toronto, canada,based on play or musical,east asian lead,sitcom,family of color

Kim's Convenience (2016)

Poster for Kim's Convenience

Family comedy. In store.

The funny, heartfelt story of The Kims, a Korean-Canadian family, running a convenience store in downtown Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Kim ('Appa' and 'Umma') immigrated to Toronto in the '80s to set up shop near Regent Park and had two kids, Jung and Janet who are now young adults. However, when Jung was 16, he and Appa had a major falling out involving a physical fight, stolen money and Jung leaving home. Father and son have been estranged since.

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Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
    Appa Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
  • Profile picture of Jean Yoon
    Umma Jean Yoon
  • Profile picture of Andrea Bang
    Janet Kim Andrea Bang
  • Profile picture of Simu Liu
    Jung Kim Simu Liu
  • Profile picture of Andrew Phung
    Kimchee Han Andrew Phung
  • Profile picture of Nicole Power
    Shannon Nicole Power
Poster for Season 5

Season 5

2021

13 episodes

Season 5 of Kim's Convenience premiered on January 19, 2021

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Keywords

  • toronto, canada
  • based on play or musical
  • east asian lead
  • sitcom
  • family of color