Scripted series · CBC Television
Kim's Convenience
Family comedy. In store.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Appa
65 eps
Jean Yoon
Umma
65 eps
Andrea Bang
Janet Kim
65 eps
Simu Liu
Jung Kim
65 eps
Andrew Phung
Kimchee Han
65 eps
Nicole Power
Shannon
65 eps
Andy Yu
Job Applicant
1 eps
Shaleen Mulvany
Fatima
2 eps
Jaemoon Lee
Job Applicant
2 eps
Paolo Santalucia
Kevin
2 eps
Hiro Kanagawa
Pastor Choi
2 eps
Michael Xavier
Alex Jackson
2 eps
Diana Leblanc
Mary
3 eps
Karen Jewels
Lisa
2 eps
Zach Smadu
Peter
2 eps
Kunal Jaggi
Omar
2 eps
Tyler Murree
Brian
2 eps
Kevin Vidal
Roger
2 eps
Jamillah Ross
Ranisha
3 eps
Rachelle Casseus
Michelle
3 eps
Tina Jung
Jeanie Park
2 eps
Soo-Ram Kim
Nayoung
3 eps
Gina Kash Dineen
Face Cream Customer
2 eps
Maika Harper
Michaela
3 eps
Harveen Sandhu
Egg Customer
2 eps
Sana Asad
Netflix Customer
2 eps
Onyekachi Ejim
Walid
2 eps
Hrant Alianak
Baran
4 eps
Anup Kumar
Customer
3 eps
Sharon Forrester
Trish
2 eps
William Webster
Mr. Petrenko
4 eps
Uni Park
Mrs. Park
5 eps
Gia Sandhu
Marlow
3 eps
Getenesh Berhe
Semira
7 eps
Kayla Lorette
Dree Davis
4 eps
Sabrina Grdevich
Ms. Murray
5 eps
Marco Grazzini
Alejandro
5 eps
Aya Bryn Zakarya
Not-Melissa
2 eps
John Ng
Mr. Chin
22 eps
Gavin Williams
Cereal Customer
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Kim's Convenience actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Kim's Convenience reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 65 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201639 episodes
Specials.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201613 episodes
7.3IMDbBest episode · S01E12 Appa's Lump
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201713 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S02E05 Date Night
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201913 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S03E11 Appanticitis
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202013 episodes
7.8IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
202113 episodes
7.8IMDbBest episode · S05E13 Friends and Family
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09
Best Before
Mr. Kim tries to prove to Janet that best before dates are meaningless. Mrs. Kim tries not to be embarrassed by her children at the church bazaar.
- Directed by James Genn
S01E13
Family Singing Contest
Before Janet can reveal her big news, she must survive the family singing festival at church. Mr. Kim gets attention for his new SUV.
- Directed by Peter Wellington
- Written by Ins Choi, Kevin White
S01E12
Appa's Lump
Mr. Kim finds a lump on his back and Shannon brings Jung to a work event.
- Directed by Peter Wellington
- Written by Anita Kapila
S01E01
Gay Discount
Mr. Kim offers a gay discount at the store, while Mrs. Kim tries to find Janet a cool, Christian, Korean boyfriend.
- Directed by Peter Wellington
- Written by Ins Choi, Kevin White
S01E10
Janet's New Job
Janet is sick of working for free and looks for a new job.
- Directed by Dawn Wilkinson
- Written by Anita Kapila
S01E11
Handyman
Mr. Kim fixes a broken toilet for Kimchee, Jung hides out with Shannon and when Edwin drops by, Janet believes there's more to his relationship with Mrs. Kim.
- Directed by Dawn Wilkinson
- Written by Kevin White
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S05E13
Friends and Family
- Directed by Peter Wellington
- Written by Ins Choi, Matt Kippen
S05E12
Hugs & Prayers
- Directed by Peter Wellington
- Written by Matt Kippen, Kevin White
S05E11
Matchy Matchy
- Directed by Siobhan Devine
- Written by Shebli Zarghami
S05E10
Who's Pranking Who?
- Directed by Siobhan Devine
- Written by Anita Kapila
S05E09
Field of Schemes
- Directed by Sherren Lee
- Written by Kevin White, Clara Altimas
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Ins Choi
Creator
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Kevin White
Showrunner
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Albert Schultz
Executive producer
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Alexandra Raffe
Executive producer
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Ivan Fecan
Executive producer
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Tim Gamble
Executive producer
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Leslie Lester
Executive producer
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Anita Kapila
Writer
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Kat Sandler
Writer
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Kurt Smeaton
Writer
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Rebecca Kohler
Writer
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Matt Kippen
Writer
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Shebli Zarghami
Writer
Sonja Bennett
Writer
Carly Stone
Writer
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Garry Campbell
Writer
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Nadiya Chettiar
Writer
Clara Altimas
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Albert SchultzExecutive Producer
- Ins ChoiExecutive Producer
- Alexandra RaffeExecutive Producer
- Ivan FecanExecutive Producer
- Ivan FecanProducer
- Tim GambleExecutive Producer
Writing
- Ins ChoiWriter
- Anita KapilaWriter
- Kat SandlerWriter
- Kurt SmeatonWriter
- Rebecca KohlerWriter
- Matt KippenWriter
Direction
- Dawn WilkinsonDirector
- Justin WuDirector
- James GennDirector
- Aleysa YoungDirector
- Peter WellingtonDirector
- Renuka JeyapalanDirector
Cinematography
- Fraser BrownDirector of Photography
Music
- Adam KingOriginal Music Composer
- Miles JonesOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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