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The Chi

  • TV Series
  • 2018–
  • TV-MA
  • 1h
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7.5/10
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The Chi (2018)
From Emmy® winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age drama series centered on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
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From Emmy® winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age drama series centered on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and rede... Read allFrom Emmy® winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age drama series centered on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.From Emmy® winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age drama series centered on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.

  • Creator
    • Lena Waithe
  • Stars
    • Jason Mitchell
    • Jacob Latimore
    • Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    8.8K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    249
    361
    • Creator
      • Lena Waithe
    • Stars
      • Jason Mitchell
      • Jacob Latimore
      • Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
    • 158User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 27 nominations total

    Episodes78

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    Videos26

    How Much Is He Worth To You?
    Clip 1:59
    How Much Is He Worth To You?
    "The Chi": You Better Get Him Up To Speed
    Clip 1:03
    "The Chi": You Better Get Him Up To Speed
    "The Chi": You Better Get Him Up To Speed
    Clip 1:03
    "The Chi": You Better Get Him Up To Speed
    The Chi Lookahead Season 1
    Clip 1:42
    The Chi Lookahead Season 1
    Official Trailer - Season 6 Part 2
    Trailer 1:27
    Official Trailer - Season 6 Part 2
    Season 5 Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:36
    Season 5 Official Trailer
    Season 2 Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:11
    Season 2 Official Trailer

    Photos208

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    Jason Mitchell
    Jason Mitchell
    • Brandon Johnson
    • 2018–2019
    Jacob Latimore
    Jacob Latimore
    • Emmett Washington
    • 2018–2025
    Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
    Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
    • Ronnie Davis
    • 2018–2020
    Alex R. Hibbert
    Alex R. Hibbert
    • Kevin Williams
    • 2018–2023
    Michael Epps
    Michael Epps
    • Jake Taylor
    • 2018–2025
    Shamon Brown Jr.
    Shamon Brown Jr.
    • Stanley 'Papa' Jackson…
    • 2018–2025
    Yolonda Ross
    Yolonda Ross
    • Jada Washington
    • 2018–2025
    Birgundi Baker
    Birgundi Baker
    • Kiesha Williams
    • 2018–2025
    Hannaha Hall
    Hannaha Hall
    • Tiffany…
    • 2018–2025
    Luke James
    Luke James
    • Victor 'Trig' Taylor…
    • 2018–2025
    Tyla Abercrumbie
    Tyla Abercrumbie
    • Nina Williams
    • 2018–2024
    Curtiss Cook
    Curtiss Cook
    • Otis 'Douda' Perry
    • 2018–2024
    Genesis Denise Hale
    • Maisha
    • 2018–2024
    Rolando Boyce
    Rolando Boyce
    • Darnell…
    • 2018–2025
    Judae'a
    Judae'a
    • Jemma St. John
    • 2018–2024
    Tai Davis
    Tai Davis
    • Tracy Roxboro…
    • 2018–2025
    Miriam A. Hyman
    Miriam A. Hyman
    • Dre
    • 2020–2023
    Jason Weaver
    Jason Weaver
    • Shaad
    • 2021–2025
    • Creator
      • Lena Waithe
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    User reviews158

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    9jamesmitchell-68374

    Authentic

    I have never reviewed a show or movie before. I feel that this show is probably more realistic than some reviewers are giving credit. I listened to an interview from the writer of this show and she is from Chicago. From what I understood, her goal was to take a murder and build from that. To show the audience the ripples that the murder we see on the news actually has on the people in a neighbourhood like this. Most of the characters are good people but the murder of that one person creates consequences and impacts all those around. To think this is fiction or couldn't happen is naive in the world we currently live in. I agree with the one reviewer who compared it to The Wire. An excellent show with great writing and acting.
    5sanderseben

    Season 3

    Season 3 has got to be the slowest downhill fall ever for this series. I'm so bored with it smh. Started off good with the first two seasons now it's stuck in neutral.
    6jonstivers

    What happened??

    This show seemed like it was going to be really good, but fell off tremendously and drug on with no end in sight. Very boring in season 2
    waymuchbs

    This show has strayed too far off path

    I was excited to watch this show over the first maybe 3 episodes. A lot of street interaction, gangs, a window into their South Side of Chicago tough lives. The past two seasons though, kinda suck. If I wanted to see boyfriend / girlfriend in the ghetto stories, I would be watching BET - or Lifetime.

    Kissie-kissie - nice-nice.

    Story line has become way too simplistic and unrealistic. Please !! Get this ship back on course !!!
    sumtim3s00n

    Starts strong, gets progressively worse, season 4 is an empty fart

    The moment you start watching "the Wire" pops in ones head. Which is a huge praise. The raw, real feeling of the world, characters, complexity and interconnectedness. Great show, cool. However... With season 3 it begins to lose the spirit. But nothing like season 4. Abysmal. Crucial characters puf!...disappear, huge storylines fade off, melodrama turned up to 11 filling everything and we get these little pop farts of storylines instead of (a)strong ones.

    Season 4 might as well not have been filmed. It was a waste of time. Big idea, big story plot point, big issues. All just...left and unresolved, pushed aside to favour stupid ever revolving love drama that gets SO SO tiring and boring constantly repeating same old thing over and over again.

    Just stop... You have ruined it. If season 4 is the jump off for season 5 and the same talentless hack of showrunner remains, spare yourself the ridicule of filming more of this pathetic insultingly dull product you call a tv show.

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      Many of the locations can also be seen in "Shameless", which takes place in the same neighborhood.
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      Featured in 50th NAACP Image Awards (2019)

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    • Release date
      • January 7, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Showtime
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Чи
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • 20th Television
      • ArsenalFX Color
      • Fox 21 Television Studios
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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