The Chi

*The Chi*
The Chi
Genre	Drama
Created by	Lena Waithe
Starring	Jason Mitchell; Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine; Jacob Latimore; Alex R. Hibbert; Tiffany Boone; Yolonda Ross; Armando Riesco; Rolando Boyce; Barton Fitzpatrick; Shamon Brown Jr.; Michael V. Epps; Birgundi Baker; Luke James; Curtiss Cook; Lynn Whitfield; Hannaha Hall; Jason Weaver;
Composer	Patrick Warren
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	88
Production
Executive producers	Lena Waithe; Common; Elwood Reid; Aaron Kaplan; Rick Famuyiwa; Ayanna Floyd Davis; Justin Hillian; Jet Wilkinson; Shelby Stone; Derek Dudley; Jacob Latimore; Birgundi Baker;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	46–58 minutes
Production companies	Hillman Grad Productions; Elwood Reid Inc.; Freedom Road Productions; Uncut Gems; id8 mm.; Hillianaire Productions; Verse Productions; Kapital Entertainment; 20th Television; Paramount Television Studios;
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	January 7, 2018 –; September 24, 2023
Network	Paramount+ with Showtime
Release	May 12, 2024 –; July 26, 2026

The Chi (/ˈʃaɪ/ SHY) is an American drama television series created by Lena Waithe about life in a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a seventh season; which premiered on May 18, 2025. In May 2025, the series was renewed for an eighth season. Five months later, it was announced that the eighth season would be the final season. The eighth and final season premiered on May 22, 2026 on Paramount+.

Premise

The Chi is described as following "a fateful turn of events that sends shockwaves through a community on the Southside of Chicago and connects the lives of Emmett, Brandon, Ronnie and Kevin in unexpected ways."

Cast

Name	Portrayed by	Seasons
Name	Portrayed by	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Brandon Johnson	Jason Mitchell	Main		Does not appear
Ronnie Davis	Ntare Mwine	Main			Does not appear
Emmett Washington	Jacob Latimore	Main
Kevin Williams	Alex R. Hibbert	Main						Does not appear
Jerrika Little	Tiffany Boone	Main		Does not appear
Jada Washington	Yolonda Ross	Main							Does not appear
Detective Armando Cruz	Armando Riesco	Main		Does not appear
Darnell Carway	Rolando Boyce	Does not appear	Main
Reg Taylor	Barton Fitzpatrick	Recurring	Main	Does not appear				Main
Stanley "Papa" Jackson II	Shamon Brown Jr.	Recurring	Main
Jake Taylor	Michael V. Epps	Recurring	Main
Kiesha Williams	Birgundi Baker	Recurring		Main
Victor "Trig" Taylor	Luke James	Does not appear		Recurring	Main
Otis "Douda" Perry	Curtiss Cook	Does not appear	Recurring		Main			Does not appear
Alicia	Lynn Whitfield	Does not appear					Recurring	Main	Does not appear
Tiffany "Tiff"	Hannaha Hall	Recurring							Main
Rashaad "Shaad" Marshall	Jason Weaver	Does not appear			Recurring				Main

