Rueben's Ramblings

The new Showtime series The Chi will debut on January 7 at 10 PM.

This coming-of-age story centers on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.

The cast includes Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton), Jacob Latimore (Sleight), Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (Queen of Katwe), Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Yolonda Ross (Treme and The Get Down), Armando Riesco (Bull) and Tiffany Boone (The Following).

Here is a trailer for The Chi: