After weeks of building momentum that seemed to be leading to a reckoning between The Chi’s sordid characters, “Ease…
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Cast
Jason Mitchell (Brandon Johnson)Jacob Latimore (Emmett Washington)Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (Ronnie Davis)Alex R. Hibbert (Kevin Williams)Michael Epps (Jake Taylor)Shamon Brown Jr. (Stanley 'Papa' Jackson)Yolonda Ross (Jada Washington)Birgundi Baker (Kiesha Williams)Tyla Abercrumbie (Nina Williams)Hannaha Hall (Tiffany)Curtiss Cook (Otis 'Douda' Perry)Genesis Denise Hale (Maisha)Luke James (Trig Taylor)Tai Davis (Tracy Roxboro)Miriam A. Hyman (Dre)Rolando Boyce (Darnell)Judae'a (Jemma St. John)Zaria Imani Primer (Lynae)
Creators
Ayanna Floyd, Nambi E. Kelley, Terri Kopp, Patrik-Ian Polk, James Rogers III, Racquel Baker, J. David Shanks, Kristiana Rae Colón, Mia A. Brumfield, Elwood Reid, Adam Glass, Ricardo Gamboa, Rasheed Newson, T.J. Brady, Cinque Henderson, Lena Waithe, Lolis Eric Elie, Jade Branion, Mike Flynn, Resheida Brady, Joseph C. Wilson, Casallina Cathy Kisakye, Shaye Ogbonna, Whitney Beckwith, Justin Hillian, Marcus Gardley, Dime Davis, Deonte Staats, Jewel Coronel, Sylvia L. Jones
Synopsis
From Emmy® winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age drama series centered on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.
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