Black Ink Crew: Chicago

As the darkness of the pandemic recedes, the crew of Black Ink Chicago looks to the future while being forced to face the past. Business at 9MAG has never been better, even though Ryan's life is in disarray, while Charmaine has a new baby and new job.

Ryan faces off with a close friend who feels he committed the ultimate betrayal. Kitty begins her tenure at 2nd City Ink. Even with a baby on the way, Phor tries to put the brakes on his relationship with Nina, only to have to deal with her mother.

As Nina, stuck at the apartment and eight months pregnant, waits for Phor to get home, she finally decides to pack up her things and move out. Phor asks the 9MAG guys for advice and seeks solace in his music, spending more late nights at the studio.

Both 9MAG and 2nd City gear up for the Chicago Tattoo Convention, while goodbyes and new beginnings loom over the Crew. Draya and Kitty become closer allies when Charmaine continues to struggle with managing 2nd City Ink while caring for her sick father.

2nd City and 9MAG participate in the Chicago Tattoo Convention, but tempers flare when ex-2nd City employees, Draya and Kitty, show up, creating conflict for Charmaine. Ryan plays peacemaker, but this comes at the cost of a personal relationship.

After the dysfunction at 2nd City Ink was put on display at the convention, the crew is scrambling to understand what happened and if the situation can be fixed. Meanwhile, Ryan is welcoming a new artist to 9MAG and searching for answers of his own.