Main

Jason Mitchell as Brandon Johnson (seasons 1–2)
Ntare Mwine as Ronnie Davis (seasons 1–3)
Jacob Latimore as Emmett Washington
Alex R. Hibbert as Kevin Williams (seasons 1–6, guest season 8)
Tiffany Boone as Jerrika Little (seasons 1–2), Brandon's girlfriend
Yolonda Ross as Jada Washington (seasons 1–7), Emmett's mother
Armando Riesco as Detective Cruz (seasons 1–2), a South Side detective
Rolando Boyce as Darnell Carway (seasons 2–8), Emmett's father
Barton Fitzpatrick as Reg Taylor (seasons 2 and 7–8; recurring season 1), Trig's younger brother, Jake's older brother and reckless gang leader
Shamon Brown Jr. as Stanley "Papa" Jackson II (seasons 2–8; recurring season 1), Kevin and Jake's friend
Michael V. Epps as Jake Taylor (seasons 2–8; recurring season 1), Kevin and Papa's best friend and Trig and Reg's younger brother
Birgundi Baker as Kiesha Williams (seasons 3–8; recurring seasons 1–2), Kevin's older sister and Emmett's girlfriend
Luke James as Victor "Trig" Taylor (seasons 4–8; recurring season 3), Reg and Jake's estranged gangster older brother
Curtiss Cook as Otis "Douda" Perry (seasons 4–6; recurring seasons 2–3), the leader of the 63rd Street Mob
Lynn Whitfield as Alicia (season 7; recurring season 6), Quentin and Sonny's powerful younger sister
Hannaha Hall as Tiffany "Tiff" (season 8; recurring seasons 1–7), the mother of Emmett's third child, EJ
Jason Weaver as Rashaad "Shaad" Marshall (season 8; recurring seasons 4–7), Trig's best friend

Recurring

Lucien Cambric as Jason Roxboro (season 1), "Q" and Tracy's son who is also Ronnie's stepson
Jahking Guillory as Charles Frederick "Coogie" Johnson (seasons 1 and 5–6), Brandon's younger brother
Brian King as Detective Wallace (season 1), a corrupted detective
Steven Williams as Quentin "Q" Dickinson (seasons 1 and 5), a kingpin elder of the 63rd Street Mob and Trice's mentor
Tosin Morohunfola as Trice (season 1), the underboss of the 63rd Street Mob
Byron Bowers as Meldrick (season 1), a psychic gangster
Sonja Sohn as Laverne Johnson (seasons 1 and 3–4), Brandon's mother
Cedric Young as Sonny (seasons 1–3), Q's and Alicia's brother who is also Emmett's boss
LaDonna Tittle as Ethel Davis (seasons 1–3), Ronnie's grandmother
Tyla Abercrumbie as Nina Williams (seasons 1–6), Kevin and Keisha's overbearing mother
Sherrice Eaglin as Vanessa "Peaches" Taylor (seasons 5–6; guest season 3) Jake, Trig and Reg's mother who is a recovering heroin addict
José Antonio García as Mr. Gasca (seasons 1–2), Kevin's teacher
Genesis Denise Hale as Maisha, Kevin's love interest and Andrea's cousin
Mariah Gordon as Andrea (season 1), Kevin's first crush
Chris Lee as Hannibal (seasons 1–3 and 6–7), Brandon and Rob's cousin
Tai Davis as Tracy Roxboro (seasons 1–7), Jason's mother
Common as Rafiq (seasons 1–2)
Crystal Dickinson as Detective Alice Toussaint (seasons 2 and 7; guest season 6), a mob-obsessed detective
Miriam A. Hyman as Dre (seasons 3–6), Nina's wife who is a high school counselor
Jasmine Davis as Imani (seasons 3–4), Trig's love interest
La La Anthony as Dominque "Dom" Morris (seasons 3–7), Jamal's wife and co-owner of Smokey's BBQ
Cortez Smith as Isiah "Nuck" Rogers (seasons 3–8), Douda's former right-hand man who kills Douda and takes over as new leader of the 63rd Street Mob
Judae'a Brown as Jemma (seasons 3–8), Jake's love interest and Kevin's former girlfriend
Kandi Burruss as Roselyn Perry (seasons 3–7), Douda's estranged wife
Lena Waithe as Camille Hallaway (season 3), Douda's rival mayoral candidate
Lil Rel Howery as Zeke Remnick (season 3), Sonny's landlord
L'lerrét Jazelle as Fatima (seasons 5–8), Victor's love interest
Ahmad Ferguson as Bakari (seasons 3–8), Lynae's love interest and member of the 63rd Street Mob
Tabitha Brown as Octavia (season 4)
Vic Mensa as Jamal (seasons 4 and 6), Lynae's older brother who is a former gangster
Da Brat as LaPorsha (seasons 4 and 6), Nina's new love interest
Cory Hardrict as Dante (seasons 3–7), Tiff's fling
Zaria Imani Primer as Lynae (seasons 4–8), Jamal's younger sister and Bakari's love interest
Iman Shumpert as Rob (seasons 4–6), Tiff's love interest
Amari Ferguson as Britney (season 6), Bakari's sister
Kadeem Hardison as Professor Gardner (seasons 6–7), Lynae's college professor
Jill Marie Jones as Bianca (seasons 6–7), Douda's lover
Leon Robinson as Alonzo (season 6), Alicia's ex-husband and Rob's father
Kennedy Amaya as Kenya (seasons 6–8), Papa's love interest and Zay's lover
Aaron Guy as Zay (seasons 6–7), Nuck's cousin and Kenya's lover
Daniel J. Watts as Pastor Zeke (seasons 6–7), Kenya's father
Brett Gray as Damien (seasons 6–7), Darnell's son and Emmett's half-brother
Rotimi as Charles (seasons 7–8; guest season 6), a former assistant of Pastor Zeke, who returns to church for a second chance
Wendy Raquel Robinson as Riley Dalton (seasons 7–8), Darnell's new love interest
Joel Steingold as Marcus St. John (seasons 3–7), Jemma's father
Karrueche Tran as Zuri (seasons 7–8), Damien's love interest
Reagan Gomez-Preston as Candice (seasons 7–8), Reg's new love interest
Tammy Townsend as Nora (seasons 7–8), Rashaad's new love interest
Liza Jessie Peterson as Patience (season 8), Rashaad's lawyer and new love interest

