Lena Waithe had a pretty stellar year in 2017 ... The new Showtime series she created called “The Chi," about her hometown of Chicago, was just renewed for a second season.

EXCLUSIVE: The Chi is eying another potential early renewal ahead of the launch of its most recent installment. Paramount+ with Showtime has commissioned a Season 8 writers room for the drama created ...

The Chi‘s Season 6 finale had a lot of surprises, including surprising deaths. The sixth season’s finale had not one, but two ...

In addition to her writing career, Lena Waithe proves to be a visionary producer and director. She is the creator of The Chi, a Showtime drama series set on the South Side of Chicago. This show ...

The artists spoke to LGBTQ Nation about the mentors who inspired them to show up for the Black queer community.

BUILDING AN EMPIRE Before her Emmy glory, Waithe had already lined up her next gig: Showtime's The Chi, a drama she created about her hometown. "I never thought I'd write about the city ...

While Cynthia Erivo and Lena Waithe’s relationship has been one of the more subtly joyous moments in the 2025 award season lineup thanks to their low-key appearances at the Golden Globes ...

Lena Waithe won an Emmy for writing while starring ... Besides her Emmy, Waithe created the Showtime drama The Chi, appears in Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi blockbuster Ready Player One and ...

Lena and Alana Mayo announce they’re divorcing two months after their marriage. “After careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways,” they say in a statement to People ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Chi is eyeing another potential early renewal ... a Season 8 writers room for the drama created by Lena Waithe, sources tell Deadline. There are no deals yet with the cast who ...