Kate Mara And Nick Robinson On The Trauma Of A Teacher
The FX series shows the fallout of a student-teacher relationship, and the long-lasting effects it has on the male survivor.
By Leigh Blickley
Nick Robinson as Eric Walker and Kate Mara as Claire Wilson in A Teacher.
A 17-year-old high school student is looking to up his SAT scores. He runs into his English teacher at a local diner and she offers to tutor him. Soon enough their after-school sessions turn intimate, and it’s not long before controversy implodes around them.
That’s the premise of “A Teacher,” which just wrapped its 10-episode run on FX on Hulu. The limited series, written, directed and produced by Hannah Fidell, is based on her directorial film debut of the same name, which only touches the surface of the provocative scenario. Fidell’s goal with the show was to fully explore the ramifications of student-teacher abuse and create a dialogue about predatory sexual assault and grooming.