CHiPs is an American television drama series that originally aired on NBC from September 15 , 1977 , to May 1 , 1983 . CHiPs is a 2017 American action comedy buddy cop film written and directed by Dax Shepard , based on the 1977 -- 1983 television series of the same name created by Rick Rosner . Principal photography began on October 21 , 2015 in Los Angeles . The film was released on March 24 , 2017 by Warner Bros. .
CHiPs was created in May 2017.