Rotimi joins The Chi for Season 7
Singer-actor Rotimi has joined the cast of The Chi for Season 7, which was renewed this past May. He guest stars on the season finale of Season 6 as a character named Charles with a connection to Pastor Ezekiel (played by Daniel J. Watts). The Season 6 finale, Episode 16 titled “Thanksgiving,” is now available for streaming on Paramount+ and will air on Showtime on Sunday, June 30 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
Production on the seventh season has already started in Chicago.
Lena Waithe created the series and executive produces under her Hillman Grad banner. Common also serves as an executive producer on the series. Justin Hillian and Jewel Coronel are co-showrunners and executive producers for Season 6. Aaron Kaplan executive produces as well, as does Rick Famuyiwa, Derek Dudley and Shelby Stone of ID8 Multimedia, and Rishi Rajani, CEO of Hillman Grad. Naomi Funabashi, who oversees for Hillman Grad, is a co-executive producer along with Resheida Brady.
The R&B crooner Rotimi is best known for his role as Andre Coleman on the Starz series Power and as Darius Morrison on the Starz series Boss. He recently starred on the ABC series Will Trent. His film credits include Divergent, Deuces, Black Nativity, Imperial Dreams, Coming 2 America, For The Love Of Money and the 2023 House Party remake.
