Showtime has announced in a new press release that The Chi will return on Paramount+ with the second half of its sixth season. The series will be available on streaming and on demand for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan on Friday, May 10th.
The show, created by Emmy Winner Lena Waithe (Master of None, Twenties, Queen and Slim), tells the coming-of-age story of a group of citizens of the South Side of Chicago. The show is produced entirely on-location in Chicago
The press release recapped the first part of season 6: “In the season’s first eight episodes, Emmett (Jacob Latimore) and Kiesha’s (Birgundi Baker) blissful blended union is tested by his perilous partnership with Douda, (Curtiss Cook), who is dealing with the fallout of Q’s murder and its effect on the shifting loyalty of his inner circle. Victor’s (Luke James) tangled past impacts his new role as city councilman. Newlyweds Jada (Yolonda Ross) and Darnell (Rolando Boyce) fear for son Emmett after he makes a desperate, life-threatening move. Rob (Iman Shumpert) and Tiff’s (Hannaha Hall) cannabis business and Jake’s (Michael V. Epps) apparel line took off, and Papa (Shamon Brown Jr.) falls for an older woman while questioning his faith at the senseless loss of his beloved father. Kevin (Alex Hibbert) landed a big gaming opportunity in Los Angeles, leaving behind Maisha (Genesis Denise Hale) to fight for her own big career move in spite of manager Jemma’s (Judae’a Brown) newly divided attentions. But danger lies in wait…no one is safe and everyone will be tested as never before over the course of the sixth season’s shocking last eight episodes.”
The cast of season six include Luke James,(Made for Me, Muni Long: Made for Me. Music Video, The Chi) Jacob Latimore (Black Nativity, The Maze Runner, Collateral Beauty) Shamon Brown Jr. (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, The Chi, Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Alex Hibbert (Moonlight, Good Burger 2, The Chi), Michael V. Epps (Primary Position, The Chi, Chicago Med), Birgundi Baker (Heathers, The Chi, Empire), Curtiss Cook (House of Cards, Manifest, Mayans M.C.) and Yolonda Ross (Bull, Stranger Inside, Whitney)
While the series will be available on demand for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan on Friday May 10th, the linear on-air premiere will occur on Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. ET/PT