Paramount+ with Showtime today announced that Season 7 of the hit original series, The Chi will premiere Friday, May 16 on demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan, before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 18, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
In Season 7, with Alicia at the helm, the pivotal women of The Chi rise to reclaim their power. Yet as loyalties are tested and new rivalries are stoked, it becomes clear that there’s only one crown and it will come at a heavy cost.
The Season 7 cast includes Jacob Latimore (Detroit), Lynn Whitfield (Greenleaf), Yolonda Ross (American Gigolo), Shamon Brown Jr. (Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Michael V. Epps (Primary Position), Birgundi Baker (Praise This), and Luke James (Them).
Guest stars will include Kadeem Hardison (A Different World), Chris Lee, Brett Gray (On My Block), Rotimi (Power), Jackie Long (Games People Play), Charmin Lee (The 5th Wave), Jill Marie Jones (Girlfriends), Daniel J. Watts (The Penguin), Hannaha Hall, Jason Weaver (Sistas), La La Anthony (BMF), Vic Mensa (Bel-Air), Kandi Burruss (The Pass), Tai Davis, Rolando Boyce (Dark Matter), Ahmad Ferguson (Power Book IV: Force), Cortez Smith (And Just Like Dat), Genesis Denise Hale (Candyman), Joel Steingold (The Crossover), Judae’a Brown (Our Father), Zaria Imani Primer, L’lerrét Jazelle, and Brian Keys (Power Book IV: Force).
Created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe (Twenties, Master of None) under her Hillman Grad banner, the series is executive produced by co-showrunners Justin Hillian and Jewel Coronel and by Academy Award and Emmy winner Common (Selma).
The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. Produced entirely in its namesake city, The Chi is produced by 20th Television.
Additional executive producers include Aaron Kaplan (A Million Little Things, The Neighborhood), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), Resheida Brady-Anderson, Derek Dudley and Shelby Stone of ID8 Multimedia as well as Naomi Funabashi, who oversees for Hillman Grad and Rishi Rajani, CEO of Hillman Grad. Supervising producers Deondray Gossfield, and Quincy LeNear Gossfield directed multiple episodes in season seven.
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