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
Season	Episodes		First released	Last released	Network
1	10		January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07)	March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)	Showtime
2	10		April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07)	June 16, 2019 (2019-06-16)
3	10		June 21, 2020 (2020-06-21)	August 23, 2020 (2020-08-23)
4	10		May 23, 2021 (2021-05-23)	August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)
5	10		June 26, 2022 (2022-06-26)	September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)
6	16	8	August 6, 2023 (2023-08-06)	September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)
6	16	8	May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)	June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30)	Paramount+ with Showtime
7	12		May 18, 2025 (2025-05-18)	August 3, 2025 (2025-08-03)
8	10		May 24, 2026 (2026-05-24)	July 26, 2026 (2026-07-26)

Season 1 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Rick Famuyiwa	Lena Waithe	January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07)	1BEO78	0.533
2	2	"Alee"	David Rodriguez	Elwood Reid & Lena Waithe	January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14)	1BEO02	0.570
3	3	"Ghosts"	David Rodriguez	Adam Glass & Ayanna Floyd Davis	January 21, 2018 (2018-01-21)	1BEO03	0.707
4	4	"Quaking Grass"	Tanya Hamilton	Story by : Elwood Reid & Mike Flynn Teleplay by : Elwood Reid & Justin Hillian	January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28)	1BEO04	0.751
5	5	"Today Was a Good Day"	Darren Grant	Marcus Gardley	February 11, 2018 (2018-02-11)	1BEO05	0.679
6	6	"Penetrate a Fraud"	Roxann Dawson	Casallina Kisakye	February 18, 2018 (2018-02-18)	1BEO06	0.673
7	7	"The Whistle"	David Rodriguez	Lena Waithe & Dime Davis	February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	1BEO07	0.791
8	8	"Wallets"	Tanya Hamilton	Adam Glass & Marcus Gardley	March 4, 2018 (2018-03-04)	1BEO08	0.675
9	9	"Namaste Muthafucka"	Zetna Fuentes	Adam Glass & Sylvia L. Jones	March 11, 2018 (2018-03-11)	1BEO09	0.797
10	10	"Ease on Down the Road"	Justin Tipping	Elwood Reid	March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)	1BEO10	0.872

