English Teacher is an American sitcom television series created by Brian Jordan Alvarez, who stars as main character Evan Marquez.[1] The cast also includes Stephanie Koenig, Enrico Colantoni, Sean Patton, and Carmen Christopher.[2] The series premiered on September 2, 2024, on FX.[3] It received positive reviews from critics.[4] In February 2025, English Teacher was renewed for a second season which premiered on September 25, 2025.[5][6] In November 2025, the series was canceled after two seasons.[7]
High school teacher Evan Marquez finds himself at the intersection of professional, political, and personal aspects of working at a high school.[8]
- Brian Jordan Alvarez as Evan Marquez, an English teacher at Morrison-Hensley High School
- Stephanie Koenig as Gwen Sanders, a History teacher at the school and Evan's best friend
- Enrico Colantoni as Grant Moretti, the principal of the high school
- Sean Patton as Markie Hillridge, the gym teacher and athletic director at the high school
- Carmen Christopher as Rick Santana (season 2; recurring season 1), the school counselor at the high school
- Jordan Firstman as Malcolm, Evan's on-again, off-again boyfriend and a former teacher at the high school
- Langston Kerman as Harry (season 1), a new teacher at the high school
- Aliyah's Interlude as Tiffany, a student in Evan's class
- Savanna Gann as Becca, a student in Evan's class
- Ben Bondurant as Jeff, a student in Evan's class
- Mason Douglas as Frank, a student in Evan's class
- Scarlette Amber Hernandez as Monica, a student in Evan's class
- Matthew Smitley as Hartman, a student in Evan's class
- Treylan Newton as Tray, a student in Evan's class
- Pablo Maldonado-Hernandez as Pablo, a student in Evan's class
- Triniti Fong as Tina, a student in Evan's class
- Chris Riggi as Nick, Gwen's unemployed boyfriend who is building a pool in his backyard
- Trixie Mattel as Shazam, a drag queen and friend of Evan's
- Romy Mars as Kayla, a student in Evan's class who suffers from "Kayla Syndrome"
- Ivy Wolk as Chelsea, a student in Evan's class who is Kayla's best friend
- Dave Z. Martin as Jason, a student in Evan's class
- Blythe Middleton as Blake Harrison, Linda Harrison's son and a student in Evan's class.
- Jimmy Fowlie as Daniel, an overly friendly waiter
- Andrene Ward-Hammond as Sharon, a parent who often warns of ridiculous, non-existent new "trends" among teenagers
- Jenn Lyon as Linda Harrison, a parent and local business owner whom Evan finds himself at odds with
- Ken Kirby as Pasha, Evan's college friend who works for an energy startup
- Michael Strassner as Mitch, a gym teacher who might become Markie's replacement
- Laura Bayonas as Elena Marquez, Evan's mother
In June 2022, it was announced FX had ordered the pilot, with Brian Jordan Alvarez set to serve as writer and executive producer, alongside Paul Simms.[19] In November 2023, FX ordered the series.[20] In February 2025, FX renewed the series for a second season.[5] In November 2025, FX canceled the series after two seasons.[7]
Upon the initial announcement, Alvarez was set to star.[19] In September 2022, Stephanie Koenig, Enrico Colantoni, and Julian Sergi joined the cast as series regulars, while Carmen Christopher, Jordan Firstman, Yissendy Trinidad, and Langston Kerman were set to recur.[21] Sean Patton later replaced Sergi in the role of Markie Hillridge.[22]
The first season of English Teacher premiered in the United States on FX on September 2, 2024.[23] In Canada, the series aired on the linear FX channel, with Disney announcing that the first two episodes would debut on September 2, 2024, with episodes available the next day on Disney+.[24] The second season premiered on FX on September 25, 2025, with three new episodes.[6]
New episodes of English Teacher were made available to stream on Hulu following their FX premiere.[25] The first two episodes were released on Hulu on September 3, 2024.[26] Internationally, the series was made available for streaming on Disney+.[27] All ten episodes of the second season were released on Hulu on September 26, 2025.[6]
The streaming aggregator Reelgood, which tracks real-time data from 20 million U.S. users for original and acquired content across SVOD and AVOD services, reported that English Teacher was the eighth most-streamed program in the U.S. from August 29 through September 4, 2024.[4] The series ranked No. 3 on Hulu's "Top 15 Today" list—a daily updated list of the platform's most-watched titles—on September 5.[28] Reelgood later reported that English Teacher was the fourth most-streamed show for the week ending September 11, before moving to ninth place by the week ending September 14.[2][29]
For the first season, review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 98% approval rating, based on 44 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "English Teacher makes no bones about the drudgery of faculty life while never feeling like homework, making for a biting and buoyant schoolhouse sitcom."[30] Metacritic gave the first season a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 based on 25 critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim."[31]
The second season has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 critic reviews.[32] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable".[33]
English Teacher premiered on September 2, 2024, with 212,000 total viewers (P2+) and a 0.07% rating, including 80,500 viewers aged 18-49 (0.06% rating), and 163,500 household viewers (0.13% rating). Subsequent episodes recorded 92,000 viewers on September 9 (0.03% rating), 116,000 on September 16 (0.04% rating), 137,000 on September 23 (0.04% rating), and 145,000 on September 30 (0.05% rating). In October 2024, viewership slightly declined, with 89,000 viewers on October 7 and 90,000 on October 14 (both 0.03% rating). The 18-49 demographic ranged from 26,500 to 80,500 viewers, and household ratings varied from 63,000 to 163,500 viewers during this period.[34]
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Comedy Series English Teacher Nominated [35] Best Actor in a Comedy Series Brian Jordan Alvarez Nominated Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Stephanie Koenig Nominated Independent Spirit Awards Best New Scripted Series Brian Jordan Alvarez, Paul Simms, Jonathan Krisel, Dave King, Kathryn Dean, Jake Bender, and Zach Dunn Nominated [36] Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series Brian Jordan Alvarez Nominated Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series Enrico Colantoni Nominated Stephanie Koenig Nominated Satellite Awards Best Comedy or Musical Series English Teacher Nominated [37] Television Critics Association Awards Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Nominated [38] Outstanding New Program Nominated- Official website
- English Teacher at IMDb
