The Chi

The Chi

The Chi

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The Chi

"Payback is a mother."

2018- 2025

7 Seasons

78 Episodes

7.8(199 votes)

Returning Series

Drama

Overview

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.

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Fox 21 Television Studios

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Kapital Entertainment

Hillman Grad Productions

20th Television

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