Showtime is maintaining its presence within the Windy Metropolis.

The premium outlet, now often known as Paramount+ With Showtime, has ordered a seventh season of its drama collection The Chi. The renewal for the collection, created by Lena Waithe, comes two days forward of its return to Paramount+ With Showtime for the second half of season six.

Manufacturing on the seventh season is slated to start later this month in Chicago.

“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose genuine and unflinching narratives in The Chi resonate deeply, providing a robust lens into each the complexities of life in Chicago in addition to the Black expertise in America,” mentioned Nina L. Diaz, president of content material and chief inventive officer for Showtime/MTV Leisure Studios and Paramount Media Networks. “On the heels of a record-breaking season and forward of this week’s return, we’re excited to supply followers with the promise of extra — guaranteeing that they will proceed to benefit from the uncooked, emotional tales and unforgettable characters which have made this seminal collection a powerful success for Showtime.”

The Chi is P+ With Showtime’s longest-running present scripted collection, taking that title after Billions completed its seven-season run final 12 months. The approaching-of-age story set on town’s South Facet comes from twentieth Tv and Waithe’s Hillman Grad banner.

Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James and Curtiss Prepare dinner star in The Chi. Waithe government produces with Widespread, co-showrunners Justin Hillian and Jewel Coronel, Aaron Kaplan, Rick Famuyiwa, ID8 Media’s Derek Dudley and Shelby Stone, and Rishi Rajani, CEO of Hillman Grad. Naomi Funabashi of Hillman Grad and Resheida Brady are co-EPs. Producers Deondray Gossfield and Quincy LeNear Gossfield directed a number of episodes in season six.