The Chair Company, Episode 1
NZ release: 12 October 2025
Offensive language, Sexualised imagery, Sexual references Rated on: 12 October 2025
What’s it about?
Just as Ron celebrates a long-awaited promotion, a humiliating workplace incident crushes his excitement and confidence – propelling him on a mission to uncover who's behind his downfall.
The facts
- Created by Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin
- Stars Tim Robinson (Friendship), Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, Will Price
- English language
- Runtime: The first episode is 31 minutes
Why did it get this rating?
This series was self-rated by Neon. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Sexualised imagery
A character finds photocopies of pornographic images, including a nude women performing oral sex on a male, and multiple pictures of women’s breasts. The shots are brief as the character flicks through them.
Sexual references
After falling to the ground, a character accidentally sees up a woman’s skirt. The woman later raises it and mentions she plans to raise it with HR. This is intended to be comedic.
Violence
A character is pushed against the car and knocked unconscious with a baton. Their head is shown bloodied afterwards.
Offensive language
This series contains offensive language including variations of the word “f**k,” “sh*t,” and “bad ass.”
The first episode is titled “Life Goes By Too F*cking Fast, It Really Does.”
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