{"id":3321,"date":"2019-01-03T14:08:12","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T14:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2019\/01\/03\/thunderbird-entertainments-kims-convenience-to-be-distributed-in-asia\/"},"modified":"2019-01-03T14:08:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T14:08:12","slug":"thunderbird-entertainments-kims-convenience-to-be-distributed-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2019\/01\/03\/thunderbird-entertainments-kims-convenience-to-be-distributed-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbird Entertainment\u2019s Kim\u2019s Convenience to be Distributed in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"

“I haven\u2019t laughed as hard all year, with feeling, <\/em><\/strong>as I have alongside this series.\u201d \u2013<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Vulture<\/strong><\/p>\n

“If you miss when Modern Family was good, try this\u201d\u00a0\u2013<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0New York Times<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Kim\u2019s Convenience\u00a0is a killer\u00a0comedy \u2013 a finely crafted sitcom with great charm. <\/em><\/strong>An absolute joy to\u00a0watch.”\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2013\u00a0The Globe and Mail<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vancouver, Canada (January 3, 2019)\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV:TBRD<\/strong>) (\u201cThunderbird\u201d <\/strong>or the \u201cCompany\u201d), is pleased to announce it has reached a distribution deal for the first three seasons of Kim\u2019s Convenience with distributor Yoon & Company, who have already confirmed a Cable TV release in Korea early 2019. This high-profile partnership follows other major distribution deals for the award-winning Canadian series, including with Netflix for global streaming rights, and with Amazon for VOD rights in the United States and United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

Kim\u2019s Convenience is the funny, heartfelt story of the Kims, a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store in downtown Toronto. It\u2019s a comedy that is real, colourful and urban\u2014a diverse landscape of people and places, with the Kim family at the heart of it all.\u00a0 The series stars Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Appa, Jean Yoon as Umma, Simu Liu as Jung, Andrea Bang as Janet, Andrew Phung as Kimchee and Nicole Power as Shannon.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of us at Thunderbird are thrilled by the continued international interest and acclaim that Kim\u2019s Convenience has been receiving \u2013 with our Yoon & Company distribution deal being the latest example,\u201d remarked Jhod Cardinal, Director of Distribution, Thunderbird Entertainment. \u201cThe wit, charm and heart of the series is connecting with audiences regardless of where they live, or what language they speak.\u201d<\/p>\n

Season three of Kim\u2019s Convenience is scheduled to premiere in Canada on CBC Television on January 8, 2019. A fourth season has also been green-lit. The series is based on the award-winning play by Ins Choi, who co-created the series with Kevin White. The series is produced by Ivan Fecan, who is also the executive producer along with Choi and White.<\/p>\n

\u201cKim\u2019s Convenience has proven popular with fans at home in Canada and now around the world through our successful global streaming partnership with Netflix,\u201d says Fecan, who is Thunderbird\u2019s Executive Chair of the Board. \u201cWe are thrilled that this new agreement will enable Thunderbird to share this heart-warming, character-driven comedy with new audiences in Asia.\u201d<\/p>\n

About Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thunderbird Entertainment Group is a Vancouver-based global multiplatform entertainment company with offices in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, Ottawa and London. Thunderbird creates award-winning scripted, unscripted and animated programming for the world\u2019s leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and International broadcasters. Thunderbird\u2019s vision is to produce high quality, socially responsible content that makes the world a better place.\u00a0 The Company develops, produces and distributes animated, factual and scripted content through its various divisions, including Atomic Cartoons, Great Pacific Television, Thunderbird Productions and Thunderbird Releasing Limited.<\/p>\n

Thunderbird Social Media Links<\/strong><\/p>\n

Facebook:\u00a0www.facebook.com\/tbirdent<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: @tbirdent<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram: www.instagram.com\/tbirdent\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0www.thunderbird.tv<\/a><\/p>\n

For further information, please contact:<\/p>\n

Investor Relations Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lucas Cahill and Freddie Leigh<\/p>\n

Phone:+ 1 604.683.3555<\/p>\n

Email: investors@thunderbird.tv<\/p>\n

Media Relations Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Julia Smith, Finch Media<\/p>\n

Phone:+1 604.803.0897<\/p>\n

Email:julia@finchmedia.net<\/p>\n

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This news release includes certain \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d under applicable Canadian securities legislation that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results, performance, prospects, and opportunities to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the Company\u2019s objectives, goals or future plans and the business and operations of the Company, and the likelihood of completion of upcoming releases. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: general business, economic and social uncertainties; litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial, regulatory, political and competitive developments; those additional risks set out in the Company\u2019s Filing Statement and other public documents filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com; and other matters discussed in this news release. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing the forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which only apply as of the date of this news release, and no assurance can be given that such events will occur in the disclosed time frames or at all. Except where required by law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. <\/em><\/p>\n

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