UPDATED: “ The Chi ” will end its run at Paramount+ with Showtime with its upcoming eighth season, Variety has confirmed.

The show was renewed for Season 8 back in May not long after the Season 7 premiere. The cast of the series includes Lynn Whitfield, Jacob Latimore, Yolonda Ross, Michael V. Epps, Shamon Brown Jr., Birgundi Baker, Luke James, and Wendy Raquel Robinson.

With the Season 8 renewal, “The Chi” became one of the longest-running Showtime shows in the network’s history. It now ranks alongside shows like “Dexter,” “Homeland,” and “Weeds,” which all ran eight seasons at the premium cabler. Only “Shameless” has run longer, with that show wrapping up after 11 seasons in 2021. Production on Season 8 of “The Chi” is set to begin in early 2026.

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