Web Series of the Day: ‘Chair Gang’
Web series built around service-industry grind rarely land with the precise mix of warmth and bite that Chair Gang managed during its run. The show follows the stylists and support staff at Ebbert Salon and Spa, a fictional Michigan spot where chair-side confessions, scheduling chaos, and client demands collide daily. Showrunner April Washko kept the tone grounded while letting the performers lean into the absurdity that comes with turning strangers into regulars.
Working 9-5 has never been as honest and raw as in the hilarious series Chair Gang. Stepping into the personal and professional lives of the stylists at Ebberts Salon and Spa, you get a first hand look at the good, the bad, and the ugly involved in the daily lives of those who work to serve the public. Still on the fence? Here’s what the Chair Gang have to say about their inspirational show: “We all know what that workflow is, what it’s like dealing with crazy clients and/or customers. Really, the deep love/hate relationship we have with our fellow coworkers is what holds it all together, like it or not. It’s no different here. Step into the personal and professional lives of the employees at the esteemed Ebbert Salon and Spa and explore their world one beauty treatment at a time.”
Production Run and Episode Count
Chair Gang produced three seasons between 2017 and 2020, totaling roughly seventy-eight episodes. The format stayed consistent: short, self-contained stories that dropped one after another and let recurring character arcs build across weeks. That volume gave the writers room to cycle through seasonal client rushes, staff turnover drama, and the quiet victories that keep a small business afloat.
Series Status and Future Plans
After Season Three wrapped, the team announced that a fourth season would not move forward at the time. Public statements from the page referenced ongoing conversations about broader streaming pickup, including mentions of platforms such as Hulu, yet those deals never materialized into new episodes. The decision closed the original production window while leaving the door open for future interest.
Where to Watch Now
Original episodes remain hosted on the Chair Gang Facebook page, where the full run sits in archived form. No new weekly releases have appeared in recent years, so viewers looking for the series now treat it as a complete catalog rather than an active drop schedule. The page still functions as the primary hub for anyone wanting to revisit the salon crew.
Creator's Later Work and Legacy
April Washko is an internationally in-demand producer, actress, and content creator. Having worked in the film industry as an actor for over ten years, April recently stepped into the role of executive producer, showrunner, writer, and director of her hit comedic series Chair Gang. April is also producing several other projects and working on finalizing the scripts for several optioned features. Production credits on Chair Gang extend through 2020, after which her listed series work concludes. The show remains her most substantial multi-season project to date, and its Michigan-rooted workplace comedy continues to surface in conversations about regional web series that found steady audiences without major network backing.
Chair Gang captured the particular rhythm of a service job where every chair turn brings a new personality and every shift ends with the same mix of exhaustion and camaraderie. The series never pretended the salon was glamorous; instead it treated the space as a pressure cooker that revealed character through repetition. That approach kept the comedy relatable even when the storylines veered into petty rivalries or surprise walk-ins. For anyone who has clocked hours behind a counter or a chair, the show’s portrait of the daily grind still rings true years after the last new episode aired.
