Showtime Gives The Chi Season Seven a Start Date and a Teaser

The Chi has been given a start date and a teaser for its seventh season by Showtime, along with new photos. The new season follows Alicia (Lynn Whitfield) at the helm and the women of The Chi as they rise to reclaim their power. As loyalties are tested and new rivalries are stoked, it becomes clear that there is only one crown, and it will come at a great cost.

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Lena Waithe’s Paramount+ and Showtime drama returns for its seventh season on Friday, May 16. The series follows a group of residents on Chicago’s South Side and arrives on the streamer before debuting Sunday, May 18 at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime.

Season six was apparently one for the books for The Chi, as it delivered the most-watched season ever on streaming, according to Paramount+. The cast includes Jacob Latimore, Whitfield, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael Epps, Birgundi Baker, and Luke James.

Kadeem Hardison, Chris Lee, Brett Gray, Rotimi Akinosho, Jackie Long, Charmin Lee, Jill Marie Jones, and Daniel J. Watts return for guest roles, along with Hannaha Hall, Jason Weaver, La La Anthony, Vic Mensa, Kandi Burruss, Tai Davis, Rolando Boyce, Ahmad Nicholas Ferguson, Cortez Smith, Genesis Denise Hale, Joel Steingold, Judae'a Brown, Zaria Imani Primer, L'lerrét Jazelle, and Brian Keys.

Check out another first-look photo and teaser below.

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