<P> Kim's Convenience is a Canadian television sitcom that premiered on CBC Television in October 2016 . The series centres on the Korean Canadian Kim family who run a convenience store in the Moss Park neighbourhood of Toronto: parents "Appa" (Paul Sun - Hyung Lee) and "Umma" (Jean Yoon)--Korean for "dad" and "mom"--along with their daughter Janet (Andrea Bang) and estranged son Jung (Simu Liu). Additional characters include Jung's friend and co-worker Kimchee (Andrew Phung) and his manager Shannon (Nicole Power). The series is based on Ins Choi's 2011 play of the same name . </P> <P> The first season was filmed from June to August 2016 at Showline Studios in Toronto . It is produced by Thunderbird Films in conjunction with Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company, with Lee and Yoon reprising their roles from the play . Scripts were created by Choi and Kevin White, who had previously written for Corner Gas . </P> <P> CBC announced on December 20, 2016 that it had renewed Kim's Convenience for a second season of 13 episodes, starting September 26, 2017 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Paul Sun - Hyung Lee as Kim Sang - il ("Mr. Kim" / "Appa"; born 1961) - The family patriarch, Mr. Kim was a teacher in his homeland before immigrating to Canada with his wife where they now own and operate' Kim's Convenience', a grocery store in Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood . Mr. Kim is traditional, proud and stubborn, practical and opinionated and blunt . He is estranged from his son Jung. 56 years old at the start of the series . </Li> <Li> Jean Yoon as Kim Yong - mi ("Mrs. Kim" / "Umma") - Married to Mr. Kim, Mrs. Kim, 54 at the start of the series, was also a teacher in Korea . She is hardworking and kind but also meddles in the lives of her family . Her life revolves around the store, family, and church, where she volunteers . </Li> <Li> Simu Liu as Jung Kim, 24 at the start of the series, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kim and Janet's brother . Jung works at Handy Car Rental, where he is promoted to assistant manager at the beginning of the series . He was a rebellious teenager who had engaged in petty street crimes, earning him a brief stint in juvenile detention, but has since cleaned up his act . He was kicked out of the family home by Mr. Kim after stealing from him and remains estranged from his father though he is still in contact with the rest of the family . </Li> <Li> Andrea Bang as Janet Kim, 20 at the start of the series, Mr. and Mrs. Kim's daughter and Jung's sister . She is the family member in most frequent contact with Jung . Attending OCAD University, where she studies photography, Janet is a talented artist but is frustrated by her parents' traditionalism, their lack of support for her art, and the fact that they overparent her due to Jung's estrangement from the household . </Li> <Li> Andrew Phung as Kimchee, 25 at the start of the series, is Jung's best friend, co-worker, roommate, and former partner in crime . </Li> <Li> Nicole Power as Shannon Ross, 26, is the manager of Handy Car Rental, and Jung and Kimchee's boss . She has a crush on Jung and is often awkward in her attempts to appear cool and hip . </Li> </Ul>

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