'The Chi' Season 3 Trailer: Can Lena Waithe Get an Amen? (Video)

January 13, 2020

TCA 2020: Series returns to Showtime July 5

Showtime has dropped the trailer for Season 3 of “The Chi,” and it features creator and executive producer Lena Waithe in a multi-episode arc as a Chicago mayoral candidate.

“This city wasn’t meant to be a jungle,” Waithe’s character says from a podium in the trailer. “There’s so much more than that. If you’re with me, let me get an amen.”

Watch the trailer above.

Showtime’s president of entertainment Gary Levine also announced at the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour on Monday that the new season will return on July 5.

Common also executive produces “The Chi” along with showrunner Justin Hillian (“Snowfall”). The series is described as “a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence, but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.”

Other season three cast members include Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (“Queen of Katwe”), Jacob Latimore (“Sleight”), Alex Hibbert (“Moonlight”), Yolonda Ross (“Treme”), Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps and Birgundi Baker.

Guest stars include Luke James (“Star,” “Little”) as Victor “Trig” Taylor, Jake’s (Epps) estranged older brother who wants to reunite his fractured family but takes an unconventional approach. Alani “La La” Anthony (“Power”) will play Dominique “Dom” Morris, a savvy businesswoman with dreams of more lucrative opportunities. Lil Rel Howery (“Get Out,” “Bird Box”) will play Zeke Remnick, the owner of Sonny’s (guest star Cedric Young) building who cares less about the community than the bottom line, and Kandi Burruss (“The Real Housewives of Atlanta”) as Roselyn Perry, the estranged wife of Douda (guest star Curtiss Cook), back at his side to influence his political agenda and to help herself, according to Showtime.

Aaron Kaplan (“A Million Little Things,” “The Neighborhood”), Rick Famuyiwa (“Dope”), Derek Dudley and Shelby Stone of Freedom Road Productions and Jet Wilkinson all also serve as executive producers. Fox 21 Television Studios produces.

Season 3 of “The Chi” premieres July 5 at 10/9c on Showtime.

Oscars 2020: We Predict the Nominations in All 24 Categories (Photos)

TheWrap Awards Editor Steve Pond offers his picks for this year’s Oscar nominees, in all 24 categories.
Best Picture
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“1917” (pictured)
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
“Parasite”
If the number of nominees goes to nine:
“Ford v Ferrari”
Best Director
Pedro Almodóvar, “Pain and Glory”
Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” (pictured)
Best Actress
Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
Renée Zellweger, “Judy” (pictured)
Best Actor
Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”
Robert De Niro, “The Irishman”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker” (pictured)
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story” (pictured)
Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”
Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”
Florence Pugh, “Little Women”
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
Best Supporting Actor
Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” (pictured)
Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”
Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
Best Adapted Screenplay
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women” (pictured)
“The Two Popes”
Best Original Screenplay
“Knives Out” (pictured)
“Marriage Story”
“1917”
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
“Parasite”
Best Cinematography
“The Irishman”
“Joker”
“The Lighthouse” (pictured)
“1917”
“Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood”
Best Film Editing
“Ford v Ferrari” (pictured)
“The Irishman”
“1917”
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
“Parasite”
Best Original Score
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“1917”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” (pictured)
Best Original Song
“Into the Unknown” from “Frozen II”
“(I’m Gonna) Love M e Again” from “Rocketman”
“Spirit” from “The Lion King”
“Stand Up” from “Harriet”
“Glasgow” from “Wild Rose” (pictured)
Best Costume Design
“Dolemite Is My Name”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Little Women”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
“Rocketman” (pictured)
Best Production Design
“The Irishman” (pictured)
“Little Women”
“1917”
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
“Parasite”
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
“Bombshell” (pictured)
“Joker”
“Judy”
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
“Rocketman”
Best Sound Editing
“Ford v Ferrari”
“Joker”
“1917” (pictured)
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
Best Sound Mixing
“Ford v Ferrari” (pictured)
“Joker”
“1917”
“Rocketman”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
Best Visual Effects
“Avengers: Endgame” (pictured)
“The Irishman”
“The Lion King”
“1917”
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
Best International Feature Film
“Corpus Christi”
“Les Miserables”
“Parasite” (pictured)
“Pain and Glory”
“Those Who Remained”
Best Animated Feature
“Frozen II”
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
“I Lost My Body”
“Missing Link”
“Toy Story 4” (pictured)
Best Documentary Feature
“American Factory”
“Apollo 11” (pictured)
“The Cave”
“For Sama”
“Honeyland”
Best Animated Short
“Dcera (Daughter)”
“Kitbull” (pictured)
“Mind My Mind”
“The Physics of Sorrow”
“Sister”
Best Live Action Short
“Little Hands”
“Miller & Son”
“Nefta Football Club” (pictured)
“The Neighbors’ Window”
“Refugee”
Best Documentary Short
“Fire in Paradise” (pictured)
“Ghosts of Sugar Land”
“Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)”
“St. Louis Superman”
“Walk Run Cha-Cha”

TheWrap awards editor Steve Pond picks all of this year’s nominees

TheWrap Awards Editor Steve Pond offers his picks for this year’s Oscar nominees, in all 24 categories.

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