Season 2 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
11	1	"Eruptions"	Jet Wilkinson	Ayanna Floyd Davis & Lena Waithe	April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07)	2BEO01	0.454
12	2	"Every Day I'm Hustlin'"	Darren Grant	Joe Wilson	April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14)	2BEO02	0.375
13	3	"Past Due"	Justin Tipping	J. David Shanks	April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21)	2BEO03	0.339
14	4	"Showdown"	Carl Seaton	Casallina Kisakye	April 28, 2019 (2019-04-28)	2BEO04	0.392
15	5	"Feeling the Heat"	Jet Wilkinson	Ayanna Floyd Davis & Joe Wilson	May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05)	2BEO05	0.439
16	6	"A Leg Up"	Cheryl Dunye	Justin Hillian & Dime Davis	May 12, 2019 (2019-05-12)	2BEO06	0.397
17	7	"A Blind Eye"	Rebecca Rodriguez	Cinque Henderson & J. David Shanks	May 26, 2019 (2019-05-26)	2BEO07	0.350
18	8	"Lean Into It"	Salli Richardson-Whitfield	Terri Kopp	June 2, 2019 (2019-06-02)	2BEO08	0.328
19	9	"Guilt, Viral Videos, and Ass Whuppings"	Tanya Hamilton	Joe Wilson	June 9, 2019 (2019-06-09)	2BEO09	0.427
20	10	"The Scorpion and the Frog"	Jet Wilkinson	Ayanna Floyd Davis	June 16, 2019 (2019-06-16)	2BEO10	0.474

Season 3 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
21	1	"Foe 'Nem"	Jet Wilkinson	Lena Waithe & Justin Hillian	June 21, 2020 (2020-06-21)	3BEO01	0.348
22	2	"Brewfurd"	Rashaad Ernesto Green	Marcus Gardley	June 28, 2020 (2020-06-28)	3BEO02	0.347
23	3	"Buss Down"	Gandja Monteiro	Lolis Eric Elie	July 5, 2020 (2020-07-05)	3BEO03	0.351
24	4	"Gangway"	Jet Wilkinson	T.J. Brady & Rasheed Newson	July 12, 2020 (2020-07-12)	3BEO04	0.367
25	5	"Terror Town"	Jet Wilkinson	Ricardo Gamboa & Nambi E. Kelley	July 19, 2020 (2020-07-19)	3BEO05	0.438
26	6	"Woo Woo Woo"	Darren Grant	Jewel McPherson	July 26, 2020 (2020-07-26)	3BEO06	0.525
27	7	"A Stain"	Sam Bailey	Marcus Gardley & Jade Branion	August 2, 2020 (2020-08-02)	3BEO07	0.415
28	8	"Frunchroom"	Jet Wilkinson	Justin Hillian	August 9, 2020 (2020-08-09)	3BEO08	0.430
29	9	"Lackin'"	Alonso Alvarez Barreda	T.J. Brady & Rasheed Newson	August 16, 2020 (2020-08-16)	3BEO09	0.384
30	10	"A Couple, Two, Three"	Rebecca Rodriguez	Justin Hillian & Jewel McPherson	August 23, 2020 (2020-08-23)	3BEO10	0.382

Season 4 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
31	1	"Soul Food"	Gandja Monteiro	Lena Waithe & Justin Hillian	May 23, 2021 (2021-05-23)	4BEO01	0.335
32	2	"Cooley High"	Gandja Monteiro	Jewel Coronel	May 30, 2021 (2021-05-30)	4BEO02	0.404
33	3	"Native Son"	Samir Rehem	Patrik-Ian Polk	June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)	4BEO03	0.310
34	4	"The Girl from Chicago"	Samir Rehem	Resheida Brady	June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13)	4BEO04	0.284
35	5	"The Spook Who Sat by the Door"	Gandja Monteiro	Ricardo Gamboa	June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20)	4BEO05	0.235
36	6	"Candyman"	Nancy C. Mejía	James Rogers III	June 27, 2021 (2021-06-27)	4BEO06	0.284
37	7	"...Black Messiah"	Kimi Howl Lee	Jewel Coronel & Kristiana Rae Colón	July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)	4BEO07	0.253
38	8	"Love Jones"	Katrelle N. Kindred	Justin Hillian & Resheida Brady	July 18, 2021 (2021-07-18)	4BEO08	0.324
39	9	"Southside with You"	Nancy C. Mejía	Jewel Coronel & Deonte' Staats	July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25)	4BEO09	0.258
40	10	"A Raisin in the Sun"	Gandja Monteiro	Justin Hillian	August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)	4BEO10	0.289

