The Chi Renewed for Season 7 at Showtime, Ahead of Season 6 Return
Paramount+ With Showtime is staying put in The Chi a while longer, renewing the drama for a seventh season, TVLine has learned.
The pickup comes just days before The Chi resumes Season 6, returning on Friday, May 10, via Paramount+ With Showtime (the streaming service plan). The linear return will then follow on Paramount+ With Showtime (the premium cable channel formerly known as Showtime) on Sunday, May 12, at 9/8c.
“[Series creator] Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in The Chi resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, president of content and chief creative officer at Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios. “On the heels of a record-breaking season and ahead of this week’s return, we’re excited to provide fans with the promise of more — ensuring that they can continue to enjoy the raw, emotional stories and unforgettable characters that have made this seminal series a resounding success for Showtime.”
Production on Season 7 will begin later this month in Chicago. The series currently stars Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James and Curtiss Cook.
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I’m so completely confused about the fact that CBS is canceling so many shows. We’re losing comedies and dramas. Blue Bloods, NCIS Hawaii, and So Help Me Todd are favorites of the family. They’re canceling Young Sheldon but creating another spin off which I don’t think will work.
I’m bet you’re confused. The Chi (a series on cable) does much better in the much ratings and on streaming. Those shows you mentioned (which air on broadcast) did not. The fact that Young Sheldon is getting a spinoff proves that it wasn’t canceled. Annie Potts saying it doesn’t either.
The CBS network powers that be have no control over what the Paramount+ streaming service chooses to renew.