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The extremity is adjacent for Lena Waithe‘s The Chi. It will return for its eighth and last play connected Friday, May 22, exclusively connected Paramount+, nan streamer announced Thursday. The 10-episode last play will rotation retired play each Friday. You tin watch a melancholy teaser of what’s to travel above.
“Life comes astatine you accelerated whether you’re fresh for it aliases not,” a voiceover states successful nan clip. “Everything has to travel to an end.”
The Chi revolves astir a group of residents connected nan South Side of Chicago who go linked by coincidence but bonded by nan request for relationship and redemption.
Per nan charismatic last play logline: “As The Chi enters its eighth and last play and its coldest wintertime ever, life aliases decease choices must beryllium made. The mobility becomes, who is consenting to make them? Legacy, conflict, joy, and pain. It each collides successful nan biggest, astir emotionally riveting measurement ever seen this play on The Chi.”
The bid stars Jacob Latimore, Birgundi Baker, Luke James, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Hannaha Hall, and Jason Weaver.
Created and executive produced by Waithe nether her Hillman Grad banner, The Chi is besides executive produced by co-showrunners Justin Hillian for Hillianaire Productions and Jewel Coronel for Uncut Gems. Additional executive producers see Oscar and Emmy victor Common, Aaron Kaplan, Rick Famuyiwa, Resheida Brady-Anderson, Derek Dudley and Shelby Stone of ID8 Multimedia, Naomi Funabashi and Rishi Rajani. James Rogers III joins arsenic executive producer. Deondray Gossfield and Quincy LeNear Gossfield return to nonstop aggregate episodes and person been upped to Co-Executive Producers. The Chi is produced by 20th Television.
