Shadow and Act has the exclusive trailer debut for the upcoming, new season of Black Ink Crew: Chicago.

Per VH1’s here what the cast is going through as the season kicks off:

After being forced to shut down the 9MAG shop for 3 months, Ryan is back and business is  thriving – he’s already contemplating an expansion. Through therapy, he continues to uncover why certain choices he makes tend to heavily impact the personal relationships in his life, as he undertakes a process of self discovery in order to help mend previous decisions.

Over the past year, Charmaine realizes that it is time for a change. She is ready to burst out the house and return to the Chicago scene by rebooting 2nd City Ink and reestablishing her professional relationships, all while having to struggle with loss within her family.

Don is on a constant journey of spiritual, mental and physical growth with the launch of a new business at the top of his goals list. However, an unexpected health scare could potentially put it all at risk. 

Phor is proactively preparing for fatherhood and starting a family. While he is excited about welcoming his son into the world, he is also anxious about the idea of co-parenting.

During the lockdown, Miss Kitty returned to Washington, D.C. to be closer to family but is now ready to come back to Chicago and finally help 2nd City Ink realize its full potential as one of Chicago’s top tattoo shops.

S&A spoke with Charmaine last year about the show.

A Black Ink Crew: Chicago season 6 marathon will air from 1 p.m. to 8p.m. on Monday, Oct. 4 with hosted interstitials featuring Ryan and Charmaine ahead of the season 7 premiere.

Black Ink Crew: Chicago is from MTV Entertainment Studiosis executive produced by Daniel Blau Rogge, Phakiso Collins, Treiva Williams, Kori Kingg, Melanie C Lodge and Steve Kaufman. Aderemi Abioye and Morris Thorpe serve as co-executive producers.

Watch the trailer below: