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Kim's Convenience

2016–2021 · 5 seasons

Warm, gentle humour with a family you enjoy spending time with; low stakes and easy to dip into.

Created by: Kevin White, Ins Choi
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang

Tagline: Family comedy. In store.
Overview: 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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Created by: Kevin White, Ins Choi
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
immigration
parenthood
friendship
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Created by: Kevin White, Ins Choi
Written by: Clara Altimas, Matt Kippen, Garry Campbell, Ins Choi
Starring: Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Jean Yoon, Andrea Bang, Simu Liu, Andrew Phung, Nicole Power, Andy Yu, Alexander Nunez
Music: Miles Jones, Adam King
Cinematography: Fraser Brown
Length: 5 seasons, 65 episodes, 22 min each
Network: CBC Television
Country: Canada
Languages: English

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