The Chi
"Love lives on."
Paramount+A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.
Season 1
On the South Side of Chicago, fates can change in an instant and beauty and community persist even when tragedy intervenes. As lives intersect, the people who call The Chi home strive to make the right choices and overcome life’s challenges.
Season 2
Brandon strives to make his food truck a success. Emmett makes an effort to get custody of his son, guided by Jada. Kevin reckons with the trauma of what he has experienced in his young life. Ronnie attempts to come to terms with killing Brandon’s brother.
Season 3
Emmett tries to alter the way his mother sees him, but Jada is on to her next chapter. Ronnie seeks to transform himself. The Williams family undergoes a seismic shift. Jake must choose between two competing guardians, and Papa finds unlikely love.
Season 4
Jake, Papa and Kevin confront the harsh reality of how the world views young, Black men in the aftermath of an act of police brutality. As the three friends reckon with a broken system, the aftershocks ripple across the South Side, inspiring friends and neighbors to rise up and take action.
Season 5
Emmett & Tiff forge a new path as Tiff grows closer to Rob. Kevin finds love where he least expects it, Jake & Jemma navigate life as a couple and Papa still knows how to get into trouble. Jada looks at life post-cancer and Trig considers a political run.
Season 6
This season, life in the Chi reverberates between the highest highs and lowest lows. Big dreams are finally realized but at a cost and everyone will be tested in unimaginable ways as they calculate the risks and rewards of their next big move.
Season 7
In season 7, with Alicia at the helm, the pivotal women of the series rise to reclaim their power. Yet, as loyalties are tested and new rivalries are stoked, it becomes clear that there's only one crown and it will come at a heavy cost.
Season 8
In the eighth and final season of The Chi, the South Side faces its coldest winter ever. Following the shocking death, Victor and Shaad are wrongfully imprisoned, forcing Patience to lead their legal fight. Meanwhile, Emmett faces parenting crises ahead of his wedding, and a returning Reg brings chaos.
Cast (393)
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Directors
Gandja Monteiro
Director
Malakai
Director
Quincy LeNear Gossfield
Director
Darren Grant
Director
Ages 49-57
Deondray Gossfield
Director
Kimi Howl Lee
Director
Stacy Pascal Gaspard
Director
Justin Hillian
Director
Boma Iluma
Director
Samir Rehem
Director
Ages 45-53
David Rodriguez
Director
Ages 47-55
Rick Famuyiwa
Director
Ages 44-52
Roxann Dawson
Director
Ages 59-67
Sam Bailey
Director
Writers
Lena Waithe
Writer
Ages 33-42
Jewel Coronel
Writer
Mia A. Brumfield
Writer
J. David Shanks
Writer
Racquel Callahan
Writer
Justin Hillian
Writer
Whitney Beckwith
Writer
Marcus Gardley
Writer
Ages 40-48
Patrik-Ian Polk
Writer
Ages 44-52
Elwood Reid
Writer
Ages 51-59
Michael Daniel Blevins
Writer
Casallina Kisakye
Writer
Resheida Brady
Writer
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
US
Production Companies
Fox 21 Television Studios, Showtime Networks, Kapital Entertainment, Hillman Grad Productions, 20th Television, Elwood Reid, Freedom Road Productions, id8 mm., Hillionaire Productions, Verse Productions