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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.^[4] In May 2024, the series was renewed for a seventh season which is set to premiere on May 18, 2025.^[5]^[6]

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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 Barton Fitzpatrick Shamon Brown Jr. Michael V. Epps Birgundi Baker Luke James Curtiss Cook Lynn Whitfield
Composer	Patrick Warren
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	66
Production
Executive producers	Lena Waithe Common Elwood Reid Aaron Kaplan Rick Famuyiwa Ayanna Floyd Davis^[1] Justin Hillian^[2] Jet Wilkinson^[3] Shelby Stone^[3] Derek Dudley^[3]
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	46–58 minutes
Production companies	Hillman Grad Productions Elwood Reid Inc. Freedom Road Productions id8 mm. Hillianaire Productions Verse Productions Kapital Entertainment 20th Television^[a] Showtime Networks
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07) – present

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."^[7]

Cast

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Name	Portrayed by	Seasons
Name	Portrayed by	1	2	3	4	5	6
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
Jerrika Little	Tiffany Boone	Main		Does not appear
Jada Washington	Yolonda Ross	Main
Detective Armando Cruz	Armando Riesco	Main		Does not appear
Reg Taylor	Barton Fitzpatrick	Recurring	Main	Does not appear
Jake Taylor	Michael V. Epps	Recurring	Main
Stanley "Papa" Jackson	Shamon Brown Jr.	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

Main

Jason Mitchell as Brandon Johnson^[4] (seasons 1–2)
Ntare Mwine as Ronnie Davis (seasons 1–3)
Jacob Latimore as Emmett Washington^[8]
Alex R. Hibbert as Kevin Williams (seasons 1–6)
Tiffany Boone as Jerrika Little (seasons 1–2), Brandon's girlfriend
Yolonda Ross as Jada Washington,^[8] Emmett's mother
Armando Riesco as Detective Cruz (seasons 1–2)
Rolando Boyce as Darnell (season 2–present), Emmett's father
Barton Fitzpatrick as Reg Taylor (season 2; recurring; season 1), Jake's older brother and gang leader
Shamon Brown Jr. as Stanley "Papa" Jackson (season 2—present; recurring; season 1), Kevin and Jake's best friend
Michael V. Epps as Jake Taylor (season 2–present; recurring; season 1), Kevin and Papa's best friend and Reg and Trig's younger brother
Birgundi Baker as Kiesha Williams (season 3–present; recurring; seasons 1–2), Kevin's older sister^[9]
Luke James as Victor "Trig" Taylor (season 4–present; recurring; season 3), Reg and Jake's estranged older brother^[10]
Curtiss Cook as Otis "Douda" Perry (seasons 4–6; recurring; seasons 2–3)^[11]
Lynn Whitfield as Alicia (season 7; recurring season 6), Shaad's lover

Recurring

Lucien Cambric as Jason Roxboro (season 1)
Jahking Guillory as Charles Frederick "Coogie" Johnson (seasons 1, 5, and 6)^[12]
Brian King as Detective Wallace (season 1)
Steven Williams as Quentin "Q" Dickinson (seasons 1 and 5), a kingpin elder
Tosin Morohunfola as Trice (season 1)
Byron Bowers as Meldrick^[13] (season 1)
Sonja Sohn as Laverne Johnson (seasons 1, 3 and 4),^[12] Brandon's mother
Cedric Young as Sonny (seasons 1–3), Q's brother and 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 mother
Sherrice Eaglin as Vanessa "Peaches" Taylor (seasons 5-6) Jake Trig and Reg mother a recovering a heroin addict
Hannaha Hall as Tiffany, the mother of Emmett's child^[14]
José Antonio García as Mr. Gasca (seasons 1–2), Kevin's teacher
Genesis Denise Hale as Maisha
Mariah Gordon as Andrea (season 1)
Chris Lee as Hannibal (seasons 1–3), Brandon's cousin
Tai Davis as Tracy Roxboro, Jason's mother
Common as Rafiq (seasons 1–2)
Crystal Dickinson as Detective Alice Toussaint (season 2)
Miriam A. Hyman as Dre (season 3–present), Nina's partner who is a high school counselor^[15]
Jasmine Davis as Imani (seasons 3 and 4), Trig's girlfriend
La La Anthony as Dominque "Dom" Morris (seasons 3–present)^[9]
Cortez Smith as Nuck (season 3–present), Douda's former right-hand man, In season 6 finale, he kills Douda and take over, as new leader of the 63rd street mob.
Judae'a Brown as Jemma (season 3–present)
Kandi Burruss as Roselyn Perry (season 3–present), Douda's estranged wife^[16]
Lena Waithe as Camille Hallaway (season 3), a mayoral candidate
Lil Rel Howery as Zeke Remnick (season 3),^[9] Sonny's landlord.
L'lerrét Jazelle as Fatima (season 5–present), Victor's love interest
Ahmad Ferguson as Bakari (season 3–present)
Tabitha Brown as Octavia (season 4)^[11]
Jason Weaver as Rashaad "Shaad" Marshall (season 4–present)^[11]
Vic Mensa as Jamal (seasons 4 and 6)^[17]
Da Brat as LaPorsha (seasons 4 and 6)^[17]
Cory Hardrict as Dante (season 4–present)
Zaria Imani Primer as Lynae (season 4–present)
Iman Shumpert as Rob (seasons 4–6), Tiffany's love interest
Amari Ferguson as Britney (season 6)
Kadeem Hardison as Professor Gardner (season 6)
Jill Marie Jones as Bianca (season 6)
Leon Robinson as Alonzo (season 6), Alicia's ex-husband, Rob's father
Kennedy Amaya as Kenya (season 6–present), Papa's love interest & Zay's lover
Aaron Guy as Zay (season 6–present), Kenya's lover
Daniel J. Watts as Pastor Keke, (seasons 6–present)
Brett Gray as Damien (season 6–present), Darnell's son, Emmett's half-brother
Rotimi as Charles (season 7–present; guest season 6), a former assistant of Pastor Zeke, who returns to church for a second chance^[18]
Wendy Raquel Robinson as Riley Dalton (season 7)