TV series
The Chi
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2018-01-07
- Status
- Returning Series
- Seasons
- 8 seasons
- Episodes
- 88 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Showtime, Paramount+ with Showtime
- Production
- Fox 21 Television Studios, Showtime Networks, Kapital Entertainment, Hillman Grad Productions, 20th Television, Elwood Reid, Freedom Road Productions, id8 mm., Hillionaire Productions, Verse Productions
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jacob Latimore as Emmett
- Yolonda Ross as Jada
- Michael Epps as Jake Taylor
- Shamon Brown Jr. as Stanley 'Papa' Jackson
- Alex R. Hibbert as Kevin
- Birgundi Baker as Kiesha Williams
- Curtiss Cook as Otis 'Douda' Perry
- Hannaha Hall as Tiffany
- Tyla Abercrumbie as Nina Williams
- Luke James as Victor 'Trig' Taylor
- Genesis Denise Hale as Maisha
- Rolando Boyce as Darnell
Creators and crew
- Lena Waithe - Creator
- Derek Dudley - Executive Producer
- Lena Waithe - Executive Producer
- Gandja Monteiro - Director
- Darren Grant - Director
- Quincy LeNear Gossfield - Director
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