{"id":7166,"date":"2017-01-10T10:48:43","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T15:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/showtime-moves-forward-with-lena-waithes-the-chi\/"},"modified":"2017-01-10T12:31:16","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T17:31:16","slug":"showtime-moves-forward-with-lena-waithes-the-chi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/showtime-moves-forward-with-lena-waithes-the-chi\/","title":{"rendered":"Showtime Moves Forward with Lena Waithe&#8217;s The Chi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES: Among its host of TCA announcements, Showtime revealed\u00a0the pickup of the new one-hour drama series <em>The Chi<\/em>, created, executive produced and written by Lena Waithe (<em>Master of None<\/em>, <em>Bones<\/em>) and executive produced by Grammy and Academy Award winner Common (<em>Selma<\/em>, <em>Smokin\u2019 Aces<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><em>The Chi<\/em>, produced by Fox 21, is a coming-of-age story that follows a half-dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. Jason Mitchell (<em>Straight Outta Compton<\/em>) has joined the cast. Elwood Reid (<em>The Bridge<\/em>) will executive produce and serve as showrunner along with Waithe. Aaron Kaplan (<em>Secrets and Lies<\/em>, <em>The Mysteries of Laura<\/em>) will executive produce. Rick Famuyiwa (<em>Dope<\/em>) will executive produce and direct the premiere episode.<\/p>\n<p>Showtime&#8217;s TCA panel also included a surprise appearance by David Lynch, whose<em> Twin Peaks<\/em> revival has been given a May 21 debut. 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