The Chi Season Eight Given the Green Light

Following its record-setting premiere, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME today announced it has given the green light to The Chi season eight.

The season seven premiere scored two million cross-platform viewers and became the most-streamed premiere in series history, shattering the streaming viewership record.

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. Created entirely in its namesake city, The Chi is produced by 20th Television.

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.

The Chi is 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 (Uncut Gems) as well as by Academy Award and Emmy winner Common (Selma).

New episodes of The Chi stream every Friday, exclusively for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan.

Along with Waithe and Common, the series is executive produced by 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.