The Chi (2018)

A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers on Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after The Chi

• All American (2018) — Same feel: realistic, dramatic
• The O.C. (2003)
• City on a Hill (2019)
• Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021) — Two steps away in the credits
• Boston Public (2000)
• In the Dark (2019) — Gandja Monteiro and Malakai directed both