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Kim's Convenience

Network
CBC
Genre
Comedy
Premiered
11 October, 2016
Kim's Convenience

Kim's Convenience is a Canadian television sitcom that premiered on CBC Television in October 2016. It depicts the Korean Canadian Kim family that runs a convenience store in the Moss Park neighbourhood of Toronto: parents "Appa" and "Umma" – Korean for dad and mom, respectively – along with their daughter Janet and estranged son Jung. Other characters include Jung's friend and coworker Kimchee and his manager Shannon. The series is based on Ins Choi's 2011 play of the same name. The first season was filmed from June to August 2016 at Showline Studios in Toronto. It is produced by Thunderbird Films in conjunction with Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company, with Lee and Yoon reprising their roles from the play. Scripts were created by Choi and Kevin White, who previously wrote for Corner Gas. The second season premiered September 26, 2017. In July 2018, the series became available outside of Canada when it debuted internationally on Netflix.

Developed by Ins Choi, Kevin White
Starring Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang, Simu Liu, Andrew Phung, Nicole Power
Country of origin Canada
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 65
Executive producer(s) Ivan Fecan, Alexandra Raffe, Ins Choi, Kevin White, Alan Dilworth, Tania Senewiratne
Producer(s) Ivan Fecan
Location(s) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Thunderbird Films
Original network CBC Television
Picture format 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV)
Related shows Strays
Netflix ID 80199128

About Kim's Convenience

Canadian sitcom centered around the everyday misadventures of the Korean Canadian Kim family who are the owners of a convenience store.

Achievement of Kim's Convenience

The show is based on a play of the same name by Ins Choi. It was developed by Choi and Kevin White. It won two awards at the 2017 Toronto ACTRA Awards, and won for Best Comedy Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.

Top Facts You Did Not Know About Kim's Convenience

Gemini and Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series winners.. Television series based on plays.. Korean-Canadian culture.. Television series set in shops.. Television shows set in Toronto.. Television series produced in Toronto.. Television series about families.

Latest information about Kim's Convenience updated on July 28 2021.