Season 5 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
41	1	"Overnight Celebrity"	Nancy C. Mejía	Lena Waithe & Justin Hillian	June 26, 2022 (2022-06-26)	5BEO01	0.152
42	2	"Oh Girl"	Katrelle N. Kindred	Jewel Coronel	July 3, 2022 (2022-07-03)	5BEO02	0.187
43	3	"This Christmas"	Katrelle N. Kindred	Resheida Brady	July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10)	5BEO03	0.209
44	4	"On Me"	Deondray Gossfield & Quincy LeNear Gossfield	Kristiana Rae Colón	July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17)	5BEO04	0.235
45	5	"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"	Boma Iluma	Ricardo Gamboa	July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)	5BEO05	0.249
46	6	"Bring It on Home to Me"	Cierra 'Shooter' Glaudé	Shaye Ogbonna	July 31, 2022 (2022-07-31)	5BEO06	0.203
47	7	"Angels"	Cierra 'Shooter' Glaudé	Mia Brumfield & Jewel Coronel	August 7, 2022 (2022-08-07)	5BEO07	0.196
48	8	"Sweet Thing"	Nancy C. Mejía	Resheida Brady	August 14, 2022 (2022-08-14)	5BEO08	0.207
49	9	"I'm Looking for a New Thing"	Marvin Lemus	Ricardo Gamboa	August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)	5BEO09	0.218
50	10	"I Am the Blues"	Nancy C. Mejía	Jewel Coronel	September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)	5BEO10	0.148

Season 6 (2023–24)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
Part 1
51	1	"New Chi City"	Nancy C. Mejía	Lena Waithe & Justin Hillian	August 6, 2023 (2023-08-06)	6BEO01	0.192
52	2	"Mo' Douda, Mo' Problems"	Johnson Cheng	Jewel Coronel	August 13, 2023 (2023-08-13)	6BEO02	0.196
53	3	"House Party"	Rashaad Ernesto Green	Resheida Brady & Mia A. Brumfield	August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20)	6BEO03	0.151
54	4	"ReUp"	Anthony Shim	Kristiana Rae Colón	August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27)	6BEO04	0.169
55	5	"One of Them Nights"	Johnson Cheng	Racquel Baker	September 3, 2023 (2023-09-03)	6BEO05	0.170
56	6	"Boyz II Men"	Shanrica Evans	Whitney Beckwith & Jewel Coronel	September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10)	6BEO06	0.117
57	7	"Long Live"	Boma Iluma	Mia A. Brumfield & Kristiana Rae Colón	September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17)	6BEO07	0.163
58	8	"Who Shot Ya?"	Rashaad Ernesto Green	Resheida Brady	September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)	6BEO08	0.165
Part 2
59	9	"The Aftermath"	Boma Iluma	Lena Waithe & Justin Hillian	May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)	6BEO09	0.096
60	10	"Want This Smoke"	Stacy Pascal Gaspard	Jewel Coronel	May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19)	6BEO10	0.096
61	11	"Saints & Sinners"	Malakai	Racquel Baker & Mia A. Brumfield	May 26, 2024 (2024-05-26)	6BEO11	0.118
62	12	"City of Gold"	Deondray Gossfield & Quincy LeNear Gossfield	Kristiana Rae Colón	June 2, 2024 (2024-06-02)	6BEO12	0.132
63	13	"Legacy"	Malakai	Whitney Beckwith & Jewel Coronel	June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09)	6BEO13	0.092
64	14	"Smoke & Mirrors"	Deondray Gossfield & Quincy LeNear Gossfield	Racquel Callahan	June 16, 2024 (2024-06-16)	6BEO14	N/A
65	15	"Tower of Terror"	Justin Hillian	Mia A. Brumfield & Jewel Coronel	June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23)	6BEO15	N/A
66	16	"Thanksgiving"	Deondray Gossfield & Quincy LeNear Gossfield	Resheida Brady	June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30)	6BEO16	N/A

