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Kim's Convenience
POV: your dad would rather give you a lecture than a hug, but he'd still close the store for you. 🏪
Who it's for
The Kims are a Korean-Canadian family running a Toronto convenience store, and the show turns everyday friction, about careers, dating, church and respect, into warm comedy.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Created by Ins Choi and Kevin White for CBC from Choi's 2011 play, Kim's Convenience is a sitcom about the Kims, a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store in Toronto's Moss Park. Appa and Umma navigate family life with their daughter Janet and their estranged son Jung, who was kicked out after stealing from his father. The show ran for five seasons from 2016 to 2021.
Where to find it
A CBC original in Canada, distributed internationally by Netflix. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Family yelling and racial stereotyping.
Age: TV-14 (suggested 12+)
Everything was in confusion in the Oblonskys' house.Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, Part 1, Chapter 1 (tr. Constance Garnett)
