Courtesy of Showtime
By: T. Felder
Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 7/17/22 – Showtime Original, The Chi returns for its fifth season, digging right into the joys and complications of Blackness. Audiences will see Black love at its core through relationships, children, career, community, and self.
Emmett (Jacob Latimore) and Tiff (Hannaha Hibbert) will be seen co-parenting, while Tiff attempts to figure out what she wants her life to look like in terms of intimate relationships and family matters; going through this process has made her grow closer to her new love interest Rob (Iman Shumpert). Kiesha (Birgundi Baker) works to rebuild her life as a new mom to baby Ronnie, and her mother Nina (Tyler Abercrumbie) and wife Dre (Miriam A. Hyman) work on their union. Kevin (Alex Hibbert) finds a new love interest, while Jake (Michael V. Epps) and Papa (Shamon Brown Jr.) try to resolve their issues with Jemma (Judae’a Brown) and Maisha (Genesis Denise Hale). Jada (Yolanda Ross) evaluates her life post-cancer. She must decide where Suede (Bernard Gilbert) will fit in, while her ex-husband Darnell (Rolando Boyce) considers their past relationship along with his current one with Dom (La La Anthony). Finally, Douda (Curtis Cook) and Tracy (Tai Davis) push Trig (Luke James) into considering a political run for the greater good of the city, which could end up costing him his family.
NowIt looks like things are heating up this season, so don’t miss any of the drama. New episodes premiere Fridays on streaming/on demand. Click here to stream now https://www.sho.com/the-chi
Along with Emmy Award winner Lena Waithe (Twenties, Boomerang), the series is executive produced by Academy Award and Emmy winner Common (Selma), Aaron Kaplan (A Million Little Things, The Neighborhood), Rick Famuyiwa (Dope), Derek Dudley and Shelby Stone of ID8 Multimedia, Rishi Rajani, CEO of Hillman Grad Productions, Jewel Coronel, and showrunner Justin Hillian.