Season 7 (2025)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
67	1	"Black Friday"	Nancy C. Mejia	Lena Waithe & Justin Hillian	May 18, 2025 (2025-05-18)	7BEO01	0.118
68	2	"The Fall Out"	Johnson Cheng	Jewel Coronel	May 25, 2025 (2025-05-25)	7BEO02	0.084
69	3	"More Life"	Stacy Pascal Gaspard	Racquel Callahan	June 1, 2025 (2025-06-01)	7BEO03	0.105
70	4	"Mother's Day"	Hannah Bang	Resheida Brady	June 8, 2025 (2025-06-08)	7BEO04	N/A
71	5	"Safe Harbor"	Deondray Gossfield & Quincy LeNear Gossfield	Kristiana Rae Colón	June 15, 2025 (2025-06-15)	7BEO05	0.121
72	6	"Do the Chi Thing"	Stacy Pascal Gaspard	James Rogers III	June 22, 2025 (2025-06-22)	7BEO06	N/A
73	7	"Unfinished Business"	Boma Iluma	Mia A. Brumfield	June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29)	7BEO07	N/A
74	8	"A Bet Is a Bet"	Deondray Gossfield & Quincy LeNear Gossfield	Whitney Beckwith	July 6, 2025 (2025-07-06)	7BEO08	N/A
75	9	"Last Respects"	Shanrica Evans	Resheida Brady	July 13, 2025 (2025-07-13)	7BEO09	0.146
76	10	"Tha Block Is Hot"	Haley Elizabeth Anderson	James Rogers III	July 20, 2025 (2025-07-20)	7BEO10	0.145
77	11	"Ready or Not"	Justin Hillian	Kristiana Rae Colón & Michael Blevins	July 27, 2025 (2025-07-27)	7BEO11	0.113
78	12	"Rebirth"	Deondray Gossfield & Quincy LeNear Gossfield	Jewel Coronel	August 3, 2025 (2025-08-03)	7BEO12	0.150

Season 8 (2026)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
79	1	"Coldest Winter Ever"	Deondray Gossfield & Quincy LeNear Gossfield	Resheida Brady-Anderson	May 24, 2026 (2026-05-24)	8BEO01	N/A
80	2	"White Russian"	Shanrica Evans	Jewel Coronel	May 31, 2026 (2026-05-31)	8BEO02	N/A
81	3	"Beneath the Icy Veil"	Yolonda Ross	Mia A. Brumfield & Whitney Beckwith	June 7, 2026 (2026-06-07)	8BEO03	N/A
82	4	"White Widow"	Stacy Pascal Gaspard	Michael Blevins & Andrea Branch	June 14, 2026 (2026-06-14)	8BEO04	N/A
83	5	"The Dead of Winter"	Robert Townsend	Mia A. Brumfield & Christy DeGallerie	June 21, 2026 (2026-06-21)	8BEO05	N/A
84	6	"When Truth Thaws"	Kelly Yu	Whitney Beckwith & Kelly Mie Ota	June 28, 2026 (2026-06-28)	8BEO06	N/A
85	7	"Ice Box"	Jewel Coronel	Kristiana Rae Colón	July 5, 2026 (2026-07-05)	8BEO07	N/A
86	8	"Cold Hearted"	James Rogers III	Racquel Callahan	July 12, 2026 (2026-07-12)	8BEO08	N/A
87	9	"Cold Feet"	Justin Hillian	James Rogers III	July 19, 2026 (2026-07-19)	8BEO09	N/A
88	10	"The Last Dance"	Deondray Gossfield & Quincy LeNear Gossfield	Lena Waithe & Justin Hillian	July 26, 2026 (2026-07-26)	8BEO10	N/A

