Kim's Convenience (TV series)
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| Starring |
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee Jean Yoon Simu Liu Andrea Bang Andrew Phung Nicole Power |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Thunderbird Films |
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| Original network | CBC Television |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | October 11, 2016 – present |
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Kim's Convenience is a Canadian television sitcom, based on Ins Choi's play of the same name, which premiered on CBC Television in October 2016.
The series centres on the Korean Canadian Kim family who run a convenience store in the Regent Park neighbourhood of Toronto: parents "Appa" (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee) and "Umma" (Jean Yoon) – Korean for "dad" and "mom" – along with their daughter Janet (Andrea Bang) and estranged son Jung (Simu Liu). Additional characters include Jung's friend and co-worker Kimchee (Andrew Phung) and his manager Shannon (Nicole Power).
The first season was filmed from June to August 2016. Soundstage and set are 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 had previously written for Corner Gas.
CBC announced on December 20, 2016 that it had renewed Kim's Convenience for a second season of 13 episodes, to air in the fall of 2017.
Interior scenes at the store, Handy Car Rental and home are shot at Showline Studios at 901 Lake Shore Boulevard East, where an exact replica of Mimi Variety, the model for the store, has been recreated. The studio is also used as the exterior of the car rental business. One episode was shot in Koreatown at Bloor and Christie Streets. Mimi Variety at 252 Queen Street East has had its signage replaced with "Kim's Convenience" signs and painted a mural on an exterior wall; while not used for shooting of scenes is used in the credit sequence and for stock transitional shots as well as for promotional shots. The owners of the store have retained the new signage although the business has not officially changed its name.
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