The Chi

Name: The Chi
Genre: Drama
Released: January 7, 2018
Rating: 73

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Paramount+ with Showtime | Release Date: January 7, 2018

Summary: The coming-of-age drama from Common, Elwood Reid, and Lena Waithe follows a group of residents in the South Side of Chicago including Brandon (Jason Mitchell), who dreams of opening up a restaurant with his girlfriend (Tiffany Boone) but is torn by his responsibilities toward his younger brother Coogie (Jahking Guillory) and their alcoholicThe coming-of-age drama from Common, Elwood Reid, and Lena Waithe follows a group of residents in the South Side of Chicago including Brandon (Jason Mitchell), who dreams of opening up a restaurant with his girlfriend (Tiffany Boone) but is torn by his responsibilities toward his younger brother Coogie (Jahking Guillory) and their alcoholic mother (Sonja Sohn); 13-tear-old Kevin (Alex Hibbert) finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time; and Jada (Yolonda Ross) a single mother to her son Emmett (Jacob Latimore).… Expand

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Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Jan 8, 2018

Season 1 Review: Whether young, old or in-between, all of these characters resonate in their own distinct ways as The Chi builds both momentum and suspense. This is no small achievement for Waithe, whose first TV series under her direct control is bursting with flavor and humanity in a South Chicago proving ground. The footing is always slippery, but the storytelling remains bracingly sure-footed. Read full review

Kelly Lawler

Jan 4, 2018

Season 1 Review: Once The Chi puts its characters in place and starts moving in its second and third episodes, viewers might forgive the too-coincidental circumstances that brought them together. More important is the emotion and humanity of these characters, and The Chi offers a remarkably raw portrayal of their strengths and flaws, for better or worse. Read full review

Matt Zoller Seitz

Jan 5, 2018

Season 1 Review: Everything is a little too this or too that, and by the time we get to the end of the first season, I wouldn’t be surprised if the series still feels like a work-in-progress. But none of that ultimately matters much, because the characters, the atmosphere, and the feeling of the show are so assured, and the sense of life is so exuberant and personal. This is a TV series that loves its characters and appreciates the environment they move through. Read full review

Danette Chavez

Apr 8, 2019

Season 2 Review: There are worse things than ambition, which The Chi also explores, but the show would benefit from joining its characters on the stoop to take it all in. Read full review

Maureen Ryan

Jan 4, 2018

Season 1 Review: If its ambitions sometimes outstrip its execution, the drama’s generosity and seriousness of purpose give heft to its most successful storylines. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Apr 8, 2019

Season 2 Review: The dramedy digs deeper, tightening the connections between these seemingly random residents. Read full review

Michael Haigis

Mar 20, 2018

Season 1 Review: For a series called The Chi, there’s remarkably little here that lends a sense of specificity or a deeper view into the machinations of Chicago’s South Side--or even where in that expansive area the story is unfolding. Read full review

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