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The Chi

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The Chi

"Love lives on."

7.9

Yr 2018

Status Returning Series

Drama

Series Brief

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.

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US

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US

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US

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US

Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel

US

Spectrum On Demand

US

Crave Amazon Channel

CA

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UK

Crave

CA

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Featured Players

Cast 75

Byron Bowers

as Meldrick

5 episodes

as Brandon

20 episodes

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine

as Ronnie Davis

30 episodes

as Emmett

66 episodes

Alex R. Hibbert

as Kevin

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Yolonda Ross

as Jada

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Michael Epps

as Jake Taylor

66 episodes

Shamon Brown Jr.

as Stanley 'Papa' Jackson

66 episodes

as Jerrika

20 episodes

as Kiesha Williams

58 episodes

Luke James

as Victor 'Trig' Taylor

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as Detective Cruz

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Curtiss Cook

as Otis 'Douda' Perry

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Barton Fitzpatrick

as Reg Taylor

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as Imani

13 episodes

as Darnell

40 episodes

Hannaha Hall

as Tiffany

50 episodes

Tyla Abercrumbie

as Nina Williams

48 episodes

as Tracy Roxboro

37 episodes

Genesis Denise Hale

as Maisha

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Chris Lee

as Hannibal

8 episodes

Da Brat

as LaPorsha

5 episodes

as Pastor Stanley Jackson

17 episodes

Sonja Sohn

as Laverne Johnson

11 episodes

as Dom

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as Octavia Matthews

5 episodes

Vic Mensa

as Jamal

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Cortez Smith

as Nuck

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as Big Mike

14 episodes

as Roselyn Perry

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Bernard Gilbert

as Suede

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as Jemma St. John

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as Dante

9 episodes

as Rob

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Ahmad Nicholas Ferguson

as Bakari

28 episodes

L'lerrét Jazelle

as Fatima

20 episodes

Behzad Dabu

as Amir

5 episodes

Kristina Emerson

as Sarah

5 episodes

Brian King

as Det. Bill Wallace

7 episodes

AJ Carr

as Stick

8 episodes

as Luis

7 episodes

José Antonio García

as Mr. Gasca

10 episodes

as Andrea

6 episodes

as Curtis

12 episodes

Mickey O'Sullivan

as Chef Dan

5 episodes

as Barry

11 episodes

Steven Williams

as Quentin Dickinson

13 episodes

David Alan Anderson

as Greavy

14 episodes

Cedric Young

as Sonny

15 episodes

J. Nicole Brooks

as Sgt. Clemmons

8 episodes

as Miss Ethel Davis

16 episodes

Tosin Morohunfola

as Trice

6 episodes

Malkia Stampley

as Karen

6 episodes

Aeriel Williams

as Shanté

6 episodes

Crystal Anne Dickinson

as Det. Alice Toussaint

8 episodes

Danyelle Monson

as Shay

5 episodes

Miriam A. Hyman

as Dre

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Jason Weaver

as Shaad

29 episodes

Sherrice Eaglin

as Peaches

5 episodes

Maximus Chase Evans

as Devante

7 episodes

Cedric Mays

as Omari Dresden

5 episodes

DeRay Davis

as Marshawn

5 episodes

Nia Jervier

as Tierra

21 episodes

Carolyn Michelle

as Deja

13 episodes

as Quincy

10 episodes

Brett Gray

as Damien

6 episodes

Kadeem Hardison

as Professor Gardner

6 episodes

Daniel J. Watts

as Pastor Ezekiel

7 episodes

as Alicia

12 episodes

Shadana Patterson

as Diane

7 episodes

Jabari Redd

as Deondray

5 episodes

Jill Marie Jones

as Bianca

8 episodes

Bobby Musique Cooks

as Producer

6 episodes

Cereyna Jade Bougouneau

as Tatiana

5 episodes

Production Board

Crew

Creator

Lena Waithe

Executive Producer

Lena Waithe Derek Dudley

Writer

Lena Waithe Whitney Beckwith Jewel Coronel Racquel Callahan Mia A. Brumfield Resheida Brady Marcus Gardley Casallina Kisakye Patrik-Ian Polk J. David Shanks Michael Daniel Blevins Elwood Reid

Director

Malakai Rick Famuyiwa Stacy Pascal Gaspard Deondray Gossfield Kimi Howl Lee Boma Iluma Darren Grant Quincy LeNear Gossfield

Casting Associate

Jenn Noyes Salvatore Schiavone

Musical

Sharon Jones

Location Casting

Marisa Ross

Casting

Carmen Cuba Judith Sunga

Co-Producer

J. David Shanks

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Shared David Rodriguez

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Shared Roxann Dawson

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Topic Overlay

Topic Keyword Similarity

1 shared keyword

Topics coming of age

1 shared keyword

1 shared keyword

Topics coming of age

1 shared keyword

1 shared keyword

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1 shared keyword

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Topics coming of age

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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

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Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired: January 07, 2018
Status: Returning Series
Origin: US
TMDB Votes: 211