Showtime will kick off 2018 with the premiere of its new one-hour drama series, The Chi, created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe (Master of None), and executive produced by Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Common (John Wick 2, Selma) and Elwood Reid (The Bridge, Hawaii Five-O).
The series is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios.
The series, which explores the humanity behind the headlines sensationalizing the South Side of Chicago, will premiere on Sunday, January 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
In addition to Waithe, Common and Reid, Aaron Kaplan (Santa Clarita Diet, Divorce) serves as executive producer along with Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), who also directed the premiere episode, and Derek Dudley and Shelby Stone of Freedom Road Productions.