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The Chi

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…

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Genre
Drama
Camera setup
Single-camera
Composer
Patrick Warren
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Lena Waithe
Executive producers
Lena Waithe · Common · Elwood Reid · Aaron Kaplan · Rick Famuyiwa

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The Chi

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples75
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
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The Chi

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Starring · 17
The Chi → Alex R. Hibbert, Armando Riesco, Barton Fitzpatrick, Birgundi Baker, Curtiss Cook, Hannaha Hall, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Jason Weaver, Luke James, Lynn Whitfield, Michael V. Epps, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Rolando Boyce, Shamon Brown Jr., Tiffany Boone, Yolonda Ross
Executive producers · 12
The Chi → Aaron Kaplan, Ayanna Floyd Davis, Birgundi Baker, Common, Derek Dudley, Elwood Reid, Jacob Latimore, Jet Wilkinson, Justin Hillian, Lena Waithe, Rick Famuyiwa, Shelby Stone
Production companies · 10
The Chi → 20th Television[a], Elwood Reid Inc., Freedom Road Productions, Hillianaire Productions, Hillman Grad Productions, id8 mm., Kapital Entertainment, Paramount Television Studios[b], Uncut Gems, Verse Productions
related to Critical response · 8
The Chi → Chicago, Like, On, On Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, South Side, The, The Wire
related to Premise · 6
The Chi → Brandon, Chicago, Emmett, Kevin, Ronnie, Southside
related to Home media · 4
The Chi → Century Fox Television, DVD, Region, Seasons
related to External links · 3
The Chi → Chi, IMDb, Official
Network · 2
The Chi → Paramount+ with Showtime, Showtime
Release · 2
The Chi → January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07) – September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24), May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12) – July 26, 2026 (2026-07-26)
related to Release · 2
The Chi → January, Showtime

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The ChiCamera setupSingle-camera1.00infobox
The ChiComposerPatrick Warren1.00infobox
The ChiCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
The ChiCreated byLena Waithe1.00infobox
The ChiExecutive producersLena Waithe1.00infobox
The ChiExecutive producersCommon1.00infobox
The ChiExecutive producersElwood Reid1.00infobox
The ChiExecutive producersAaron Kaplan1.00infobox
The ChiExecutive producersRick Famuyiwa1.00infobox
The ChiExecutive producersAyanna Floyd Davis1.00infobox
The ChiExecutive producersJustin Hillian1.00infobox
The ChiExecutive producersJet Wilkinson1.00infobox
The ChiExecutive producersShelby Stone1.00infobox
The ChiExecutive producersDerek Dudley1.00infobox
The ChiExecutive producersJacob Latimore1.00infobox
The ChiExecutive producersBirgundi Baker1.00infobox
The ChiGenreDrama1.00infobox
The ChiNetworkShowtime1.00infobox
The ChiNetworkParamount+ with Showtime1.00infobox
The ChiNo. of episodes881.00infobox
The ChiNo. of seasons81.00infobox
The ChiOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
The ChiProduction companiesHillman Grad Productions1.00infobox
The ChiProduction companiesElwood Reid Inc.1.00infobox
The ChiProduction companiesFreedom Road Productions1.00infobox
The ChiProduction companiesUncut Gems1.00infobox
The ChiProduction companiesid8 mm.1.00infobox
The ChiProduction companiesHillianaire Productions1.00infobox
The ChiProduction companiesVerse Productions1.00infobox
The ChiProduction companiesKapital Entertainment1.00infobox

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