[04/17/25 - 07:02 AM] Video: Showtime Reveals New Trailer and Key Art for Highly Anticipated Season Seven of "The Chi" Premiering Friday, May 16 on the Paramount+ with Showtime Plan Season seven will see Tony Award Winner Phylicia Rashad, NAACP Award Winner Wendy Raquel Robinson and Emmy Award Winner Karrueche Tran join the cast lineup in guest starring roles.
[via press release from CBS]
SHOWTIME(R) REVEALS NEW TRAILER AND KEY ART FOR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SEASON SEVEN OF "THE CHI" PREMIERING FRIDAY, MAY 16 ON THE PARAMOUNT+ WITH SHOWTIME PLAN
Series Created and Executive Produced by Emmy(R) Winner Lena Waithe
"Photo credit: Chris Lowe/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME"
April 17, 2025 - SHOWTIME(R) today revealed the official trailer and key art for the season seven return of THE CHI. Season seven will premiere Friday, May 16 on demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan, before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 18, at 9 PM ET/PT.
THE CHI is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. Produced entirely in its namesake city, THE CHI is produced by 20th Television.
Season six was record-breaking for THE CHI with the drama series delivering its most-watched season yet on streaming, surging nearly 25% over the previous season.
This season, with Alicia at the helm, the pivotal women of THE CHI rise to reclaim their power. Yet, as loyalties are tested and new rivalries are stoked, it becomes clear that there's only one crown and it will come at a heavy cost.
Season seven will see Tony Award(R) Winner Phylicia Rashad, NAACP Award(R) Winner Wendy Raquel Robinson and Emmy Award(R) Winner Karrueche Tran join the cast lineup in guest starring roles.
Created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe (Twenties, Master of None) under her Hillman Grad banner, the series is executive produced by co-showrunners Justin Hillian (Hillianaire Productions) and Jewel Coronel, and by Academy Award(R) and Emmy winner Common (Selma).
Additional executive producers include Aaron Kaplan (A Million Little Things, The Neighborhood), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), Resheida Brady-Anderson, Derek Dudley and Shelby Stone of ID8 Multimedia as well as Naomi Funabashi, who oversees for Hillman Grad and Rishi Rajani, CEO of Hillman Grad. Supervising producers Deondray Gossfield and Quincy LeNear Gossfield directed multiple episodes in season seven.
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