Created and executive produced by
Emmy® winner Lena Waithe
and executive produced by Grammy®
and Academy Award® winner
Common and Elwood Reid, THE
CHI explores the humanity behind the
headlines sensationalizing the South
Side of Chicago. Shot entirely in
its namesake city, THE CHI is a
timely coming-of-age story for all
ages, centering on a group of
residents who become linked by
circumstance but bond over the need
for connection and redemption.
In THE CHI, Brandon (Jason Mitchell)
the dreamer makes his own nearly
impossible leap of faith to succeed
in life and love with girlfriend
Jerrika (Tiffany Boone); Emmett
(Jacob Latimore) is the carefree
teen thrust into complex
responsibilities with guidance from
his mother Jada (Yolonda Ross); and
Ronnie (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine) is
the drifter whose struggle for
reciprocal love calls into question
his every pursuit. Pre-teen Kevin
(Alex Hibbert), an unwitting
eyewitness, must step past shattered
illusions to return to the normal
rites and passages of a childhood
interrupted. They’re all under the
watchful eye of law enforcement, but
Detective Cruz (Armando Riesco), a
good neighborhood cop, works every
case with justice, not
incarceration, as his end goal.
Their collective yearning to make
their lives worthwhile and to
overcome the roadblocks society has
laid out for them, as well as their
own personal flaws, drives the
storytelling in this arresting,
deeply felt series.
Alongside an ensemble cast that
includes Mitchell, Latimore, Mwine,
Hibbert, Ross, Boone and
Riesco, recurring on THE CHI are
Sonja Sohn, Jahking Guillory and
Steven Williams. In addition to
Waithe, Common and Reid, Aaron
Kaplan executive produces along with
Rick Famuyiwa, who also directed the
premiere episode, and Derek Dudley
and Shelby Stone of Freedom
Road. Reid serves as showrunner. The
series is produced by Fox 21.
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CAST
JASON MITCHELL
-
“Brandon”
JACOB LATIMORE
-
“Emmett”
NTARE GUMA MBAHO MWINE
-
“Ronnie”
ALEX HIBBERT
-
“Kevin”
YOLONDA ROSS
-
“Jada”
TIFFANY BOONE
-
“Jerrika”
ARMANDO RIESCO
-
“Det. Rick
Cruz”
GUEST STARS
(In Alphabetical Order)
TYLA ABERCRUMBIE
-
“Nina”
DAVID ALAN ANDERSON
-
“Greavy”
BYRON BOWERS
-
“Meldrick”
COMMON
-
“Rafiq”
BEHZAD DABU
-
“Amir”
TAI DAVIS
-
“Tracy”
KRISTINA EMERSON
-
“Sarah”
BARTON FITZPATRICK
-
“Reg”
JOSE ANTONIO GARCIA
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“Mr. Gasca”
JAHKING GUILLORY
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“Coogie”
HANNAHA HALL
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“Tiffany”
BRIAN KING
-
“Detective Wallace”
TOSIN MOROHUNFOLA
-
“Trice”
SONJA SOHN
-
“Laverne”
MALKIA STAMPLEY
-
“Karen”
STEVEN WILLIAMS
-
“Quentin”
CEDRIC YOUNG
-
“Sonny”
CO-STARS
(In Alphabetical Order)
BIRGUNDI BAKER
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“Kiesha”
SHAMON BROWN
-
“Papa”
MICHAEL EPPS
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“Jake”
MARIAH GORDON
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“Andrea”
AMRO SALAMA
-
“Habib”
PRODUCTION
Executive
Producer/Showrunner
-
ELWOOD REID
Creator/Executive
Producer/Writer
-
LENA WAITHE
Executive
Producer
-
AARON KAPLAN
Executive
Producer/Director
-
RICK FAMUYIWA
Executive
Producer
-
COMMON
Executive
Producer
-
DEREK DUDLEY
Executive
Producer
-
SHELBY STONE
Co-Executive
Producer
-
DAVID RODRIGUEZ
Co-Executive
Producer
-
ADAM GLASS
Producer
-
BARRY BERG
Consulting
Producer
-
ZACH STRAUSS
Casting
by
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CHRISTAL KARGE, CSA
-
MARISA ROSS, CSA
Director of Photography
-
LOREN YACONELLI
Production
Designer
-
BRET TANZER
Costume
Designer
-
LIZZIE COOK
Music
Supervisor
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BARRY COLE
