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Season 8 – The Chi

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The South Side of Chicago carries daily danger, and the smallest and simplest of decisions can have life or death consequences for the residents. Life continues as the kids prep for school and their parents shuffle off to work. The young adults of the area are trying to scrape a living for themselves, while the elders sit on their front porches and observe the goings on. The South Side has the potential to crush dreams, and this coming-of-age series focuses on Kevin, a preteen who embraces the normal rites of childhood, Brandon, who makes a leap of faith to succeed in love and life with Jerrika, Emmett, who seeks guidance from his mother, and Ronnie, who is a drifter struggling to be loved. All of them are linked together by sheer coincidence as they seek redemption.

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Lena Waithe

Creator

Jacob Latimore

Emmett

Alex R. Hibbert

Kevin

Yolonda Ross

Jada

Shamon Brown Jr.

Papa

Michael Epps

Jake Taylor

Episodes

Episode 1 Airs May 22 Coldest Winter Ever In the immediate aftermath of Alicia's murder, Rashaad and Victor must navigate the police investigation while keeping their hands clean; Emmett and Kiesha struggle to keep their family unit together as external pressures mount. Details Episode 2 Airs May 29 White Russian Shaad and Victor's fight to get out of their unfair prison sentence sends Patience down a path to find proof of their innocence; Emmett faces two major parenting crises, leading him to question if he's a good father; Jake throws another party with the help of Bakari and Papa; Nuck decides to bring in new blood, which shakes things up at the 63rd Street mob; Tiff, under Nuck's influence, gets pulled deeper into her bad bitch era and into his arms. Details Episode 3 Airs Jun 5 Beneath The Icy Veil The lives of residents of the south side of Chicago. Details Episode 4 Airs Jun 12 White Widow The lives of residents of the south side of Chicago. Details Episode 5 Airs Jun 19 The Dead of Winter The lives of residents of the south side of Chicago. Details Episode 6 Airs Jun 28 The lives of residents of the south side of Chicago. Details

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The Chi — Season 8

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Season Info

Creator
Lena Waithe
Executive Producer
Aaron Kaplan, Common, Elwood Reid, Lena Waithe
Network
Paramount+ with Showtime
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 22, 2026