Kim's Convenience
TV ShowTitle | Kim's Convenience |
User score | 7.6 |
Release date | Oct 11, 2016 |
Release date of last episode | Apr 13, 2021 |
Genre | Comedy |
Director | Ins Choi , Kevin White |
Production country | Canada |
Production companies | Thunderbird Entertainment, Soulpepper Theatre Company, Thunderbird Films |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 5 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 65 |
Run time | 22 min. |
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.