The Chi
Who will reign?
Premiered: Jan 07, 2018 | 6 seasons | 66 episodes
Popularity: 57
| Creator: | Lena Waithe |
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| Updated: | Feb 11, 2025 (Update) |
| Entered: | Feb 11, 2025 |
| A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Yolonda Ross | Jada | 66 |
| Jacob Latimore | Emmett | 66 |
| Shamon Brown Jr. | Stanley 'Papa' Jackson | 66 |
| Birgundi Baker | Kiesha Williams | 58 |
| Curtiss Cook | Otis 'Douda' Perry | 56 |
| Luke James | Victor 'Trig' Taylor | 43 |
| Rolando Boyce | Darnell | 40 |
| Tai'isha Davis | Tracy Roxboro | 37 |
| Miriam A. Hyman | Dre | 32 |
| Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine | Ronnie Davis | 30 |
| Ahmad Nicholas Ferguson | Bakari | 28 |
| Joel Steingold | Marcus St. John | 27 |
| Jason Weaver | Shaad | 25 |
| Nia Jervier | Tierra | 21 |
| Tiffany Boone | Jerrika | 20 |
| Armando Riesco | Detective Cruz | 20 |
| Jason Mitchell | Brandon | 20 |
| L'lerrét Jazelle | Fatima | 20 |
| Barton Fitzpatrick | Reg Taylor | 19 |
| Cedric Young | Sonny | 15 |
| Steven Williams | Quentin Dickinson | 13 |
| Carolyn Michelle | Deja | 13 |
| Lynn Whitfield | Alicia | 12 |
| Corey Hendrix | Curtis | 12 |
| Vic Mensa | Jamal | 12 |
| Sonja Sohn | Laverne Johnson | 11 |
| La La Anthony | Dom | 11 |
| Julian Parker | Barry | 11 |
| Cory Hardrict | Dante | 9 |
| Jill Marie Jones | Bianca | 8 |
| Chris Lee | Hannibal | 8 |
| J. Nicole Brooks | Sgt. Clemmons | 8 |
| Daniel J. Watts | Pastor Ezekiel | 7 |
| Brian King | Det. Bill Wallace | 7 |
| Kadeem Hardison | Professor Gardner | 6 |
| Tosin Morohunfola | Trice | 6 |
| DeRay Davis | Marshawn | 5 |
| Da Brat | LaPorsha | 5 |
| Behzad Dabu | Amir | 5 |
| Byron Bowers | Meldrick | 5 |
| Common | Rafiq | 4 |
| Tabitha Brown | Octavia Matthews | 4 |
| Leon | Alonzo | 4 |
| Richard Gant | Mr. Bennett | 4 |
| Jason Weaver | Shared | 4 |
| Jahking Guillory | Coogie Johnson | 4 |
| Shanésia Davis | Feenie | 4 |
| Charmin Lee | Judge Bradley | 3 |
| Lena Waithe | Camille Hallaway | 3 |
| Phillip Edward Van Lear | Alderman Wayne Bonner | 3 |
| Carl Clemons-Hopkins | Jean | 3 |
| Jacqueline Williams | Mrs. Harriet Brown | 3 |
| Levenix Riddle | Ricky | 3 |
| Lil Rel Howery | Zeke Remnick | 2 |
| Kimberly Hebert Gregory | Kimberly Hendricks | 2 |
| Jackie Long | Keith | 2 |
| Greg Matthew Anderson | Officer Vaughn | 2 |
| Walter Coppage | Principal Fields | 2 |
| Tabitha Brown | Octavia | 1 |
| Meghan Maureen McDonough | Lila Calvin | 1 |
| Juanita Jennings | Opal Perry | 1 |
| Nefetari Spencer | Cheryl | 1 |
| Rotimi | Charles | 1 |
| Miriam Lee | Federal Agent 1 | 1 |
| Carl Lumbly | Walter Dion Burkes | 1 |
| Keith Kupferer | Lt. Neil Sokolow | 1 |
| Reagan Gomez-Preston | Candice | 1 |
| Jeris Poindexter | Old Man | 1 |
| Elliot Villar | Robert Moreno | 1 |
| Khalil Everage | Little Big Man | 1 |
| Jensen Atwood | Devon | 1 |
| Coburn Goss | Greyson Ford | 1 |
| Renee Props | Judge Seneca Billingsley | 1 |
| Princess Elmore | Business Manager | 1 |
| Deanna Reed-Foster | Wankita | 1 |
| Alma Washington | Helen | 1 |
| Oriana Oppice | Reporter #2 | 1 |
| Sia A. Moody | Deja's Mom | 1 |
| Marika Engelhardt | Chauncy's Wife | 1 |
| Tim Frank | Overzealous Judge | 1 |
| Bassam Abdelfattah | Kasim | 1 |
| Sarah Charipar | Proctor | 1 |
| Rachel Sullivan | Kansas City Reporter | 1 |
| Maryam Basir | Punkin | 1 |
| Krystel McNeil | Dee-Dee | 1 |
| Richard Gallion | Strange Black Dude #1 | 1 |
| Nadia Simms | Smart Girl #2 | 1 |
| Al'Jaleel McGhee | Police Officer #2 | 1 |
| Randall McDonald | Driver | 1 |
| Guy Massey | Ed | 1 |
| Britt Sanborn | Uni | 1 |
| Otis Winston | Lance | 1 |
| Tiffany Renee Johnson | DCFS Agent | 1 |
| Taylar Fondren | Lady Nubia | 1 |
| Jose Nateras | Rogelio | 1 |
| Jack Cain | Another Student | 1 |
| Jamal Duff | Doorman | 1 |
| Temeceka Harris | Volunteer | 1 |
| Jennifer Anglin | Madame Drovin | 1 |