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Kim's Convenience

  • TV Series
  • 2016–2021
  • TV-14
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
27K
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Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang, and Simu Liu in Kim's Convenience (2016)
Kim's Convenience
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The misadventures of a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store.The misadventures of a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store.The misadventures of a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store.

  • Stars
    • Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
    • Jean Yoon
    • Andrea Bang
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    870
    692
    • Stars
      • Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
      • Jean Yoon
      • Andrea Bang
    • 289User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 29 wins & 69 nominations total

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    Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
    Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
    • Appa
    • 2016–2021
    Jean Yoon
    Jean Yoon
    • Umma
    • 2016–2021
    Andrea Bang
    Andrea Bang
    • Janet
    • 2016–2021
    Simu Liu
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    • Jung
    • 2016–2021
    Andrew Phung
    Andrew Phung
    • Kimchee Han
    • 2016–2021
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    • Shannon Ross
    • 2016–2021
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    • 2016–2021
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    • 2019–2021
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    • 2016–2021
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    Amanda Brugel
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    • 2016–2021
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    • 2016–2021
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    • Chelsea Chettiar
    • 2017–2021
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    • 2016–2021
    Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll
    Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll
    • Enrique
    • 2016–2021
    Christina Song
    Christina Song
    • Mrs. Lee
    • 2016–2020
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    • Angeli Mehta
    • 2017–2020
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    9orujeedawa

    A wholesome version of The Simpsons

    I was highly impressed by by Kim's Convenience. Characters both main and supporting are all very strong and well written -- meaning all of them can definitely hold their own story lines in episodes. I absolutely loved when the writers would have story lines which would focus on one of the main characters as well as supports (need more Mr. Kim and Kimchi adventures!).

    All in all this is one of the most wholesome shows on TV I've enjoyed in a long time; definitely fun for the whole family!
    9yolanda_m_f

    This Fringe Festival Gem continues to charm

    This show lives up to my hopes! The Kim family's smiling faces have been showing up everywhere in Toronto the past few weeks, and after seeing the original play the series was based on I was thrilled to see what started as a gem from the Fringe reach a broader audience nation- wide.

    Kim's convenience is fun, full or heart, and the series is finding its stride more and more with each episode. It's rooted in a flawed but deeply loving family and these relationships are so relate-able. I find this so much more satisfying than the typical family sitcom about about ultra-rich or ultra-poor families portrayed as 'just your average family.' Kim's Convenience, in being true to its characters, finds an honesty that's refreshing.
    9JDx_82

    It's actually funny

    As part Asian and a big fan of TV shows this of course is a show for me. These days it seems very hard to make a comedy that's actually funny, but believe me, there were some laughs that you could here if you listen good.

    For me this means everything for a comedy show, because in shows like The Big Bang or Silicon Valley the jokes are just not that funny. You hear the laughing tape and you think... this was a joke?

    I am also a big fan of Fresh off the Boat and after two episodes this comes close, not really close, but close, because that is really one of my favorite comedy shows right now.

    So I gave it a 9, maybe I would say a 8, but for a comedy that is actually funny these days I believe they deserve a 9. By the way, anyone else thinks Janet looks like a Korean Yvonne Strahovski?
    8elyseparkerwoods

    Not your standard CBC show

    This show has been papering Toronto in billboards but i still completely missed it. Cute, fun, airy - it's very broad in its appeal while still feeling very specific to the immigrant/2nd generation experience.

    I also very much enjoyed seeing different communities interact on the show; it pokes fun at minority-minority friction which is hardly ever seen on TV

    Regent Park neighborhood holds a lot of memories from my youth, and they do a decent job of getting the setting down, even with the pretty funny sitcom style comedy

    Definitely worth a watch, the CBC fall 2016 line up has been stacked so far!
    10vriosart

    All the Things the Other Guys Missed

    I really love comedies, I grew up watching all the black and white classics and sitcoms were a staple of mine, foreign comedies are my go- to and nothing is better than a good laugh. This show? It's everything my little first generation born heart has yearned for in a comedy. In the vein of Cristella and Fresh off the Boat, this show is about an immigrant/first generation family and their day to day life in this ever changing, ever expanding community of the North Americas. But it's So. Much. Better. It's everything I had hoped from Cristella (as a child of Mexican immigrants) and what Fresh off the Boat just missed the mark on in terms of realism. It is an honest family show that echos so many of my own experiences and gives me such a happy outlook on them.

    This is such a great show and you won't be disappointed. The writing, the acting, the directing, all of it is just fantastic.

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    • Trivia
      Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, who plays Mr. Kim/Appa, is ten years younger than Jean Yoon, who plays the wife/mother, Mrs. Kim/Umma.
    • Goofs
      Jung's criminal record is often brought up as an obstacle in his professional life, however, because Jung committed his crimes as a teenager, the Canadian Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) would have kept his criminal involvement confidential. His criminal record would have been sealed and/or destroyed when he turned 18.
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    • Release date
      • October 11, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Link (CBC)
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 金家便利商店
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
      • Soulpepper Theatre Company
      • Strada Films
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    • Runtime
      • 22m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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