Brian Jordan Alvarez, who plays the lead role of teacher Evan Marquez, also has creator, producer (8 episodes), writer (5 episodes), and director (3 episodes) credits for the first season. Co-star Stephanie Koenig, who plays fellow teacher and friend Gwen Sanders, has story editor (7 episodes) and writer (2 episodes) credits.
Brian Jordan Alvarez inadvertently created a viral marketing campaign for the show's first season through his TikTok account. After a one-off video of Alvarez dancing to a sound bite from "Gilmore Girls" mashed up with "Breathe" by Olly Alexander went viral, he began posting many videos of the same song and dance every day with the caption "Stream English Teacher on Hulu." The success of the videos drove many people to actually stream the show.
Set in Austin, Texas at the fictional Morrison-Hensley High School.
Brian Jordan Alvarez's character, Evan Marquez, canonically attended William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio -- the fictional high school from Glee (2009-2015).