Another Season of Kim’s Convenience for CBC

TORONTO: CBC has renewed the comedy series Kim’s Convenience for a 13-episode sophomore season.

The CBC original series is produced by Thunderbird Entertainment in association with Soulpepper. Season two will debut on CBC in fall 2017. Based on the Soulpepper production of Ins Choi’s award-winning play, Kim’s Convenience tells the story of the Kims, a Korean-Canadian family that runs a convenience store in downtown Toronto. It follows Mr. and Mrs. Kim and their two grown kids, Jung and Janet. The series airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on CBC.

Produced by Ivan Fecan and co-created by Choi and Kevin White, Kim’s Convenience stars Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (Shoot The Messenger, Degrassi: The Next Generation), Jean Yoon (Orphan Black, The Expanse), Simu Liu (Blood and Water, Taken), Andrea Bang (Camp Death III: The Final Summer), Andrew Phung (Adventures of a Pizza Guy) and Nicole Power (Anne of Green Gables). 

The series is executive produced by Fecan, Tim Gamble, Alexandra Raffé, Leslie Lester, Albert Schultz, Choi and White, with Sandra Cunningham and Robin Cass (Strada Films) serving as supervising producers.

“Canadians have fallen in love with the Kims,” said Sally Catto, the general manager of programming at CBC. “The series has struck a chord among viewers of all ages with its unique perspective and its authentic, relatable and hilarious take on family relationships. We couldn’t be more thrilled with how CBC audiences have responded to the series and its talented cast, and look forward to partnering with Thunderbird and Soulpepper to bring fans a second season in 2017.”

“All of us at Kim’s have loved making this show and are enormously gratified that it has connected with audiences so viscerally,” said Fecan. “We can’t wait to start work on season two.”