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Showtime has released the full trailer for The Chi season 6 ahead of its release next month.
The promotional clip contrasts light and darkness, with Kevin and his fellow high schoolers shown celebrating their graduation and looking forward to their futures while other characters are trapped in the cycles of crime.
Much focus is put on Emmet's partnership with dodgy businessman Douda, who hands him a gun and tells him: "When someone offers you a gift, you should take it."
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The themes are summed up by a potent bit of preaching: "What do you do when a lion prowls your village? If we don't cast that devil out of our city, he will devour us all."
The question is, can the residents of Chicago rid themselves of the people who want to drag the city down — and before tragedy strikes? Judging from the focus on the gun — and the gunshot we hear in the background during one moment in the trailer — the answer is likely, sadly not.
Joining the show for season 6 is How to Get Away with Murder and Cheetah Girls 2 actress Lynn Whitfield as Alicia, a woman who knows exactly what she wants and won't let anything stand in her way.
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"This season, life in The Chi reverberates between the highest highs and lowest lows," the official synopsis for season 6 reads.
"Big dreams are finally realized but at a cost and everyone will be tested in unimaginable ways as they calculate the risks and rewards of their next big move."
Season 6 will be split into two sets of eight episodes, with the first block airing on August 6 on Paramount+ and Showtime.
The Chi season 6 begins on August 6 in the US. In the UK, the show streams on Disney+.
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