JamesG
04-02-2026, 04:33 PM
"Stranger Things", "Zatima" Actors among "The Chi's" Final Season Guest Stars (Exclusive)
by Kimberly Roots
April 2, 2026
- Anthony B. Jenkins (Stranger Things) will play Emmett and Shay's son, Devante. Devante will move in with his dad and Kiesha after he runs into some trouble at school.
- Laila Odom (Zatima) will play Jordan, Keith's girlfriend. Jordan is a nurse "but still has ties to the streets."
- Darryl Dunning II (BMF) will play Rafi, one of Nuck's "quick-tempered enforcers."
- Biko Eisen-Martin (Power Book II: Ghost) will play Smitty, "a reformed gangster, hardened by the streets and humbled by life."
- Akilah A. Walker (Bel-Air) will play Amaya, Smitty's "fiery girlfriend who wants more out of life."
- Newcomer Liza Jessie Peterson as Patience, Rashaad's activist-minded, "no-nonsense attorney."
https://www.tvline.com/2138450/edit-the-chi-season-8-cast-stranger-things-actor-anthony-b-jenkins-devante/
by Kimberly Roots
April 2, 2026
- Anthony B. Jenkins (Stranger Things) will play Emmett and Shay's son, Devante. Devante will move in with his dad and Kiesha after he runs into some trouble at school.
- Laila Odom (Zatima) will play Jordan, Keith's girlfriend. Jordan is a nurse "but still has ties to the streets."
- Darryl Dunning II (BMF) will play Rafi, one of Nuck's "quick-tempered enforcers."
- Biko Eisen-Martin (Power Book II: Ghost) will play Smitty, "a reformed gangster, hardened by the streets and humbled by life."
- Akilah A. Walker (Bel-Air) will play Amaya, Smitty's "fiery girlfriend who wants more out of life."
- Newcomer Liza Jessie Peterson as Patience, Rashaad's activist-minded, "no-nonsense attorney."
https://www.tvline.com/2138450/edit-the-chi-season-8-cast-stranger-things-actor-anthony-b-jenkins-devante/