# Kim's Convenience (2016)

> A Korean-Canadian family's convenience store in downtown Toronto becomes the stage for warm, funny clashes over love, pride, and a long-estranged son.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/59820

## Facts

- Seasons: 5
- Episodes: 65
- Episode runtime: 22 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy
- Created by: Kevin White, Ins Choi
- Network: CBC Television
- Cast: Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang, Simu Liu, Andrew Phung, Nicole Power, Andy Yu, Alexander Nunez
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5912064/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: warm, cheerful, heartfelt, breezy, sincere

## What critics say

Audiences broadly acclaim the show as a funny, heartfelt family sitcom with a warm, affectionate look at immigrant family life, rating it highly across all five seasons.

## Synopsis

Kim's Convenience (2016-2021) is a Canadian family sitcom created by Kevin White and Ins Choi for CBC Television, adapted from their stage play and running five seasons of thirteen episodes each. Paul Sun-Hyung Lee plays Appa, the stubborn Korean immigrant who runs a corner store in downtown Toronto near Regent Park, while Jean Yoon plays his wife Umma, whose quiet pressure drives many of the household's squabbles. Their adult children, Andrea Bang's Janet and Simu Liu's Jung, chafe against their parents' expectations, and Jung's years of estrangement from his father, after a fight that ended with him leaving home, give the series its tender undercurrent. Andrew Phung's Kimchee Han, the store's eccentric regular, adds ever-escalating comic chaos. Each episode is built from the small crises of running a shop: difficult customers, money worries, and holiday pressures, all played out behind the counter. The tone is breezy and affectionate, with sharp banter and a warm, sincere heart that never stops feeling like home. Its brisk single-location comedy and easy generosity recall Fresh Off the Boat and Schitt's Creek, and fans of cozy family sitcoms will find the same mix of laughter and heartfelt reconciliation here.

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