The Chi
Premise
The Chi is described as following "a fateful turn of events that sends shockwaves through a community on the Southside of Chicago and connects the lives of Emmett, Brandon, Ronnie and Kevin in unexpected ways."
Cast
<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Portrayed by</th><th>Seasons</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Brandon Johnson</td><td>Jason Mitchell</td><td>Main</td><td>Does not appear</td></tr><tr><td>Ronnie Davis</td><td>Ntare Mwine</td><td>Main</td><td>Does not appear</td></tr><tr><td>Emmett Washington</td><td>Jacob Latimore</td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Kevin Williams</td><td>Alex R. Hibbert</td><td>Main</td><td>Does not appear</td></tr><tr><td>Jerrika Little</td><td>Tiffany Boone</td><td>Main</td><td>Does not appear</td></tr><tr><td>Jada Washington</td><td>Yolonda Ross</td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Detective Armando Cruz</td><td>Armando Riesco</td><td>Main</td><td>Does not appear</td></tr><tr><td>Reg Taylor</td><td>Barton Fitzpatrick</td><td>Recurring</td><td>Main</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Jake Taylor</td><td>Michael V. Epps</td><td>Recurring</td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Stanley "Papa" Jackson</td><td>Shamon Brown Jr.</td><td>Recurring</td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Kiesha Williams</td><td>Birgundi Baker</td><td>Recurring</td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Victor "Trig" Taylor</td><td>Luke James</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>Recurring</td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Otis "Douda" Perry</td><td>Curtiss Cook</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>Recurring</td><td>Main</td><td>Does not appear</td></tr><tr><td>Alicia</td><td>Lynn Whitfield</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>Recurring</td><td>Main</td></tr><tr><td>Riley Dalton</td><td>Wendy Raquel Robinson</td><td>Does not appear</td><td>Recurring</td></tr></tbody></table>
Season 1 (2018)
<table><thead><tr><th>No. overall</th><th>No. in season</th><th>Title</th><th>Directed by</th><th>Written by</th><th>Original release date</th><th>Prod. code</th><th>U.S. viewers (millions)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>"Pilot"</td><td>Rick Famuyiwa</td><td>Lena Waithe</td><td>December 15, 2017 (2017-12-15) (online) January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07) (Showtime)</td><td>1BEO78</td><td>0.533</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>"Alee"</td><td>David Rodriguez</td><td>Elwood Reid & Lena Waithe</td><td>January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07) (online) January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14) (Showtime)</td><td>1BEO02</td><td>0.570</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>"Ghosts"</td><td>David Rodriguez</td><td>Adam Glass & Ayanna Floyd Davis</td><td>January 21, 2018 (2018-01-21)</td><td>1BEO03</td><td>0.707</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>"Quaking Grass"</td><td>Tanya Hamilton</td><td>Story by : Elwood Reid & Mike Flynn Teleplay by : Elwood Reid & Justin Hillian</td><td>January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28)</td><td>1BEO04</td><td>0.751</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>"Today Was a Good Day"</td><td>Darren Grant</td><td>Marcus Gardley</td><td>February 11, 2018 (2018-02-11)</td><td>1BEO05</td><td>0.679</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>"Penetrate a Fraud"</td><td>Roxann Dawson</td><td>Casallina Kisakye</td><td>February 18, 2018 (2018-02-18)</td><td>1BEO06</td><td>0.673</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>"The Whistle"</td><td>David Rodriguez</td><td>Lena Waithe & Dime Davis</td><td>February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)</td><td>1BEO07</td><td>0.791</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>"Wallets"</td><td>Tanya Hamilton</td><td>Adam Glass & Marcus Gardley</td><td>March 4, 2018 (2018-03-04)</td><td>1BEO08</td><td>0.675</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>"Namaste Muthafucka"</td><td>Zetna Fuentes</td><td>Adam Glass & Sylvia L. Jones</td><td>March 11, 2018 (2018-03-11)</td><td>1BEO09</td><td>0.797</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>"Ease on Down the Road"</td><td>Justin Tipping</td><td>Elwood Reid</td><td>March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)</td><td>1BEO10</td><td>0.872</td></tr></tbody></table>