The Chi

*The Chi*
The Chi
Genre	Drama
Created by	Lena Waithe
Starring	Jason Mitchell; Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine; Jacob Latimore; Alex R. Hibbert; Tiffany Boone; Yolonda Ross; Armando Riesco; Barton Fitzpatrick; Shamon Brown Jr.; Michael V. Epps; Birgundi Baker; Luke James; Curtiss Cook; Lynn Whitfield;
Composer	Patrick Warren
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	71
Production
Executive producers	Lena Waithe; Common; Elwood Reid; Aaron Kaplan; Rick Famuyiwa; Ayanna Floyd Davis; Justin Hillian; Jet Wilkinson; Shelby Stone; Derek Dudley;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	46–58 minutes
Production companies	Hillman Grad Productions; Elwood Reid Inc.; Freedom Road Productions; id8 mm.; Hillianaire Productions; Verse Productions; Kapital Entertainment; 20th Television; Showtime Networks;
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	January 7, 2018 –; present

The Chi (/ˈʃaɪ/ SHY) is an American drama television series created by Lena Waithe about life in a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a seventh season which premiered on May 18, 2025. In May 2025, the series was renewed for an eighth season.