Evan (Brian Jordan Alvarez) faces a number of obstacles as a high school teacher in present-day Texas and his approach to modern teenagers doesn’t always lead to the best results, especially when he finds elements of his personal life overlapping with his supposedly professional persona.
Awards Buzz spoke with Alvarez to learn about how the show was conceived and put together to be a television series. Watch the video above to hear about the process of finding his actors, including all the students who populate so many scenes.
Season one of English Teacher is available to stream on Hulu.