Production

On January 30, 2018, Showtime renewed the series for a second season which premiered on April 7, 2019. On April 30, 2019, Showtime renewed the series for a third season which premiered on June 21, 2020. On May 20, 2019, it was announced that Jason Mitchell would not be returning to the show for the third season because of "misconduct allegations". His character was killed off in the latter season's premiere. On September 8, 2020, Showtime renewed the series for a fourth season which premiered on May 23, 2021. In March 2021, production on the series was paused due to a positive COVID-19 test. On August 2, 2021, after the conclusion of the fourth season, it was announced that the series was renewed for a fifth season. The fifth season premiered on June 24, 2022. On August 18, 2022, the series was renewed for a sixth season before the conclusion of the fifth season. On May 8, 2024, Paramount+ with Showtime renewed the series for a seventh season that wrapped production on early October 2024. The seventh season premiered on Paramount+ for subscribers of the Paramount+ with Showtime plan on May 16, 2025, before making its air debut two days later on Showtime. On May 29, 2025, the series was renewed for an eighth season. On October 1, 2025, it was reported that the eighth season is going to be the final season. Production on the eighth season started in January 2026. The eighth and final season premiered on May 22, 2026 on Paramount+.

Release

The Chi premiered on January 7, 2018, on Showtime.

Home media

20th Century Fox Television (now 20th Television) released Seasons 1 and 2 of The Chi on DVD in Region 1.

DVD name	Ep #	Release date
The Complete First Season	10	November 10, 2018
The Complete Second Season	10	December 17, 2019

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 87% based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Like an optimistic companion to The Wire, The Chi explores the complexities of life in the South Side of Chicago, with a tender touch and a clear affection for its captivating characters." On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2018	Black Reel Awards	Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series	Rick Famuyiwa	Won
		Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series	Lena Waithe	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Jacob Latimore	Nominated
		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Common	Nominated
		Outstanding Drama Series	Barry M. Berg, Common, Derek Dudley, Rick Famuyiwa, Aaron Kaplan, Erin Mitchell, Elwood Reid, Shelby Stone and Lena Waithe	Nominated
	ReFrame Stamp	IMDbPro Top 200 Scripted TV Recipients	The Chi	Won
2021	Gracie Allen Awards	Writer Scripted - Drama	Lena Waithe	Won
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)	Alex R. Hibbert	Nominated
	ReFrame Stamp	IMDbPro Top 200 Scripted TV Recipients	The Chi	Won
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Artist	Alex R. Hibbert	Nominated
2022	GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding Drama Series	The Chi	Nominated

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Notes

↑ Known as Fox 21 Television Studios and Touchstone Television for the first three seasons.
↑ Known as Showtime Networks for seasons 1-7; although the logo of said company still appeared in the final season, Paramount Television Studios served as a byline respectively.
1 2 Episodes 1 and 2 were released early online on December 15, 2017, and on January 7, 2018, respectively.
1 2 Episode 1 was released early online on April 4, 2019.
1 2 Episode 1 was released early online on May 21, 2021.
1 2 Episode 1 was released early online on June 24, 2022.
1 2 3 Episodes are released early for subscribers of the Paramount+ Premium plan.

External links

Official website
The Chi at IMDb

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[4] Known as Fox 21 Television Studios and Touchstone Television for the first three seasons.

[5] Known as Showtime Networks for seasons 1-7; although the logo of said company still appeared in the final season, Paramount Television Studios served as a byline respectively.

[Season1ReleaseDate-20] 1 2 Episodes 1 and 2 were released early online on December 15, 2017, and on January 7, 2018, respectively.

[Season2ReleaseDate-21] 1 2 Episode 1 was released early online on April 4, 2019.

[Season4ReleaseDate-22] 1 2 Episode 1 was released early online on May 21, 2021.

[Season5ReleaseDate-23] 1 2 Episode 1 was released early online on June 24, 2022.

[ParamountPlusDate-74] 1 2 3 Episodes are released early for subscribers of the Paramount+ Premium plan.