Location shooting for Showtime's The Chi postponed due to WGA writers' strike

Showtime's The Chi is the latest series to have production disrupted by the ongoing writers' strike. According to sources, the drama, set in Chicago, filmed Friday morning before moving to another location, where there was already a strike line. As a result, no filming took place at that location. Filming on the series, which was also reportedly disrupted last week, will resume tomorrow, Monday, May 15.



The Chi's strike was the result of a Rapid Response call from two WGA strike leaders. It was bolstered by veteran showrunner Warren Leight, who has emerged as a planner on Twitter, helping coordinate the WGA on production shutdowns, mostly in and around New York.

Created and produced by Lena Waithe and Common, The Chi is currently filming its sixth season. The series stars Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolanda Ross, Rolando Boyce, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James and Curtiss Cook.

For five seasons, the coming-of-age drama, set on Chicago's South Side, continues to perform strongly for Showtime, growing more than 20% year-over-year ratings in season five.

Along with Waithe and Common, the series is produced by showrunner Justin Hillian, Aaron Kaplan, Rick Famuyiwa, Derek Dudley and Shelby Stone of ID8 Multimedia, Rishi Rajani, CEO of Hillman Grad Productions, and Jewel Coronel.