TORONTO - Thunderbird, in association with Soulpepper, is pleased to announce that production has begun on the second season of CBC’s award-winning hit comedy, KIM’S CONVENIENCE. Filming of the new 13-episode season began last week and continues until September 8 for broadcast on CBC this fall.
Nominated for 11 Canadian Screen Awards, the first season of KIM’S CONVENIENCE became an instant critical and audience favourite on CBC on Tuesday nights last fall, and was the most-watched new Canadian comedy series in the country.* Based on Ins Choi’s award-winning play, the series stars Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, who was awarded Best Actor in a comedy series at the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards for his performance as Appa. The series also stars Jean Yoon (Orphan Black, The Expanse) as Umma, Simu Liu (Blood and Water, Taken) as Jung, Andrea Bang (Sunnyhearts Community Centre) as Janet, Andrew Phung (The Beaverton) as Kimchee, and Nicole Power ( Anne of Green Gables) as Shannon.
The series is currently on a one-week hiatus from filming so that stars Paul Sun-Hyung Lee and Jean Yoon and playwright and series co-creator Ins Choi could take the successful stage version of Kim’s Convenience to New York City for its U.S. premiere on July 1.
KIM’S CONVENIENCE is produced by Ivan Fecan and co-created by Ins Choi and Kevin White. Executive producers are Ivan Fecan, Tim Gamble, Alexandra Raffé, Leslie Lester, Albert Schultz, Ins Choi and Kevin White. Supervising Producers are Sandra Cunningham and Robin Cass.
*2+ AMA 877,000 Source: Numeris TV Meter, Oct. 11 – Dec. 27, 2016, CBC Total, A2+, Tues 8-10pm, Total Canada, AMA, generated by InfoSys+TV
About Thunderbird Entertainment
Thunderbird Entertainment is a rapidly growing Vancouver-based multiplatform entertainment company with offices in Los Angeles, Toronto and London. Thunderbird creates award-winning programming for Canadian and International broadcasters and boasts divisions in scripted and unscripted development and production, theatrical distribution, and animation.
Thunderbird’s most recent projects include the upcoming Blade Runner 2049 starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford and ABC’s new thriller-drama series Somewhere Between starring Paula Patton. Recent hits include Canadian comedy Kim’s Convenience and the animated Netflix original series Beat Bugs, featuring reimagined songs from the Beatles catalogue sung by the biggest recording artists of today including Sia, Eddie Vedder, P!nk and more. www.thunderbird.tv
About Soulpepper
Located in its multi-venue home, the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto’s Distillery Historic District, Soulpepper is Toronto’s largest not-for-profit theatre company. Founded and guided by artists, under the leadership of Artistic Director Albert Schultz and Executive Director Leslie Lester, Soulpepper has an integrated mission which includes: industry leading youth outreach initiatives; the Soulpepper Academy, Canada’s only multi-year paid professional training program for theatre artists of all disciplines; and a year-round diverse repertory season which is grounded in the classics and committed to the creation of new works, new forms, and innovative practices. Visit Soulpepper.ca for more information.
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. We are Canada’s trusted source of news, information and Canadian entertainment. Deeply rooted in communities all across the country, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also provide international news and information from a uniquely Canadian perspective. In 2017, CBC/Radio-Canada will at the heart of the celebrations and conversations with special 2017-themed multiplatform programming and events across Canada .
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Facebook: Kim’s Convenience
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For more information, please contact:
Jonathan Schwartz (prprcommunications), Unit Publicist, KIM’S CONVENIENCE
416.873-0096
prprcommunications@gmail.com
Teaghan Hawke, publicist, CBC
416.205.6863
teaghan.hawke@cbc.ca
