‘The Chi’: Showtime Adds Nia Jervier & Carolyn Michelle Smith To Season 5 As Recurring
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Showtime is expanding its cast for The Chi, with the addition of Nia Jervier (Dear White People) and Carolyn Michelle Smith (House of Cards) who will take on recurring roles for the series’ upcoming fifth season.Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe and executive produced by Common, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story about a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.Jervier will play Tierra, the poised and polished god-niece of Douda (Curtiss Cook) whom he recruits for a rebranding effort.
She knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to go after it, no matter the costs.Smith will portray Deja, the new love interest for Shaad (Jason Weaver) who helps him level up in more ways than one.They join additional cast members Michael V.
Epps, Jacob Latimore, Birgundi Baker, Alex Hibbert, Shamon Brown Jr. Curtiss Cook and Luke James.In addition to Waithe and Common, Aaron Kaplan, Rick Famuyiwa , Derek Dudley and Shelby Stone of ID8 Multimedia, Rishi Rajani, president of Hillman Grad Productions, and showrunner Justin Hillian serve as executive producers for season four.
Produced entirely in its namesake city, The Chi is produced by 20th Television.Jervier is best known for her role in Dear White People, where she portrayed the role of Kelsey Phillips for three seasons.
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