which premiered to critical acclaim at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. FX Networks ordered A Teacher as a 10-episode limited series starring Kate Mara and Nick Robinson.Recently, Universal Pictures released her film The Long Dumb Road, which she wrote, directed and produced. Michael Rechtshaffen from Los Angeles Times stated, “Neither long nor dumb, Hannah Fidell’s The Long Dumb Road is, in reality, a terrifically entertaining odd-couple road comedy expertly navigated by costars Tony Revolori and Jason Mantzoukas.”Prior to that, Fidell wrote and directed the feature film 6 Years, a romantic drama that was released by Netflix. The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in 2015, while its European premiere was at the Champs-Élysées Film Festival the same year.On the small screen, Fidell has directed acclaimed episodes of Hulu’s The Act and Casual and the Facebook series Sorry For Your Loss. Fidell has received multiple titles and awards in recognition of her work including the SXSW Chicken &amp; Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award for A Teacher in 2013, being named one of the 25 new faces of indie film in Filmmaker Magazine in 2012 and being inducted into the director’s branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, making her one of the youngest members of the organization.

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Hannah Fidell | A Teacher on FX on Hulu

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"Claire Wilson," portrayed by Kate Mara, is a passionate English teacher starting a new job at Westerbrook High School. Despite being married to her college sweetheart and living a comfortable suburban life, everything is upended when a bright student in one of her classes asks her to tutor him for the SATs.

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"Eric Walker," portrayed by Nick Robinson, is a kind-eyed, charming high schooler with something to prove. As a middle-class kid attending a school mainly populated by more affluent students, he often finds the pressures of life and school are different for him than his friends.

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"Matt Mitchell," portrayed by Ashley Zukerman, is Claire’s college sweetheart, now husband, who works in medical equipment sales. He is supporting and loving of Claire’s aspirations, but also strives to recapture his own dreams of playing in a successful band again.

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"Logan Davis," portrayed by Shane Harper, is one of Eric’s closest friends who comes from a wealthy family. He is your classic jock/bro teenager full of hormones and a desire to party, but deep down is a sensitive kid.

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"Nate Wilson," portrayed by Adam David Thompson, is Claire’s older brother who works as a police officer in the area where she teaches. Kind, empathetic and trusting, he will play the tough guy as required but finds it hard to deny his sister help when she is in need.

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"Kathryn Sanders," portrayed by Marielle Scott, is a carefree and funny French teacher at Westerbrook High who quickly becomes Claire’s closest friend at work.

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"Josh Smith," portrayed by Dylan Schmid, is another of Eric’s closest friends. Although a bit of a stoner who follows his own path, he is bright and will most likely make it into an Ivy League school.

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"Sandy Walker," portrayed by Rya Ingrid Kihlstedt, is Eric’s hardworking middle-class mother who has been raising Eric and his brothers on her own. She is warm, sharp and loves her sons very much, and has a deep gratitude and appreciation for Eric who she relies on considerably to keep their home together.

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